URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas, and Gytis Blazevicius respond to BN+ members’ and podcast fans’ questions in a Q&A session, where they rank Svetislav Pesic among the greatest national team coaches, build an All-Euro Team to beat Team USA, and share behind-the-scenes experiences from the Paris Olympics.

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• Should Jokic have won the MVP?;
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URBONUS co-hosts Rytis Vysniauskas, Gytis Blazevicius & Augustas Suliauskas recap the 2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament. Team USA’s gold snatched by Steph Curry, unstoppable Nikola Jokic against Germany in the bronze medal game and alternative Olympics awards.

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Topics:

• Greatest Olympic basketball tournament ever (0:00);
• How Chef Curry cooked up France in the final (8:56);
• 24’ Team USA rank all-time & KD’s FIBA legacy (32:34);
• Serbia’s bronze medal win that shines like gold (39:37);
• Alternative awards for Paris 2024 (54:02).

URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas discuss the winners of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, highlighting the greatness of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Greece national team, as well as the biggest upset of the qualifiers.

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Topics:

• Why Greece was the best Olympic Qualifying Tournament team (0:00);
• How Spain stopped promising Bahamas with NBA players (23:31);
• How Brazil crushed Latvia’s Olympic hopes (35:18);
• The biggest upset of the Olympic Qualifiers (43:30);
• An early look at the insane Olympic basketball tournament (57:12).

Malcolm Delaney joins Donatas Urbonas and Errick McCollum on the URBONUS podcast to discuss the impact of Shabazz Napier’s addition to Panathinaikos, the biggest surprises in the EuroLeague so far, the top American players in EuroLeague history, and the rare leadership of coach Georgios Bartzokas.

Topics:

• Life at 35 (00:00);
• Delaney to Zalgiris conversation (2:42);
• Delaney in talks with one club (6:29);
• Delaney’s thoughts on helping Partizan (7:46);
• Is Shabazz Napier the Savior of Panathinaikos? (13:30);
• Challenging Ettore Messina in Milan’s locker room (21:37);
• The biggest surprises of the EuroLeague season (31:30);
• Would Markus Howard be successful in Fenerbahce? (41:51);
• First impressions of Efes’ Big 3 (51:31);
• All-time EuroLeague American Starting 5 (1:03:21);
• Quick ideas to fix the NBA (1:27:49);
• The EuroLeague’s problem & amazing Bartzokas story (1:36:30).

BasketNews Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas and Augustas Suliauskas have ranked the top EuroLeague transfer deadline signings, shared their top coach of the year candidates, and debated Domantas Sabonis’ standing among the best NBA centers.

Topics:

• Skepticism over EuroLeague All-Star game (00:00);
• Mike James vs. Sasha Vezenkov debate (13:08);
• The worst call ever? (18:52);
• The best and worst of Teodosic (20:37);
• Virtus problem (23:19);
• Kazys Maksvytis case for the coach of the year (30:03);
• Top 3 coach of the year candidates (44:13);
• Ranking Top 3 transfer deadline signings (47:43);
• Why Ataman is not Jose Mourinho (59:55);
• The most unique father-son relationship in EuroLeague (1:03:52);
• Do we have a problem with Mirotic on the bench in 4Q? (1:07:43);
• Rytis harsh on Kemba Walker to Europe move (1:10:01);
• Reaction to Obradovic’s kiss in Belgrade (1:15:25);
• Domantas Sabonis All-Star case (1:21:23);
• Sabonis position in NBA C’s ranking (1:25:50).

Tune in to the URBONUS podcast as we travel to Monaco for an in-depth conversation with EuroLeague stars Mike James and Donatas Motiejunas. They give their thoughts on Zalgiris changes and Panathinaikos issues, provide their perspective on the #FreeFacu campaign, and share their ideas for growing the EuroLeague.

Topics:

• Teams Mike James & D-Mo love to watch (00:00);
• Mike’s relationship with Spanoulis (4:47);
• Panathinaikos’ problems and solutions (7:09);
• #FreeAndrews (11:43);
• How Mike James could have joined Zalgiris (15:05);
• Evaluating Zalgiris’ signings of Polonara & Taylor (16:57);
• The irreplaceable Keenan Evans & his future (20:00);
• Why James & Motiejunas disagree with the #FreeFacu idea (22:52);
• What’s wrong with the MVP award (30:20);
• The EuroLeague All-Star game & ideas to grow the league (39:59);
• The bothering reason why Mike had to decline KD’s invitation (45:05);
• Coaches and fans’ complaints about player motivation (48:40);
• The impact of coaches & a change that needs to be made (52:10);
• Mid-season All-EuroLeague Team (58:03).

Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas, and Augustas Suliauskas of BasketNews share their thoughts on the  Panathinaikos vs. Olympiacos derby and the controversial game-winner by Nikola Mirotic. They also reflect on their top basketball memories of 2022 and make bold predictions for 2023.

Topics:

• Wise words by Andrea Trinchieri (00:00);
• Who should have apologized for Panathinaikos’ loss? (5:00);
• The problem behind Bacon’s 30-point performance (10:27);
• A questionable moment on PAO’s bench (15:01);
• Why Olympiacos is a Final 4 material (18:30);
• Reaction to a controversial Mirotic’s game-winner (21:52);
• Two ideas on how to improve refereeing in the EuroLeague (24:37);
• Why Red Star was robbed (29:21);
• How Petrusev could have landed in Zalgiris (35:47);
• Deshaun Thomas future (40:15);
• Horrible call on Mike James & his trip to Athens (48:48);
• Top 3 basketball memories of 2022 (53:24);
• Top 3 bold predictions for 2023 (59:07).

BasketNews’ Rytis Vysniauskas, Donatas Urbonas, and Augustas Suliauskas react to historical Luka Doncic night & Facundo Campazzo debut in Red Star and discuss the best EuroLeague destinations for Tyler Dorsey.

Topics:

• How Rytis’ T-Mac shoes were stolen (00:00);
• Reaction to Luka’s 60/21/10 night (5:02);
• Luka’s problem in Dallas (10:43);
• Jokic case for the 3rd MVP award (13:54);
• European GOAT in the NBA (16:55);
• Campazzo status for Barcelona game (29:03);
• Funny details around Campazzo’s debut (31:10);
• Giannis’ countdown in Belgrade (35:23);
• How Red Star stopped Vezenkov (37:56);
• Tyler Dorsey rumors (41:20);
• The best EuroLeague destination for Dorsey (42:03);
• Why Dorsey didn’t stay in the NBA (48:55);
• The next fringe NBA player to return to Europe (50:02);
• Is Keenan Evans becoming another $1M PG? (54:33);
• Is Milan back? (1:11:35).

Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas of BasketNews bring you trade ideas for EuroLeague teams, delve into the latest hot takes surrounding EuroLeague stars, and explain why Rytis didn’t join us on the podcast this week.

Topics:

• Best & worst of FIFA World Cup (00:00);
• Why fans will love Final Four in Kaunas (10:40);
• Rytis on Argentina fewer (17:23);
• Reply to Mike James’ tweet (19:46);
• Who’s the best PF forward in Europe (33:12);
• Why Antetokounmpo is a good signing for Fener (46:41);
• The ideal point guard for Partizan (51:05);
• Four-team trade (56:59);
• Sign-and-trade deal for Campazzo (1:05:01);
• Boring trades (1:09:14);
• Trade for Panathinaikos (1:10:25).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Augustas Suliauskas and Rytis Vyniauskas focus on critical things of the Partizan and Crvena Zvezda derby, discuss crucial mistakes in crazy Real and Monaco game and invite you to the First EuroLeague Trimester Awards ceremony.

Topics:

• Argentina or Zalgiris & Efes fans surprise (00:00);
• The best thing about Partizan vs. Crvena Zvezda derby (7:00);
• Biggest Partizan difference & questionable Punter’s move(12:15);
• Huge refs mistake in Belgrade & (15:21);
• Ivanovic’s effect & crazy turnaround for Vildoza (20:33);
• Distractions that hurt Tavares and Madrid (26:01);
• What’s more incredible than Mike James’ 3+1 play (30:05);
• Madrid not learning from their mistakes (33:33);
• NBA rule that would make the EuroLeague great (37:11);
• The most underrated EuroLeague player (42:15).
• The best player coming off the bench (49:17);
• The most fun players and teams to watch (53:51);
• The player that cries about refs the most (59:10);
• The best summer signing  (1:02:40);
• The best EuroLeague veteran (1:06:30);
• The best player with the least help (1:09:16);
• A rare milestone among the best passers (1:12:06);
• Should the Rockets play more through Alperen Sengun (1:15:48).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas is joined by Karsiyaka Izmir star Errick McCollum and AS Monaco guard Jordan Loyd to discuss the next EuroLeague destination for Facundo Campazzo and whether Maccabi should fire coach Oded Kattash. Gents also share a hilarious Ergin Ataman MVP story and explain why Sasha Vezenkov’s future is in the NBA.

Topics:

• Jordan Loyd debut on URBONUS (00:00);
• Winning triple defense move vs. Micic (1:30);
• The absurd situation with Wembanyama (3:27);
• The most exciting Campazzo EuroLeague transfer (8:35);
• Why Campazzo couldn’t stay in the NBA (18:05);
• Underrated loss for Milan (23:05);
• Should Maccabi fire Oded Kattash (29:29);
• What Loyd has learned from tweeting after the Fenerbahce game (38:45);
• Top 3 EuroLeague players to follow on Twitter (44:55);
• Reasons how Efes turned the season around (46:35);
• Hilarious Ergin Ataman MVP story (56:57);
• Why you can blame Madrid for improved Will Clyburn (1:02:38);
• Why Vezenkov for sure will be in the NBA (1:04:04);
• Mike James MVP case arguments over Vezenkov (1:12:09);
• Ways to stop the hottest EuroLeague team (1:14:15).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas, and Augustas Suliauskas explain rare Fenerbahce start, discuss Ettore Messina’s hidden messages, and recalls heated moments that involved Milos Teodosic and Nicolo Melli.

Topics:

• Ataman on BN+ (0:00);
• Fun facts behind rare Rytis milestone (2:58);
• Reasons behind Fenerbahce’s record (9:27)
• Explaining crazy Fener’s numbers (14:58);
• Vezenkov doing Klay Thompson (24:47);
• Recalling Chus Mateo rumors (28:10);
• Why Rytis almost fall asleep during Real vs. Partizan (32:03);
• Panathinaikos run: nothing, something, or everything? (36:13);
• Potential Pangos replacement & hope for Milan (43:11)
• Hidden Messina message (49:55);
• What happened to Teodosic and Melli (58:13);
• The game of the week (1:02:55).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas discuss the controversial Barcelona and  Efes game, reacts to the notorious Dusko Ivanovic practice, and share the early MVP candidates.

Topics:

• Very bad World Cup takes (00:00);
• Why Saras’ accusations don’t make a lot of sense (2:35);
• How EuroLeague should have reacted to this scandal (10:35);
• The biggest difference that Efes made (18:10);
• What happened between Saras and Kalinic (22:00);
• Unacceptable Satoransky and weird minutes (26:32);
• Is Luwawu-Cabarrot an answer to Milan’s depression? (32:08);
• Hypothetical coaching change for Milan (41:45);
• Zalgiris setting example (43:51);
• Reacting to Dusko Ivanovic 6.5 hour practice (49:40);
• Top 5 early MVP candidates (1:00:35);
• The problem with EuroLeague head coaches (1:10:20).

URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas share their insights on the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, offer OQT semifinal predictions, and discuss Sasha Vezenkov’s return to Olympiacos.

Topics:

• Why Giannis has an edge over Luka (0:00);
• Partizan fans’ pain watching Caboclo & sensational Philippines (18:40);
• Who is this guy from the Bahamas who outshined three NBA players? (29:20)
• Is it time for Lithuania to press a panic button? (37:04);
• All-OQT Team (46:20);
• Vezenkov’s return to Olympiacos reactions (50:27);
• Olympic Qualifiers semifinal predictions (1:03:19).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas, and Augustas Suliauskas discuss the scenes around Victor Wembanyama’s French NT debut, another disappointing situation of FIBA windows, and the unexpected change in Crvena Zvezda.

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Topics:

• Intro (00:00);
• Impressive & embarrassing moments of Wembanyama’s debut night (1:21);
• Shocking improvement in Wembanyama’s game (8:30);
• What’s unique about Wembanyama compared to Giannis & Jokic (17:00);
• FIBA windows absurd illustrated by Ataman & Micic (23:23);
• The worst game of the season? (36:26);
• What’s not working for Milan (40:27);
• Surprising Crvena Zvezda move (49:02);
• How Ivanovic will change Crvena Zvezda (56:04);
• Spending €5M on highest-paid EuroLeague players (1:00:33).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas and Errick McCollum discuss their Top 3 early EuroLeague surprises and disappointments. Errick also shares a scary experience in Turkey and explains why he wouldn’t trade for Kevin Durant if he were a Pelicans GM.

Topics:

• Scary encounter with a man with a knife in Izmir (00:00);
• Lamar Odom fake pennis story (7:24);
• The biggest surprise of the season (11:24);
• Fenerbahce EuroLeague title chances (20:33);
• Biggest Monaco surprise & their scary potential (32:57);
• Interesting signing idea for Partizan (40:35);
• Partizan player on a breakout year (47:20);
• The biggest disappointment for Errick McCollum (52:19);
• Is Karma a bitch for Madrid? (56:53);
• Crucial officiating mistakes in the EuroLeague (1:03:57);
• The bad part of Andrea Trinchieri effect (1:10:00);
• What’s not clicking for two Final Four teams (1:16:41);
• Pelicans title case & rejecting KD trade (1:25:03).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas and Augustas Suliauskas discuss the best Fenerbahce start in 9 years, the Nets fan attack on Luka Doncic, and if Zeljko Obradovic is still the top EuroLeague coach.

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Topics:

• Lakers of EuroLeague (00:00);
• What makes Fenerbahce unbeaten (8:00);
• Nemanja Bjelica injury timeline (14:39);
• Challenge that Guduric had to go through (18:31);
• Wilbekin or Larkin for the Turkish NT? (25:49);
• What will the new signing bring to Efes (29:28);
• What has stopped Olympiacos? (35:00);
• Interesting story behind Monaco’s star backcourt (39:05);
• Canaan’s future & Mike James trash-talking Larentzakis (42:25);
• Scary Monaco numbers (49:30);
• Is Zeljko Obradovic still Top 3 EuroLeague coach? (57:25);
• Learning from the attack on Luka Doncic (1:06:10).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas, and Augustas Suliauskas discuss Panathinaikos’ future after Dwayne Bacon signing, the biggest highlights of the Real vs. Olympiacos game, and the most favorite underdog stories in EuroLeague so far.

Topics:

• One more reason to join BN+ & win great prizes (00:00);
• What Bacon move change for Panathinaikos (1:41);
• Rytis impersonating Mike James (9:13);
• Why Radonjic deserves a chance in PAO (21:01);
• Questionable play in Real vs. OLY ending (25:20);
• Educational material of Vezenkov, crazy Larentzakis stat (27:50);
• Is Chus Mateo already in trouble? (33:51);
• The most depressing team so far (39:17);
• The GSW of the EuroLeague (46:08);
• New Bayern & Red Star combination (49:51);
• New Shane Larkin (53:33).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas discuss the controversial calls in Round 2, key highlights of the remarkable Mike James & Will Clyburn battle, and (un)lucky events behind Partizan’s upset.

Topics:

• Where is Rytis? (00:00);
• Howard’s masterclass & what went wrong for Partizan (1:21);
• Top 3 early season surprises (9:44);
• Behind Zeljko’s & Punter’s hug (15:31);
• The EuroLeague rule that must be changed (19:03);
• Reaction over uncalled foul vs. Micic (25:20);
• The only regret of James & Clyburn’s classics (27:02);
• Questionable leadership decision in Efes  (31:45);
• Risky Monaco’s experiment (35:05);
• Why Mike James is unfair (43:56);
• What was worst about Maccabi’s tweet (47:37);
• What makes Olympiacos so strong (55:45);
• Few things to like about Panathinaikos (1:00:58);
• What went wrong with Bacon & PAO turmoil (1:05:38);
• A very unusual thing in El Clasico (1:08:47);
• Most surprising EuroLeague GM survey results (1:12:30);
• Recommended games to watch (1:22:18).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas, and Augustas Suliauskas in the URBONUS Q&A session share their insights on the EuroLeague-Dubai project, EuroLeague GOAT, Top 3 Europeans that never played in the NBA, signings for Maccabi, Efes, Saras’ future in Barcelona and more.

Topics:

• Big BasketNews announcement (00:00);
• Rumors about the EuroLeague team in Dubai (11:25);
• Top 3 Europeans that never played in the NBA (31:20);
• Who is the EuroLeague GOAT (34:01);
• When Saras will get fired & his tenure with Barcelona (39:10);
• What signing would make Maccabi a playoff team (51:38);
• What would be the best EuroLeague fit for Dorsey? (55:04);
• Luka Doncic under Sarunas Jasikevicius (59:08);
• Suggestion for FIBA windows (1:03:00);
• Vezenkov for the MVP or Alphonso Ford award (1:07:41);
• Best signing for Efes (1:11:07);
• Best fans in Europe (1:14:37);
• Most overrated & underrated EuroLeague players (1:22:38);
• New rule ideas for FIBA (1:27:25);
• Teams we support, hobbies & dream jobs (1:30:15).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas & Augustas Suliauskas discuss the EuroLeague season opener with remarkable performances on Olympiacos side and the key of Partizan struggles, Victor Wembanyama cloning the NBA superstars and BasketNews’ Top 50 ranking reaction. Full BasketNews’ Top 50 players ranking: https://basketnews.com/news-178899-basketnews-euroleague-players-ranking-top-10.html

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Topics:

• Rytis birthday wishes (00:00);
• What if Wembanyama stayed in the EuroLeague (2:23);
• NBA superstars that were cloned to build Wembanyama (11:15);
• Favorite video games by Rytis and Augis (20:10);
• Why Olympiacos were better than Barcelona (23:55);
• Larentzakis is not afraid of LeBron (27:03);
• How Bolomboy improved Olympiacos (33:12);
• Desperate Zeljko’s move & what’s not clicking for Partizan (39:25);
• Who should Partizan sign? (46:05);
• Things to love about Fenerbahce (49:51);
• Biggest surprises and snubs of BasketNews players ranking (56:45).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas & Augustas Suliauskas share their nine bold predictions for the 2022-23 EuroLeague season and bet on five EuroLeague predictions.

Topics:

• Rytis left surprised by Wembanyama’s experience in Paris (00:00);
• First EuroLeague team to fire the head coach (5:31);
• A challenge for Ergin Ataman (14:27);
• The fact that would tell a lot about the EuroLeague (18:54);
• Mike James and his biggest MVP race rival (21:55);
• The rookie case for the All-EuroLeague Team (38:53);
• Crazy Fenerbahce prediction (43:49);
• Biggest sleeper for the EuroLeague season (47:44);
• 5 bets on Partizan, firings, top scorer & Fener’s record (53:33).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas, and Augustas Suliauskas deliver their power rankings for the EuroLeague 2022-23 season.

Topics:

• Intro (00:00);
• Mixed opinions on the last EuroLeague seed (00:41);
• Painful take on Zalgiris position (7:25);
• Unpredictable change for Crvena Zvezda (12:23);
• The problem with Panathinaikos & their first move (16:57);
• The move that changed the direction of Maccabi (26:41);
• Where would we rank Bayern without Trinchieri? (33:19);
• Why Partizan can & can’t make the playoffs (42:13);
• Monaco’s chances of making the Final Four (46:39);
• Fenerbahce’s position after a massive rebuild (51:05);
• Did Olympiacos improve enough for the title? (54:20);
• Debate on Barcelona’s issues (59:35);
• Hezonja’s question mark in Madrid (1:09:08);
• The new rule in Spain (1:14:48);
• What would be a failure for Madrid? (1:21:31).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas, and Augustas Suliauskas discuss the highlights of the EuroBasket final & controversial FIBA executive statement, rank Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo & Nikola Jokic.

Topics:

• Funny dream about EuroBasket (00:00);
• The biggest EuroBasket 2022 moment (3:15);
• Why Spain was better than France (11:05);
• Usman Garuba’s future in the NBA (20:30);
• The robbed EuroBasket MVP (23:58);
• Exposing FIBA arguments about EuroLeague referees (32:20);
• Our only change on the All-EuroBasket team (40:09);
• Ranking EuroBasket’ Jokic, Giannis & Doncic (45:05);
• What’s bigger: Spain’s gold or Luka’s failure (52:10).

URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas share their predictions for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament and discuss the signings by Olympiacos, Fenerbahce, and Zalgiris, along with other EuroLeague transfer rumors.

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Topics:

• What to do with these rumors in Europe? (0:00);
• Slovenia over Greece? (6:43);
• Puerto Rico to surprise Lithuania & Italy? (26:11);
• Open race for the Olympics in Latvia (33:30);
• Did the Bahamas get overhyped? (40:22);
• Evans, Fournier, Vezenkov & Dorsey in Olympiacos (47:06);
• Baldwin, Colson, and Melli make Fener title contenders? (56:00);
• Do Zalgiris signings make them the Top 8 team? (1:05:30);
• (Not so) shocking Pablo Laso move? (1:15:15).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss what led Spain to the EuroBasket finals, how different Dennis Schroder deserved the MVP award, and why the noise around Lorenzo Brown should stop.

Topics:

• How Rytis bought merch in Berlin (00:00);
• A huge boost for France before the final (2:35);
• Spain keys to victory over Germany (6:32);
• A weird moment with Dennis Schroder (10:40);
• Pieces that made Spain a title contender (15:15);
• Who will become the EuroBasket MVP (22:10);
• Different Schroder (28:50);
• If Giannis, Jokic & Luka will return to FIBA competitions (35:47);
• For or against Lorenzo Brown’s naturalization (39:15);
• The difference between EuroLeague & FIBA referees (52:51);
• Misunderstanding with some Turkish fans (56:00);
• Why it’s easier to get technical than coffee in Berlin (1:03:20).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss the reasons behind Giannis and Greece’s elimination, the disastrous ending for Luka Doncic, and the new EuroBasket title & MVP frontrunners.

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Topics:

• Message to our viewers & listeners (00:00);
• Lesson for Slovenia & Luka (3:07);
• The bad side of Luka & Slovenia (10:15);
• Luka’s example for Jokic & Giannis (18:19);
• The exciting part of Poland’s cinderella story (20:20);
• What went wrong with Greece from the jump (26:22);
• What was special about Giannis Wall (33:00);
• The reactions in Greece (39:50);
• New EuroBasket MVP frontrunners (42:47);
• The real MVP for France (46:05);
• Things to love about Italy (48:45);
• Hillarious Gobert & Rudy the legend (53:15);
• Useless semifinal predictions (58:51).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss the reasons behind the Serbia NT failure, the main difference in Giannis Antetokounmpo’s game, and crazy EuroBasket Round of 16 experiences.

Courtside 1891 is the primary LIVE streaming subscription product for FIBA Basketball, where you can watch FIBA EuroBasket 2022 and many other competitions live or on demand. You can either watch with: - A EuroBasket event pass: This allows you to watch the LIVE games from FIBA EuroBasket 2022. - An annual pass: This allows you to watch LIVE games from all Courtside 1891 events throughout the year.* Watch EuroBasket LIVE on the official FIBA platform, Courtside 1891: https://basketne.ws/1891YT *To check any geo-restrictions, visit: https://www.courtside1891.basketball/where-to-watch\

Topics:

• Intro (00:00);
• Behind the scenes of Pozzecco wildness (1:50);
• What happened to Serbia (5:20);
• Unacceptable role of Nikola Jokic (10:22);
• Why Svetislav Pesic should step down (13:57);
• Problem to address about technical fouls (19:29);
• Does Luka get different treatment? (25:45);
• The problem with unsportsmanlike fouls (27:53);
• The tragedy of Turkey NT (30:36);
• The problem of Croatia (37:00);
• Sergio Scariolo case for the GOAT (40:11);
• The most underrated NT coach (49:02);
• The main Giannis difference (51:20);
• Funny Thanassis thing & Calathes vs. Satoransky (53:40);
• Quick look at quarterfinals (56:55).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas and Rytis Vysniauskas in Berlin discuss the historical night for Luka Doncic, select the most entertaining EuroBasket playoff pairs, and go through the list of Ergin Ataman complaints.

Courtside 1891 is the primary LIVE streaming subscription product for FIBA Basketball, where you can watch FIBA EuroBasket 2022 and many other competitions live or on demand. You can either watch with: - A EuroBasket event pass: This allows you to watch the LIVE games from FIBA EuroBasket 2022. - An annual pass: This allows you to watch LIVE games from all Courtside 1891 events throughout the year.* Watch EuroBasket LIVE on the official FIBA platform, Courtside 1891: https://basketne.ws/1891YT *To check any geo-restrictions, visit: https://www.courtside1891.basketball/where-to-watch\

Topics:

• URBONUS in Berlin! (00:00);
• Rytis impersonates Ataman, reacts to complaints (2:40);
• Why FIBA Ataman is EuroLeague’s Trojan Horse (11:20);
• Interesting details behind Doncic’s 47-point night (14:45);
• What happened with Vincent Collet (23:05);
• Who will surpass Doncic’s 47-point record (25:25);
• The most intriguing EuroBasket playoff pair (30:30);
• The EuroBasket matchup where the upset will happen (35:15);
• New Jokic’s routine in Serbia NT (39:08);
• The random most impressive EuroBasket five (45:00).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas and Rytis Vysniauskas discuss the scandalous events in Turkey vs. Georgia & Lithuania vs. Germany games, Turkish NT problems, what should make Giannis Antetokounmpo happy with Greece, and concerns over Luka Doncic.

Courtside 1891 is the primary LIVE streaming subscription product for FIBA Basketball, where you can watch FIBA EuroBasket 2022 and many other competitions live or on demand. You can either watch with: - A EuroBasket event pass: This allows you to watch the LIVE games from FIBA EuroBasket 2022. - An annual pass: This allows you to watch LIVE games from all Courtside 1891 events throughout the year.* Watch EuroBasket LIVE on the official FIBA platform, Courtside 1891: https://basketne.ws/1891YT *To check any geo-restrictions, visit: https://www.courtside1891.basketball/where-to-watch\

Topics:

• A historical night that went wrong (00:00);
• Rumors about the Turkey vs. Georgia locker room fight (4:58);
• How FIBA should punish Georgia players (10:40);
• What’s wrong with Shane Larkin & Turkey (14:10);
• What was even worse than missed technical free throw (20:30);
• New Dirk Nowitzki in Germany (31:53);
• The idea of how to avoid choosing opponents for the playoffs (39:30);
• The concern over Luka Doncic (43:25);
• Giannis and new Greek star (49:13);
• Why Luka, Giannis, and Jokic are untouchable (55:05);
• The new international basketball stars (58:40).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas and Rytis Vysniauskas discuss the narrative that Slovenia is weaker than before, a new fun EuroBasket team to watch, and other interesting interactions in Cologne.

Courtside 1891 is the primary LIVE streaming subscription product for FIBA Basketball, where you can watch FIBA EuroBasket 2022 and many other competitions live or on demand. You can either watch with: - A EuroBasket event pass: This allows you to watch the LIVE games from FIBA EuroBasket 2022. - An annual pass: This allows you to watch LIVE games from all Courtside 1891 events throughout the year.* Watch EuroBasket LIVE on the official FIBA platform, Courtside 1891: https://basketne.ws/1891YT *To check any geo-restrictions, visit: https://www.courtside1891.basketball/where-to-watch\

Topics:

• The most random interactions in the EuroBasket (00:00);
• If we were taxi drivers on the Luka Doncic ride (6:50);
• Another proof of Luka Doncic greatness (10:05);
• Did Slovenia get worse? (15:55);
• New fun team to watch in EuroBasket (22:07);
• What French team is missing (27:00);
• The most favorite Dirk Nowitzki moment (32:40);
• The empty seats in Georgia (36:00).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Augustas Suliauskas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss the epic battle between Giannis Antetokounmpo & Nikola Jokic and play the EuroBasket 2022 draft.

Courtside 1891 is the primary LIVE streaming subscription product for FIBA Basketball, where you can watch FIBA EuroBasket 2022 and many other competitions live or on demand. You can either watch with: - A EuroBasket event pass: This allows you to watch the LIVE games from FIBA EuroBasket 2022. - An annual pass: This allows you to watch LIVE games from all Courtside 1891 events throughout the year.* Watch EuroBasket LIVE on the official FIBA platform, Courtside 1891: https://basketne.ws/1891YT *To check any geo-restrictions, visit: https://www.courtside1891.basketball/where-to-watch

Topics:

• What did we learn from Jokic’s W over Giannis (00:00);
• The sad part of the Jokic & Giannis battle (7:10);
• Crazy Greek NT stat & what happened to Slovenia (12:17);
• A bit surprising No. 1 draft pick (20:47);
• Intriguing selections next to Luka, Jokic & Giannis (30:16);
• Two superstars that didn’t make the starting 5 (46:03);
• Two wildcard picks (1:07:51).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Augustas Suliauskas & Rytis Vysniauskas rank the Top 8 EuroBasket teams, including superstars Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo at FIBA basketball, and share their Top 4 predictions.

Topics:

• The reaction after Mike James podcast (00:00);
• Unusual borderline Top 8 choice (5:33);
• The only way for Lithuania (18:27);
• Why you should love Italy (31:48);
• Why it’s time for Croatia to thrive (36:38);
• What’s so great about Turkey (42:30);
• Why Giannis is more ready to win gold (49:50);
• What can stop the Serbia NT (1:00:27);
• The massive turnaround for Evan Fournier (1:07:58);
• Why Goran Dragic was so important to Luka Doncic (1:13:58);
• EuroBasket Top 4 predictions (1:26:54).

Mike James joins the URBONUS podcast to rank the Top 5 biggest EuroLeague free agency moves together with BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas and Errick McCollum.

Topics:

• Why does Mike follow the URBONUS podcast (00:00);
• Mike’s take about Steph Curry that went worldwide (8:34);
• The biggest move of the free agency (12:25);
• A game changer signing for Madrid (20:30);
• Lorenzo Brown’s passport & weird Baldwin’s addition (25:00);
• Why James was skeptical about Monaco’s signings at first (28:16);
• Fenerbahce’s move that surprised many NBA people (35:27);
• Donatas’ choice that received pressure from Mike & Errick (39:49);
• Why Mike couldn’t recognize Nick Calathes (48:00);
• What Mike likes about Monaco’s additions the most (52:25);
• The best solution for Milan’s struggles (55:19);
• How one of the most favorite Errick’s Europeans landed in France (58:27);
• Mike & Errick against European basketball calendar (1:00:30);
• The key part of Fenerbahce’s rebuild (1:06:03);
• The steal of the summer? (1:11:48);
• The best center signing of the summer? (1:15:40);
• Errick’s & Mike’s choices on biggest under the radar signing (1:19:40);
• The most exciting EuroLeague rookies to watch by Errick & Mike (1:23:08).
• The EuroLeague superstar Mike would love to play with (1:25:45).

URBONUS podcast returns with a new lineup of Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas, and Augustas Suliauskas, discussing the Milos Teodosic cut by Svetislav Pesic, the top summer market winners and losers, and introducing the most exciting EuroLeague rookies.

Topics:

• Intro about the new URBONUS lineup (00:00);
• Reaction after Milos Teodosic cut (2:35);
• For and against Lorenzo Brown’s naturalization (10:19);
• The clear winner of the EuroLeague free agency (18:55);
• Strange NBA case of Vasilije Micic (24:15);
• Why Madrid is the winner and loser of the summer (27:57);
• Three key areas where Milan improved (34:32);
• Rytis carrying Mike James bandwagon (40:40);
• Stronger Barcelona with crucial question marks (43:47);
• Why Baskonia was damaged this summer (54:11);
• Why Wembanyama left ASVEL (57:15);
• Tough summer for Bayern (1:04:05);
• What happened to Maccabi? (1:08:44);
• The rumors around Jordi and EuroLeague (1:13:09);
• The most exciting EuroLeague rookies to watch (1:16:02).

URBONUS’ host Donatas Urbonas, joined by co-host Errick McCollum and Kevin Punter, discuss KP’s move from Partizan to Barcelona, the rebuild in Belgrade, the best destinations for top EuroLeague free agents, and respond to BN+ fans’ questions.

Topics:

• Punter on his Partizan departure (0:00);
• Reaction to confusing Zeljko’s message (6:46);
• Barcelona in EuroLeague’s power rankings (18:13);
• Reaction to Lundberg & Ntilikina signings (27:02);
• Top free agents to join Partizan (34:00);
• Is Red Star Top 8 material? (38:36);
• Officiating in Serbia and ABA League (42:21);
• Is Hezonja leaving Madrid for the NBA? (48:44);
• Why KP likes Lorenzo Brown to PAO (58:10);
• Was KP, Mirotic & Mike James in Partizan real? (1:01:50);
• Best landing spots for top 5 EL free agents (1:04:40);
• Can Baldwin thrive under Saras? (1:10:20);
• Lonnie Walker or Kevin Porter Jr to Olympiacos (1:14:12).

URBONUS lineup with BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Augustas Suliauskas & Errick McCollum picks the best landing spot for Nick Calathes, discusses the next big move for Fenerbahce, Maccabi’s rebuild & Spanoulis risk and shares funny story about Luka Doncic.

Topics:

• Offers that McCollum left on the table (00:00);
• CJ McCollum’s call after Errick’s battle vs. Luka Doncic (4:50);
• The best landing spot for Nick Calathes (10:53);
• The unexpected options for Calathes (15:34);
• The best Calathes move for the EuroLeague (19:48);
• The underrated moment in Calathes & Barcelona saga (25:48);
• The next big signing for Fenerbahce (29:28);
• Which Maccabi is better: the new one or the old one? (37:45);
• What Wilbekin was missing in Maccabi (49:32);
• (Not) concerning Spanoulis decision (56:14);
• How ASVEL contained Mike James (1:06:13).

Unusual URBONUS lineup with BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Augustas Suliauskas & Errick McCollum discusses the Madrid’s triumph in the Spanish league; if Sarunas Jasikevicius is the main problem of Barca; why Scottie Wilbekin should choose Fenerbahce over Barcelona; how Virtus should build for the Final Four; why EuroCup still remains a better platform than BCL; luxury tax in Europe and unforgettable Luigi Lamonica experience.

Topics:

• Unusual URBONUS lineup (00:00);
• Was Calathes the main issue for Barca? (1:54);
• Reasons behind Barcelona’s collapse (7:23);
• Why McCollum prefers Davies to Vesely (12:28);
• Why Wilbekin should choose Fener over Barca (14:25);
• If Saras is the one to be blamed for Barca’s collapse (18:21);
• Rumors that might have hurt Barcelona (27:09);
• Barca’s options to replace Higgins (29:55);
• The mental breakdown after the EuroLeague (37:45);
• Why Milan were better than Virtus (40:05);
• The better idea than the salary cap in EuroLeague (45:37);
• Moves that would boost Virtus to the Final 4 (53:00);
• Why Spanish finals were unwatchable sometimes (59:09);
• Unforgettable experience with Lamonica (1:06:12);
• EuroCup or BCL? (1:10:10);
• New favorites to win the EuroCup (1:17:42);
• Why the London team won’t be punching bags (1:21:30).

Donatas Urbonas & Errick McCollum discuss the key off-season questions and share their ideas on a potential replacement for Vasilije Micic, name a star player that Fenerbahce should rebuild around, and throws head coaching ideas for Maccabi.

Topics:

• CJ and Errick McCollum disagree on NBA champions (00:00);
• Ataman in the NBA & Efes case for a 3-peat (3:30);
• The best replacements for Vasilije Micic (8:30);
• Why Micic should stay in the EuroLeague (13:21);
• The star player Fenerbahce should rebuild around (17:24);
• The No. 1 EuroLeague pick by Errick McCollum (24:23);
• Concerns over Monaco’s star signings (28:25);
• The problem with the free agency in Europe (37:00);
• Head coaching ideas for Maccabi (46:05);
• Top 5 EuroCup signing ideas for EuroLeague clubs (54:11).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss the shameful events in the ABA league finals, Crvena Zvezda’s advantage over Partizan, the smart idea behind Clyburn’s announcement, and other EuroLeague signings and rumors.

Intro:

• The good news about Pablo Laso (00:00);
• Shame in Belgrade that need to be solved (3:34);
• Sad part behind circus in Lithuania (12:40);
• Crvena Zvezda advantage over Partizan (22:50);
• Efes adjustments with Clyburn’s arrival (29:43);
• Bacon to Efes rumors (35:35);
• Who fits better next to Zizic: Dunston or Nebo? (38:20);
• Smart move by Messina (42:40);
• Real’s answer to Nikola Mirotic (45:10);
• Milutinov to Fenerbahce: in or out? (48:48);
• Ataman to the NBA: in or out? (53:47);
• Mind games behind Clyburn’s announcement (55:50);
• Mike James joining Kevin Durant (57:50);
• Chris Jones to Zalgiris: in or out? (1:02:01);
• The problem of the EuroLeague teams (1:09:30).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas, stunned by the feedback from Boston, discussed the NBA destination for Vasilije Micic and what Dimitris Itoudis’ acquisition means for Fenerbahce’s future, and what are the missing EuroLeague title pieces for Olympiacos & Barcelona in their URBONUS questions & answers session.

Intro:

• Stunning feedback from Boston (00:00);
• Barcelona’s missing title piece (11:27);
• What Vesely & Satoransky duo means for Calathes future (16:30);
• What Itoudis presence in Fenerbahce tells about their future (25:15);
• Olympiacos moves for the EuroLeague title (35:45);
• Light in the tunnel for Panathinaikos (41:50);
• Interesting NBA destination for Vasilije Micic (48:48);
• Why Ataman wasn’t on our Top 5 coaches list (51:40);
• Turkish NT case for the EuroBasket title (55:25);
• Top under the radar free agents for the EuroLeague teams  (1:01:35);
• Transfer ideas for Red Star (1:03:54);
• Positive PG idea for Zalgiris (1:10:20);
• Why Saras was worth the hype (1:14:10);
• Virtus case for the EuroLeague F4 (1:18:16).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas wrap up the EuroLeague season, focusing on a crucial final mistake, putting Efes and its stars in GOAT conversation, discussing Efes and Real future moves, and sharing farewell stories of Lamonica and Printezis.

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Topics:

• Intro about the new BasketNews app (00:00);
• Why Laso made an unforgivable mistake (2:23);
• New EuroLeague rule idea (7:46);
• Efes’ X factor that brought the title (12:08);
• Stunning facts behind Efes win (18:02);
• Is Efes the greatest EuroLeague team of all time? (23:30);
• Why Efes set an awful example (31:41);
• Why Larkin and Micic form the best backcourt of all time (39:20);
• Efes future moves (44:58);
• Main Real free agency goal (54:44);
• Lamonica and his retirement souvenir (59:44);
• Funny story behind Printezis’ signature shot (1:04:25);
• Q&A and future podcast plans (1:09:20).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss the semifinals of the EuroLeague Final Four, what Olympiacos and Barcelona were missing to make the title game and what are the predictions for the final. 

Topics:

• How Rytis lost his voice because of Luka (00:00);
• Why this Final 4 in Belgrade is so special (4:25);
• Vezenkov’s tears & new Efes weapon (6:24);
• Potential adjustments that OLY didn’t make (11:18);
• Why we don’t agree with Mike James (16:04);
• Why Olympiacos has a bright future (24:07);
• Why Rytis was shocked with Barca (28:50);
• Real’s heroes against Barcelona (35:29);
• Waisted opportunity for Barca & Mirotic (38:41);
• Future moves for Barca (44:53);
• Two important messages to Real’s front office (49:36);
• EuroLeague final prediction (53:56).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss ridiculous Rytis’ dream about Kevin Durant, makes fun of the NBA fans’ pressure, discusses unexpected playoff heroes for Olympiacos & Barcelona, and share future projections for AS Monaco.

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Topics:

• Rytis had a dream about Kevin Durant (00:00);
• Why KD is not going to play for Barcelona (6:10);
• Lithuanian fans coming to Barcelona to rescue Saras (8:08);
• From being on Zalgiris shortlist to leading Barca to Final 4 (13:01);
• Why Bayern are heroes (15:49);
• How Exum’s injury change Barca’s title chances (20:11);
• Why Walkup was the series MVP (27:10);
• Understanding how incredible was Monaco’s journey (32:00);
• Monaco’s budget and future projections (36:55);
• Rytis’ signing suggestion for Monaco (44:10);
• Papanikolaou vs. Bacon rivalry (47:18);
• Why it’s going to be a great Final 4 (49:53);
• The only problem with these playoffs (53:20).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss Kevin Durant’s chances of appearing in Piraeus, Game 5 predictions, key Maccabi future decisions & if Ergin Ataman will win the fans’back-to-back titles.

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Topics:

• Barking John Holland > Kevin Durant (00:00);
• Beer in Munich & Virtus EuroCup concerns (7:23);
• Durant’s chances of appearing in Piraeus (11:00);
• Why Olympiacos will make the Final 4 (17:05);
• Why Olympiacos & Monaco shouldn’t be playing Game 5 now (26:50);
• Barcelona’s criminal activity in Munich (33:24);
• Nick Weiler-Babb & painful fact for Zalgiris fans (37:39);
• Cool things about new arena in Munich (42:03);
• Why it would be unfair if Efes won the EuroLeague (46:27);
• Huge upcoming moves by Milan (56:10);
• Complicated Maccabi’s head coach hunt (1:03:03);
• The question over Wilbekin’s future (1:09:51);
• Terrible Maccabi fans choice on All-Time five (1:20:11).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss the EuroLeague playoffs dramas, including Partizan’s EuroCup upset.

Topics:

• Intro (00:00);
• Injustice to Partizan & Obradovic (3:16);
• Another EuroLeague problem (18:59);
• Explaining crazy Olympiacos vs. Monaco series (27:51);
• What happened to Mike James (35:02);
• The problem with Milan’s offense (43:25);
• Why it’s too early to rule out Milan (48:07);
• Ghosts chasing Mirotic again (55:02);
• Why Zenit’s story vs. Barca won’t be repeated (1:01:05);
• Avi Even is (not) a problem of Maccabi (1:06:25).

URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas is joined by Mike James and Errick McCollum to dive into Monaco’s moves to win the EuroLeague, Kevin Punter’s transfer to Barcelona, Mario Hezonja’s saga, Lorenzo Brown’s possible move to Panathinaikos, and other big transfer bombs.

Topics:

• Mike James won’t win the EuroLeague ever again? (0:00);
• Two signings that will make Monaco champions (10:39);
• Will Kevin Durant join Monaco? (19:13);
• Hezonja won’t play either in Barca or Madrid? (21:01);
• Why Mike didn’t go to Olympiacos, Pana, or Barca (29:01);
• Why Partizan wasn’t the best fit for Hezonja (36:51);
• Why NBA teams sign Real players (41:25);
• The new No. 1 player for Zeljko Obradovic (46:25);
• Mike James, Kevin Punter & Nikola Mirotic on the same team (59:52);
• Does Panathinaikos really need Lorenzo Brown? (1:02:11);
• Sasha Vezenkov to Olympiacos or Monaco? (1:05:45);
• What Mike & Errick would do with Keenan Evans in Olympiacos (1:12:10);
• Was it really the last Mike James contract? (1:20:04).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas share their EuroLeague playoff predictions.

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Topics:

• Intro about stomach collapse (00:00);
• The only debate over Barcelona vs. Bayern series (5:45);
• The big discussion on the Real vs. Maccabi series (15:20);
• The biggest problem with Monaco chances vs. OLY (32:56);
• What it means when Ataman starts predicting things (45:59).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss wild scenes of the recent El Clasico in Barcelona and give away EuroLeague regular season awards, including All-EuroLeague Team selections.

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Topics:

• The EuroLeague flaws we’re facing again (00:00);
• Referees mistake in Barcelona vs Real game (9:45);
• Problem with Mirotic’s ejection & positives for Real (14:53);
• Exum’s future in Barcelona (18:25);
• What happened between Heurtel and Real (24:47);
• All-EuroLeague Team selection (31:17);
• Best EuroLeague’s Robin (43:31);
• The moment when Monaco’s stars almost left the club (45:50);
• Why Trinchieri deserves credit (49:15);
• Defensive player of the year (53:44);
• Rookie of the year (59:45);
• Best in-season GM adjustment (1:05:34);
• What went wrong with Urbonus on Israeli media (1:09:31).

BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discussed Mike James’ MVP case, an intriguing coach of the year race, the most exciting playoff matchups, and exit interview scenarios for the EuroLeague teams that failed to make the Top 8.

Topics:

• Meeting another Donatas Urbonas (00:00);
• Incredible events at Jankunas farewell game (4:27);
• Mike James’ EuroLeague MVP case (10:17);
• Why Nikola Mirotic should win the MVP (14:08);
• Tyrese Rice remarks & fun MVP fact (19:40);
• Who’s in the MVP discussion (21:41);
• Intriguing coach of the year race (24:51);
• The direction to improve for Baskonia (31:05);
• Clear first signing for ALBA Berlin (35:20);
• The issue to address for Crvena Zvezda (40:22);
• Big uncertainty with Fenerbahce (46:31);
• Easy exit interview for Tony Parker (54:55);
• The playoff matchups we wish to see (57:37).