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Analysis Coaches 09 Oct 2026

Xavi Pascual, the preparer

Youngest EuroLeague champion, and a coach who wants comprehension.

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Saras Jasikevicius wants a reason for every shot

The notebook, the points per possession, the rules that never move. He used to be the best point guard of his generation coaches, now he has changed.

Analysis 3 min 18 Sep

What PIR sees that points don't

Walter Tavares ranked 82nd in scoring and 21st in PIR. So how is PIR working and who does it help most?

Analysis 4 min 16 Sep

Bartzokas-ball: everyone touches the ball, and nothing is an accident

The method behind Olympiacos — constant movement, real roles, and a coach who learned to trust his players.

Analysis 3 min 11 Sep

Milutinov: The quiet, elite, team-first center

A 2.13m throwback who takes no threes, barely touches the ball, and bends games anyway. The quiet, elite, team-first center Olympiacos leaned on all season.

Analysis 2 min 09 Sep

Who really creates the most points in EuroLeague 2025-26

A box score counts the points a player scores and buries the ones he creates. So we counted both, from the play-by-play of all 402 games. Who really runs the offense.

Analysis 4 min 04 Sep

Obradović is back where he built the dynasty

The best coach European basketball ever produced went home to Partizan, and it went cold. The doubters called him finished. Panathinaikos just handed him the biggest contract a coach has ever signed. One season to settle it.

Analysis 4 min 02 Sep

The steadiest and streakiest scorers in EuroLeague 2025-26

Kevin Punter and Wade Baldwin both averaged 15 points. Punter scored 43 one night and 2 another. Baldwin gave you 15, most nights. We measured which EuroLeague scorers you can count on, and which run hot and cold.

August 2026

Analysis 3 min 28 Aug

Elijah Bryant plays exactly like he lives

The most efficient scoring guard in the EuroLeague is also its most understated. With Elijah Bryant, that was never two facts. It's one.

Analysis 3 min 21 Aug

The Rehearsed Chaos of Pedro Martínez

Inside the fast, disciplined system arriving at Real Madrid, and the room of kings waiting to test it.

Analysis 3 min 05 Aug

The Man Who Doesn't Dribble: Inside the Mind of Sasha Vezenkov, the Euroleague MVP

No muscle, no speed, no wasted motion — how Olympiacos' quiet forward outthinks a league built to stop him, and the one place his body still wins.

July 2026

Analysis 3 min 31 Jul

EuroLeague Offensive Rating, Defensive Rating and Net Rating: the 2025-26 efficiency landscape

Points scored and allowed per 100 possessions, mapped for every team. The picture is more interesting than the standings.

Analysis 3 min 22 Jul

The clutch leaders of EuroLeague 2025–26

Who showed up in the moments that mattered — and what the numbers say about how.

May 2026

Analysis 2 min 07 May

Evan Fournier turns it on when it matters

The French guard's numbers don't just improve in the playoffs — they transform.

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