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Olgun Uluc: Also in my story: Basketball Australia is already in early talks on a home exhibition series ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Discussions are in the early stages; Greece, France, Spain, and Germany are among the potential opponents being targeted, sources told ESPN.
Orazio Cauchi: GSL Sports Group, the agency representing John Konchar, has announced that the player has signed with Olympiacos. The 30-year-old guard will make his debut in Europe after spending the majority of his NBA career with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Olympiacos is interested and moving forward with plans to acquire John Konchar as the club looks to steady its roster early in the 2026–27 schedule. The reigning EuroLeague and Stoiximan GBL champions have turned their focus to the 30-year-old wing to address a vacancy left by the departure of Shaquielle McKissic, a spot that remained unfilled through the summer. This pursuit has followed an injury to Evan Fournier and the ongoing situation surrounding Tyler Dorsey, prompting management to initiate direct talks with the player’s camp.
Three people have reportedly been arrested, and three more remain subject to arrest warrants as a major investigation into alleged match-fixing and bribery continues to shake Greek basketball. According to Gazzetta, Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK) president Vangelis Liolios, former EuroLeague referee and Greek refereeing official Ilias Koromilas, and referee Petros Papapetrou have already been arrested. Arrest warrants reportedly remain outstanding for current EuroLeague ref Vaso Tsaroucha, basketball official Giorgos Mavraganis, and Tasos Piloidis, a former international referee who is currently a member of the federation's Central Refereeing Committee (KED). Several of the names have significant EuroLeague refereeing experience.
Koromilas, Papapetrou, and Tsaroucha all officiated EuroLeague games during parts of the broader 2018-2026 period reportedly being examined by Greek authorities, while Piloidis also worked in the competition earlier in his career. Koromilas' name previously surfaced in a separate EuroLeague-related case. In 2023, Ukrainian referee Mykola Ambrosov alleged that Boris Ryzhik approached him before the 2021 EuroCup Finals and said Koromilas had proposed paying €10,000 for Ambrosov to favor UNICS Kazan. Euroleague Basketball later conducted an independent investigation and said there was no clear evidence establishing an attempted bribe, and the case was dismissed as inconclusive.
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According to ProtoThema, authorities found €820,000 in cash inside a safe at the home of a referee in the Greek countryside. The report did not identify which referee owned the property. ProtoThema reported that investigators consider the amount among several large sums discovered during the searches whose origins could not be sufficiently explained based on the information currently available. The searches were carried out after six arrest warrants were issued following an investigation by Athens sports prosecutor Apostolos Grammenos. According to the same report, the six people are being prosecuted, depending on the individual case, over alleged bribery and the acceptance of bribes under Greek sports law.
The case reportedly concerns allegations of manipulated games in Greece's top basketball division as well as lower-level competitions. ProtoThema reported that authorities are examining conduct potentially stretching back at least five years, with the case file containing witness statements, complaints, and messages involving basketball officials.
Aris Barkas: Donatas Motiejunas signed with PAOK for one season and he is expected to be Thursday or Friday in Thessaloniki adding more EuroLeague experience for the @EuroCup contenders. More on @eurohoopsGR and @Eurohoopsnet
Juancho Hernangomez officially extended his contract with Panathinaikos this summer and is set to stay in Athens until 2030. He opened up on why he decided to stay. "I am really happy here the last three years. I find my place here. I'm really happy with everything around the team, the fans, the team, the city. Whatever I have left for my career is try to fight for any kind of title, try to fight for a championship."
Speaking of his interactions with Antetokounmpo — including his visit to Greece for a basketball and bonding session — Mitchell said: “You can see why he became MVP. The mentality is so different. All he wants to do is win. Even going to dinner with him and having a conversation with him, it’s winning about everything, not just basketball — life in general. Everything he’s trying to be the best he can be at. When you have someone on your team it’s hard to even lose. When you have so many people with a mentality like that, it’s going to be fun.”
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This is not the first time Giannakopoulos has opened up about his plans for Jokic. “For me, I stopped watching the NBA the day that Jordan stopped bouncing the ball. I started watching a bit of the NBA again when Jokic went there,” he said, addressing the situation. “I believe he’s top ten players of all time. I would love to see him in a Panathinaikos jersey, and I’m going to do whatever I can to try and do it. The politics are difficult. I don’t think it’s a matter of teams. I think it’s a matter of the NBA maybe not allowing such a huge star to come here. leave,” added the 52-year-old Greek businessman.
Patrick Beverley: "I didn't know what Olympiacos, I didn't understand the team I was playing for at the time until probably five months into the season. My first professional team was a second division team in Ukraine. So I went from Ukraine, got drafted to the NBA, I spent one more year in Greece, which was the team with Olympiacos. A lot of people don't understand, I don't think they even know this, I tried out for Olympiacos and made the team. I didn't come in a situation where they wanted me. My agent knew someone, I tried out for Olympiacos, I just went there playing hard and I made the team."
ARIS BC announces the signing of Thanasis Antetokounmpo on a 2+1-year deal. Thanasis Antetokounmpo was born on July 18, 1992. Standing at 2.01m, he plays at the forward positions.
