Author: Emmet Ryan

Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic lead NBA MVP betting odds

Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic lead NBA MVP betting but Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama also feature.

There’s a distinctly European flavour to the early NBA MVP odds. Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic are favourites. Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t far behind. Even Victor Wembanyama features towards the top of the betting ranks. It’s time for our first look of the season at NBA MVP betting. As is the nature of this site, the […]

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London Lions will honour Sam Dekker’s contract

Sam Dekker will get paid the remainder of his contract at the London Lions but he may play basketball elsewhere on loan.

Sam Dekker, who has spent the last two seasons with the London Lions, will remain on the books of Super League Basketball club. A video posted by Olivia Harlan Dekker, Sam’s wife, confirmed the club, now owned by Zalgiris/Tesonet will honour the remaining two years of his contract. Dekker’s future however may be playing elsewhere […]

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Janari Joesaar delighted to be at Dziki Warszawa

Janari Joesaar is well travelled but he has made a second home in Poland, where he is continuing his basketball career with Dziki Warszawa

In an interview with the club, Janari Joesaar spoke of how joining Dziki Warszawa fulfilled his goal of staying in Poland as he continues his basketball career. Janari Joesaar is well-travelled in basketball. Understandably, after two successful seasons with Anwil Włocławek, he wanted to stay in Poland for his next step. The Estonian got his […]

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Dzanan Musa faces a decisive year in his basketball career

Dzanan Musa looks to be staying with Real Madrid in Euroleague but the Bosnian basketball star should be on NBA radars

With a more prominent role guaranteed as Real Madrid seek to claim the Euroleague title, and NBA dreams still burning, Dzanan Musa has a big season coming up. Can the Bosnian star prove he belongs at the top of the basketball world? Emmet Ryan fancies his chances. The facial hair definitely ages him. Looking at […]

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Kevin Garnett just gave Giannis Antetokounmpo the best motivation for the NBA season

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks want to bounce back this coming NBA season. Kevin Garnett may have just given them the fuel they need.

It was a slight that won’t be ignored. Kevin Garnettl, the NBA legend, rated Giannis Antetokounmpo as the fourth best player in the Eastern Conference. Emmet Ryan writes that all of basketball is going to be put on notice by the Milwaukee Bucks star as the Greek Freak has extra motivation for the coming season. […]

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The Dragon’s final roar: Basketball bids farewell to Goran Dragic

Goran Dragic bids farewell to basketball in Slovenia on Saturday. Across the NBA and FIBA play, his influence will live on forever.

With his farewell game loaded with stars happening on Saturday, Emmet Ryan pays tribute to Goran Dragic. Whether it was in FIBA action or NBA play, the Dragon roared wherever he played basketball The Night of the Dragon in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on Saturday night promises to be a special one. Goran Dragic will make his […]

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How FIBA can build 3×3 basketball into a bigger deal

Worthy de Jong made people care about 3x3 basketball during the Olympics. Now FIBA must build on that success.

The second appearance of 3×3 basketball at the Olympics was a roaring success. For that to matter, Emmet Ryan says that FIBA must seek to build around narratives The 3×3 basketball tournament at the Olympics couldn’t have ended on a more stunning note. After a thrilling women’s gold medal game, Worthy De Jong hit the […]

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Moving the Euroleague Final Four to Abu Dhabi would be a mistake

Moving the Euroleague Final Four to Abu Dhabi might be a mistake for Euroleague Basketball

There may be short term gain for Euroleague Basketball if it chooses to go to Abu Dhabi for the Final Four in May. The long term risk however is substantial, according to Emmet Ryan The debate over where exactly we’ll all be flying next May is wide open. The Euroleague Final Four still doesn’t have […]

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