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The 2004 Argentina squad was the peak of that country’s golden basketball generation. Led by Manu Ginobili, Luis Scola and Sanchez, they were the first team to beat Team USA in international play two years earlier at the FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. That was brushed aside as a lesser tournament. But beating USA in the Olympics was a historic moment, for both Argentina and international basketball. Pepe Sanchez, who played collegiately for John Chaney at Temple and briefly in the NBA, is frustrated that it seems to be forgotten. “Just because we are a small-population country, I guess we are being overlooked,” he said. “If we were Americans, we would be in the Hall of Fame.” Symbolically, Argentina winning gold in 2004 was a basketball parallel to the Miracle on Ice in 1980 without the same geopolitical undercurrent.

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Argentina did, and the result was a gold medal. But the impact stretched well beyond the South American country’s borders. It spurred further development around the world, including the United States. “They called them the Redeem Team. What were they redeeming themselves from?” Sanchez asked rhetorically. Hall of Famer Larry Brown, the USA coach in 2004 agreed with Sanchez. “Basketball has been getting better around the world because of what the Dream Team did in ’92,” Brown said after the tournament. “Rather than knocking our guys, we should give credit to the guys who won.”

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Now that you bring it up, how was that process of getting No. 24 from Haywood Highsmith after your move to the Heat? Powell: “I’m super thankful for him being willing to do it. Some guys are very particular and don’t want to give up their number. But there was respect on both sides. We were able to negotiate and go back and forth, and come up with something that we felt was fair for each other. He gave me the respect. He said it in a text, ‘You’re the vet and you’ve worn it your whole career, so I’m not trying to disrespect you in any type of way.’ That kind of set the tone and we were able to work something out. So I definitely appreciate him for doing that. It’s something that I did for Luis Scola when I was a rookie and he was coming in and he signed with Toronto. He was No. 4 and I was No. 4 all throughout high school and college, and I gave it up to him. And that gave me the opportunity to wear my favorite player’s number for the first time in my career — No. 24. Now I’ve had that for my whole NBA career. So I’m thankful for him to allow me to continue to rep that number.” I’m assuming getting No. 24 from Haywood cost you a little bit? Powell: “A little something. We’ll keep the amount under wraps. But it’s cool that we were able to work something out.”

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The president of FIBA Europe, Jorge Garbajosa, and Luis Scola were in Madrid for the Sport Summit 2025 and talked about the NBA Europe plans and other basketball issues in Europe. “The foundations have been laid,” started Garbajosa,“Basketball wants to be the most practiced sport in the world.” “The NBA sees a weakness in Europe,” he added. “The national team is the most important thing in sports, but without the clubs there is nothing,” he pointed out, “We must strengthen domestic leagues, because that’s where the best players will come from.” “What can’t be happening is that the national leagues are not linked to the best European competition,” he furthered, “The good thing about this NBA agreement with FIBA ​​is that teams can aspire to be the highest-level competition.”

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Vassilis Spanoulis: "After, the new coach of the Houston Rockets wanted me there. He wanted me to start — to be in the starting five. He called me three times. But I was so mad for the whole season, so frustrated, that I said, 'No, thank you.' Then they traded me for Luis Scola to San Antonio. There again, they wanted me. But again, I said no. I just wanted to play basketball. I didn’t like the situation. I respect everything they told me there, but I wanted something different."

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Facundo Campazzo: "Without Luis [Scola], I wouldn’t have fully transformed my professionalism. He taught me how to take care of my body, how to eat, how to sleep, how to recover. He was the one who drilled into me the idea that there’s always something to improve, no matter what. Without him, I wouldn’t have become the player I am today."

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In one of the most eventful and entertaining friendly encounters organized in European basketball, Goran Dragic had his last 40 minutes of fun in Ljubljana, officially retiring from the game. Alongside him, a company full of stars was present in the Stozice Arena for the “I Feel Slovenia Night of the Dragon”, organized to celebrate the legacy of the Slovenian icon. Just to name a few: Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Luis Scola, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Bogdan Bogdanovic. And a lot more.

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Luka Doncic’s team started with a stacked five composed of the Dallas Mavericks‘ phenomenon, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Nikola Jokic, Luis Scola, and Robin Lopez; after being received as a national hero, Goran Dragic answered with Steve Nash, Klemen Prepelic, Vlatko Cancar, and Nikola Vucevic.

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A spectacular event is set to take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where a huge list of stars are set to play on the same court. The Goran Dragic Foundation is organizing a farewell event for Goran Dragic called The Night of the Dragon, where his friends and former teammates will compete on the same basketball court. An exhaustive list of stars who will show up at the event has been published by the event organizers, including Steve Nash, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Dirk Nowitzki, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Luis Scola, Dejan Bodiroga, Predrag Danilovic, Nikola Vucevic, Rasho Nesterovic, and others. Hall of Famer Chris Bosh will also attend the event, but he will not step onto the court.

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Retired legends such as Dirk Nowitzki, Luis Scola, Steve Nash, Leandro Barbosa, Predrag Danilović, Dejan Bodiroga, Aleksandar Đorđević, Matjaž Smodiš, Sani Bečirović, Rašo Nesterović, and many other former and current players will also be in attendance.

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Jorge Sierra: The highest-paid No. 55 picks in NBA history. Bronny James could be No. 7 after his first contract if he sticks around the four years of his deal.

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After Luis Scola, another Baskonia memorable icon will have his jersey up in the rafters of the Fernando Buesa Arena. It’s the case of Tiago Splitter, who played with the Basque representative from 2003 to 2010, after being already signed in 2000, spending some years on loan.

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Goran Dragic announced: "I am looking forward to the project. It will take place on August 23 and 24, 2024. I wanted it to take place in Ljubljana, where I grew up and where I am at home. I also wanted to bring all the stars I played with.” He released some big names that we will follow in Ljubljana: " Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Luis Scola, Bogdan Bogdanovič, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, Jeff Hornacek, Kevin McHale, Steve Nash ..."

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The Buesa Arena will pay an emotional tribute to Baskonia‘s former player Luis Scola before the EuroLeague Round 6 match against Partizan Mozzart Bet (03/11), retiring his No. 4 jersey. The Vitoria club will honor the Argentinian who donned Baskonia‘s colors for seven seasons. His shirt will remain forever at the top of the Arena, with Scola attending the ceremony prior to the EuroLeague clash.

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