Erildas Budraitis - Basketball Analysis

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 »
The Euroleague Elite 50-40-90 Club

by Erildas Budraitis

Nikola Mirotic, Sarunas Jasikevicius and Trajan Langdon are amongst the Euroleague players that have shot better than 50 percent from the floor, 40 percent from three and 90 percent from the free throw line. Read more »
Americans Winning Titles Abroad, 2013 Edition

by Erildas Budraitis

In 45 European national leagues, there were 107 players from the United States on their rosters. Read more »
Europe Interview: Deon Thompson Of Alba Berlin

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM recently caught up with Deon Thompson to discuss his success in Europe, his game improvement and plans to make it to the NBA. Read more »
Europe Interview: Mindaugas Kupsas

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM interviewed Sabonis-alum Mindaugas Kupsas, the only potential NBA draftee from Lithuania this year, to talk about his development, the upcoming NBA draft, future plans and much more. Read more »
Europe Interview: Dirk Bauermann Of Lietuvos Rytas

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM sat down with Dirk Bauermann in Vilnius to talk about the changes in his life, time with Lietuvos Rytas, German basketball, Dirk Nowitzki, his new role with Poland national team and much more. Read more »
Euroleague Interview: Ettore Messina Of CSKA

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM sat down with Ettore Messina in London to talk about what the future holds for CSKA, the Euroleague Final Four format, Viktor Khryapa and things that money can't buy. Read more »
Euroleague Interview: President Jordi Bertomeu

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM sat down with Euroleague president Jordi Bertomeu to discuss the 2012-13 season, the new format of the competition, its biggest problems and the future of Euroleague. 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 »
Europe Interview: Nemanja Nedovic Of Lietuvos Rytas

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM sat down with Nemanja Nedovic in Vilnius to talk about his first season with Lietuvos Rytas, development in the Euroleague, his NBA dream and much more. 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 »
RealGM Interview: Andrew Sullivan Of Leicester Riders

by Erildas Budraitis

Andrew Sullivan sat down with RealGM to discuss joys and sorrows of the British basketball, his personal career, Great Britain national team, Luol Deng and much more. Read more »
The Euroleague MVP Race

by Erildas Budraitis

Bobby Brown, Viktor Khryapa, Vassilis Spanoulis, Rudy Fernandez, Nenad Krstic, Jordan Farmar, Sonny Weems and Ante Tomic are all candidates to win the Euroleague MVP this season. Read more »
Europe Interview: Josh Powell Of Olympiacos

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM caught up with Josh Powell in Greece for a one-on-one interview to discuss his new team Olympiacos, Euroleague, his career in the NBA, Lakers and much more. Read more »
Europe Interview: Dontaye Draper Of Real Madrid

by Erildas Budraitis

Over the past couple of season Dontaye Draper has established himself in Europe as a pass-first type Euroleague point guard with excellent scoring skills. Read more »
Euroleague Power Rankings: Centers

by Erildas Budraitis

Nikola Mirotic, Nenad Krstic, Erazem Lorbek, Ioannis Bourousis, Darjus Lavrinovic, Sofoklis Schorstanitis and David Andersen are amongst the best centers in Euroleague. Read more »
Euroleague Power Rankings: Power Forwards

by Erildas Budraitis

Viktor Khryapa, Georgios Printezis, Felipe Reyes, Paulius Jankunas, Marcus Slaughter and Mike Batiste are amongst the best power forwards in Euroleague this season. Read more »
The Rise Of Zalgiris

by Erildas Budraitis

Getting back to the roots of European hoops - slow-paced, efficient positional basketball has brought success to Zalgiris Read more »
Euroleague Power Rankings: Small Forwards

by Erildas Budraitis

Sonny Weems, Pete Mickeal, Andres Nocioni, Bostjan Nachbar, Emir Preldzic, Malik Hairston, Bojan Bogdanovic, Mickael Gelable, Krunoslav Simon and Jonas Maciulis are the top small forwards in Euroleage this season. Read more »