International Articles

16 Questions For Top-16 Phase Of Euroleague

by Erildas Budraitis

As the Top-16 phrase of 2014-15 Euroleague season begins, here are 16 important questions. Read more »
How Nikola Mirotic Rose From Soccer Destiny, To European Phenom, To The NBA

by Shams Charania

Nikola Mirotic’s grandfather pushed him away from a soccer path and onto basketball courts in grade school, pushed him to Real Madrid and he's now in the NBA. He discusses his basketball journey with RealGM. Read more »
14-15 Euroleague Power Rankings: Centers

by Erildas Budraitis

Gustavo Ayon, Ante Tomic, Tibor Pleiss, Ioannis Bourousis and Bryant Dunston headline the list of top centers in Euroleague this season. Read more »
Spain And The Beautiful Game

by Jonathan Tjarks

Everyone in Spain’s rotation is an NBA-caliber player and they can all shoot, pass and make decisions on the fly. If they keep this level of play up, they could go down as the best international team of the modern era. Read more »
Interview: Marco Baldi Of Alba Berlin

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM sat down with Marco Baldi in Berlin to talk about his vision for Alba, German basketball, the financial side of European basketball, their upcoming friendly game against San Antonio Spurs and much more. Read more »
Top-10 American Players In 13-14 Euroleague

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM has ranked the Top-10 Americans who were most productive and had most success in 13-14 Euroleague season. Five players from this ranking (Dunston, Rice, Dentmon, Brown, Delaney) played in the Euroleague for the first time in their career. Read more »
Euroleague MVP Race

by Erildas Budraitis

As the Euroleague Top-16 phase approaches its end, here are our Euroleague MVP rankings, where there are six new faces and big changes since the beginning of the season. Read more »
Real Madrid Makes Case For Being Euroleague's Best Team Of The Century

by Erildas Budraitis

Real Madrid has a remarkable 41-1 record this season and could become the best team of the 21st century if that continue this path all the way to the Final Four in Milan in May. Read more »
Euroleague's Most Improved Players Of The 2013-14 Season

by Erildas Budraitis

While Euroleague is on a short break, here are our Top 10 Euroleague's Most Improved Players Ranking. With the season halfway over, RealGM ranked players who have taken the next step in their Euroleague careers. Read more »
Euroleague Rookie Ladder

by Erildas Budraitis

While Euroleague is on a short break, RealGM presents Top 10 Euroleague Rookie Rankings. With the season halfway over, RealGM ranked best players who made their debut in Euroleague during the 13-14 season. Like season, Americans dominate the ranking, occupying the top five spots. Read more »
Europe Interview: Blake Schilb Of Crvena Zvezda

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM caught up with Blake Schilb to talk about the transition from France to Serbia, Crvena Zvezda’s performance in the Euroleague, rivalry with Partizan and much more. Read more »
24 Questions For The Start Of Euroleague 2013-14

by Erildas Budraitis

On Nikola Mirotic, a possible threepeat for Olympiacos, Carlos Arroy's return, can CSKA buy chemistry, the rise of Ukrainian basketball and much more. Read more »
Tony Parker Now And In The Future

by Jonathan Tjarks

At an age where most smaller guards are slowing down, Tony Parker is as good as ever. There’s no real secret to what he does: he takes what the defense gives him and doesn’t make the game hard on himself. That’s how a slight 6’2 31-year-old dominates a sport designed for giants. Read more »
Behind Serbia's EuroBasket Run

by Jonathan Tjarks

Through the first two rounds of EuroBasket 2013, there’s been no country more impressive than Serbia. Despite having the youngest team in Slovenia, with an average age of 24, they are tied for the second-best record. Read more »
The AAU System And How The NBA Could Fix It

by Jonathan Tjarks

Because there is no professional structure to youth basketball in the United States, a poorly organized and often self-defeating culture has developed in its place. If AAU basketball is bad for business, the NBA has the power to fix it and instead look to the models of Europe. Read more »
Europe Interview: Tomas Van Den Spiegel

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM recently caught up with Tomas Van Den Spiegel, a pioneer in European basketball's social media community, to talk about his retirement, career highlights, Belgium basketball and much more. Read more »
RealGM's 2012-13 Euroleague Awards

by Erildas Budraitis

Victor Khryapa wins Euroleague MVP, while Paul Davis is Rookie of the Year, Aron Baynes wins Most Improved and Georgios Bartzokas is Coach of the Year. Read more »
Beverley, Lin And The Rockets' Meritocracy

by Jonathan Tjarks

Patrick Beverley could be the Rockets' point guard of the future, a tremendous coup considering how they acquired him. He’s the new poster boy for the benefits of mining Europe for talent as well as a walking embarrassment for every point guard-hungry team in the league. Read more »
Euroleague Rookie Ladder

by Erildas Budraitis

Blake Schlib, Paul Davis, Ricky Hickman, Shelden Williams, Marcus Williams, Drew Gordon, Leo Westermann, Dashaun Wood, Nemanja Nedovic and Kelvin Rivers are amongst the top newcomers to Euroleague this season. Read more »
Euroleague's Most Improved Players Of The 2012-13 Season

by Erildas Budraitis

Aron Baynes, Shawn James, Nemanja Bjelica, Curtis Jerrells, Vladimir Lucic, Pietro Aradori, Jaka Blazic, Ante Tomic, Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Kostas Papanikolaou have had breakout seasons in Euroleague. Read more »