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Moncho Monsalve, who left an indelible mark on both Spanish and international basketball, passed away at the age of 81, leaving behind a legacy of championships and a profound tactical mind. His death marks the loss of a foundational pillar of the sport, recognized by titans of the game like Real Madrid and the Brazilian Basketball Confederation for his multifaceted contributions as both a relentless competitor on the court and a visionary strategist on the sidelines.
Why have you chosen the Liga Endesa at this point in your career? Patrick Mills: It was the one that was available. Obviously, the high level of competition and the quality of the matches helped... It was the best league available, so I decided to go there (laughs).
The following comes from the embedded Instagram short posted by Jao Mile’s production team. The captions were translated initially via Google Translate, before being edited and confirmed by multiple translators that are native Serbian speakers who spoke with Heavy. The result is an amalgamation of their interpretations of the various colloquialisms used by the pair: KASUN [referring to Spain, where he lives]: So, imagine this. I have a house, I am going to Croatia for ten days, and someone breaks into my house. You have an alarm and other things […] and the alarm goes off. The police don’t come, for whatever reason. Within 24 hours, if he’s not kicked out, he has the right to live in your house for free for a year. ILIC: Wait, bro…. KASUN: I swear on my child’s life, bro, that’s the situation. In my town, an old couple went on a cruise for 15 days. The house is worth 16 million euros. A family of gypsies rushed in, and the mayor was even bringing them food. Poor them [the old couple], in debt, for 70 years. Who is the normal one here? The police come in, break down the door and used pepper spray on that family. What happened to the guns? And God knows what these [cuts off mid-sentence].
With his NBA out clause creating headlines, Mario Hezonja said for the first time that last season he had an NBA offer just before the start of the EuroLeague playoffs. As he said about the clause: “This is something very common that I believe a lot of players have. It’s extra on the contract, it doesn’t mean that it necesserily happening. Even last year, I went upstairs and shut it down. There was something, a lot of things, that were serious, and I didn’t want to leave the team just before the playoffs with Olympiacos. So this is not necessarily something that I will do, but it’s there”.
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La Laguna Tenerife has secured the services of Australian international point guard Patty Mills until the end of the season, adding a player with an extensive and successful career both in international FIBA basketball and in the NBA. Mills arrives in the Canary Islands after a remarkable journey in the world’s top basketball league, where he played a total of 1,020 games — 921 in the regular season and 99 in the playoffs — across seven different NBA franchises.
Adam Aaronson: NEWS: Sixers say “Tyrese Maxey suffered a sprain of the right fifth finger. He will undergo additional testing and consultation in the coming days to determine a treatment plan. He is OUT for the next two games and further updates will be provided after the back-to-back.”
Partizan Mozzart Bet officially confirmed on Thursday morning that Jabari Parker has been loaned to Asisa Joventut for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. The 30-year-old power forward makes his return to Spain after struggling to maintain a consistent role in Belgrade, where he averaged 7.7 points in EuroLeague play and 9.1 points in the ABA League this season. Under the terms of the agreement, the Badalona-based club will assume a portion of the wages from the two-year contract Parker signed with Partizan last June.
"Our idea is to create this league – call it 12 to 16 teams – with the biggest countries having permanent franchises. Call it the UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, or France. Two teams in each one of those markets that we know with certainty will have franchises there, and then we'll open it up to the rest of the ecosystem."
Real Madrid appears to be following the path of NBA Europe. The Spanish team, who have yet to renew its EuroLeague contract, could be pioneers in the new project that is on the horizon. As confirmed by Jorge Garbajosa, president of FIBA Europe, on COPE’s Tiempo de Juego program, the Spanish team’s interest is genuine. “We know that Real Madrid has shown interest, and the NBA is in direct, high-level talks with the club,” Garbajosa told COPE. “We know it’s an interesting option for them, as it is for other clubs, as Adam Silver said the other day,” he continued.
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Following the NBA commissioner’s press conference in Berlin and the subsequent meeting in London, the NBA Europe project appears to be laying its groundwork. “The feeling we have is that this has gotten underway, that this is going to happen,” confirmed Garbajosa himself.
Casademont Zaragoza announced this morning the signing of Josh Richardson . The Aragonese club and the 32-year-old, 6'5" American player have reached an agreement for his incorporation until the end of the current 2025-26 season. However, the shooting guard will have to complete a 10-day trial period before signing the contract with the club.
Representatives from Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, two soccer and basketball heavyweights, Olimpia Milano, Panathinaikos, ASVEL, Bayern Munich and Alba Berlin were participants, signaling their interest in joining NBA Europe. NBA officials met privately with Fenerbahce, a top European team from Istanbul, last week in Berlin. Additionally, representatives from English soccer giant Manchester City were there, as were executives from Italian soccer powerhouse AC Milan, signaling their intent to either create new teams in their cities or invest further in existing teams.
James, yesterday at the NBA game in Germany, your former teammate Dwight Howard was asked about some players in the Spanish league. One of the players he was asked about was Sergio Llull. "Who?" Harden asked. -Sergio Llull- "I don't remember," said the star, even though the point guard's name was repeated several times. "Don't you remember? He told a story in the summer, he recalled a story about how Houston wanted to sign him and you personally called him to convince him to go to Houston, but he ultimately decided to stay at Real Madrid." "I don't know the story," Harden said to end the discussion, not wanting to talk about it much despite being in a good mood after his performance leading the Clippers' comeback from an 18-4 deficit.
