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Donatas Urbonas hosts a basketball podcast, centered around Euroleague and European basketball events.
Donatas Urbonas hosts a basketball podcast, centered around Euroleague and European basketball events.
New No. 1 In Our EuroLeague Power Rankings!
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URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas, Gytis Blazevicius, and Augustas Suliauskas reveal their updated EuroLeague Power Rankings, featuring some major risers and fallers, and a new No. 1 team at the top!
carVertical. USE CODE BASKETBALL for a 20% discount on your carVertical report. URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas is joined by Partizan’s Kevarrius Hayes to discuss the most underrated teams and players in the EuroLeague, as well as a preseason power ranking that left Partizan players shocked by their team’s position.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius are joined by Trabzonspor’s Isaiah Canaan, who shares his comeback story, reveals his top four EuroLeague title contenders, picks the most underrated, most entertaining, and biggest surprise teams, discusses the Greek basketball scandal, and recalls some unusual experiences with referees.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to a major match-fixing scandal in Greece involving the president of the Greek Basketball Federation and former and current EuroLeague referees, discussing shocking testimonies revealed in the case.
URBONUS co-hosts Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to the incredible Belgrade derby in EuroLeague’s round 7, where Partizan Belgrade managed to beat Crvena Zvezda Belgrade in the overtime 85-82. From pre-game conflicts to Partizan’s dominant first half, Red Star’s come back in the 4th and Pajola’s three that decided the game. carVertical. USE CODE BASKETBALL for a 20% discount on your carVertical report.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas pick five EuroLeague teams that would benefit from a trade and propose potential deals that could shake up the league.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas discuss Tyler Dorsey’s situation at Olympiacos and whether his time with the club could be coming to an end.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to Paolo Galbiati’s firing at Baskonia and evaluate every EuroLeague coach’s job security, ranking who’s on the hottest seat right now.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to Olympiacos Piraeus 102-97 win over Valencia Basket. The guys discuss what were the keys to the historic comeback from a 28 point deficit, also break down the incredible individual performances from Jean Montero, Evan Fournier, Mbaye Ndiaye, Nikola Milutinov and others.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to Panathinaikos’ EuroLeague win over Fenerbahce, highlighting remarkable changes in PAO’s playing style that go beyond their best start to a EuroLeague season in 19 years.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius review every single home and away jersey for each EuroLeague team. Which ones do the guys want to buy and which ones feel like they are from Temu?
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to the first 3 game rounds in the EuroLeague. From Olympiacos Piraeus & Panathinaikos Athens already being the clear title favorites, to concerns about Real Madrid’s roster fit within Pedro Martinez’s system.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to Mike James’ Achilles injury against Crvena Zvezda and discuss whether it could have been his final EuroLeague game. Join BasketNews EuroLeague Fantasy now.
URBONUS’ Gytis Blazevicius, Augustas Suliauskas & Rytis Vysniauskas made their bold predictions for the 2026-27 EuroLeague season. From who’s going to have best defense to whether Olympiacos will have major signings during the year. Join BasketNews EuroLeague Fantasy now: https://fantasy.basketnews.com/teams
URBONUS’ Gytis Blazevicius, Augustas Suliauskas & Rytis Vysniauskas put all 2026-27 EuroLeague season teams into the inaugural power ranking. Join BasketNews EuroLeague Fantasy now!
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius took a look at each team in the EuroLeague and their possible best & worst case scenarios.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius came up with an over/under statement for each team in the EuroLeague. Then they picked whether they believe the statement to go over or under their proposed number.
URBONUS co-hosts Donatas Urbonas & Gytis Blazevicius rank each 2026-27 EuroLeague team based on their excitement level. Join BasketNews EuroLeague Fantasy now!
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius try to guess EuroLeague teams based off combinations of emojis. Join BasketNews EuroLeague Fantasy now!
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius open the history books and go down their own memory lane to pick the most memorable, iconic and loved players in every EuroLeague team’s history.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to podcast viewers’ wildest predictions for the 2026-27 EuroLeague season. From Panathinaikos going undefeated to ASVEL losing every single game. Join BasketNews EuroLeague Fantasy now!
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius previewed each EuroLeague team’s second units and put them in a tier-list from “Starting 5” to “Bench warmers”.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to the friendly game between the Serbia & France in the preparation for the FIBA World Cup 2027 European Qualifying Window. The guys discuss why Jokic had a better game than Wemby and how well do these teams look before their official games.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to the reported separation between Thomas Walkup and Olympiacos Piraeus. The guys discuss the current state both sides are in, what might have caused this situation and what this means for Walkup’s legacy in Piraeus.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius took a list of the Top 20 best remaining EuroLeague free agents who played in the league last year and assigned each of them to all 20 EuroLeague teams.
Protect your privacy anywhere you go. Visit https://surfshark.com/basketnews or use code BASKETNEWS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius picked the starting 5s of each country represented in the EuroLeague. Then they ranked them 1 through 14, including Greece, Serbia, Turkey, Germany, Lithuania, USA and many more.
Protect your privacy anywhere you go. Visit Surfshark or use code BASKETNEWS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius pick the biggest strength and biggest red flag for every EuroLeague team heading into the 2026-27 season.
Protect your privacy anywhere you go. Visit https://surfshark.com/basketnews or use code BASKETNEWS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius reacted to the schedule of the 2026-27 season. All the most anticipated games with spicy storylines were put in a tier-list from “games of the season” to “skipppable”.
Protect your privacy anywhere you go. Visit https://surfshark.com/basketnews or use code BASKETNEWS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius put all EuroLeague teams starting 5s into a tier-list. From Monstars to contenders, mid teams and those that are “cooked”.
Protect your privacy anywhere you go. Visit https://surfshark.com/basketnews or use code BASKETNEWS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to all the wild & hot takes from BasketNews community regarding the 2026 EuroLeague Transfer Market moves.
Protect your privacy anywhere you go. Visit https://surfshark.com/basketnews or use code BASKETNEWS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to the rumoured Panathinaikos Athens offers to Nigel Williams-Goss & Sylvain Francisco. The guys also discuss why the lack of financial regulations in European basketball is hurting the EuroLeague as a product.
Protect your privacy anywhere you go. Visit https://surfshark.com/basketnews or use code BASKETNEWS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius go through every EuroLeague team’s offseason moves in the 2026 summer and give it a grade from 1 to 10. From teams that kept their cores and added players in vital positions, to those that had to rebuild from scratch.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to Panathinaikos’ offseason moves following the signing of Guerschon Yabusele, rank the biggest budgets in the EuroLeague, and debate whether PAO have built a better roster than Olympiacos.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius pick out their favorite EuroLeague 2026 off-season signings that happened so far. From PAO, Crvena Zvezda and Real Madrid changing their coaches, to some exciting players signing with Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Valencia and Fenerbahce.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius recap the first round of the FIBA World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers. Which teams and NBA stars are at risk of missing the 2027 FIBA World Cup and who almost guaranteed their tickets to the tournament.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to Serbia’s hard-fought win over Switzerland, a game that demanded an NBA playoff-level workload from Nikola Jokic. They also break down Turkiye’s surprising struggles against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia’s next opponent in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius preview the upcoming FIBA World Cup 2027 European Qualifier window in July 2026, which will be the culmination of the first round. Which teams have the best rosters and who must win to keep their hopes of qualifying alive.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to Fenerbahce Istanbul signing long-time Anadolu Efes star Shane Larkin. The guys discuss the weight of this signing, how Larkin might fit in Fenerbahce’s roster and how the Turkish team is building their roster for the 2026-27 season.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas & Gytis Blazevicius took some of the most iconic EuroLeague photos and put them in a tier list. From ones that could make the best meme to ones that should be hung in the Louvre.
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas & Gytis Blazevicius tried to guess random EuroLeague players from various seasons by only seeing their stats in that season. Did you do better than our hosts?
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas & Gytis Blazevicius rank the biggest EuroLeague signings of all-time by putting them in a tier list. Which of these off-season moves shocked you the most?
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius discuss Panathinaikos’ decision to part ways with Ergin Ataman, look back at whether his tenure should be considered a success, and explain why Zeljko Obradovic could be the perfect candidate to take over the Greens.
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URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas answer BN+ members’ questions in a Q&A session, diving into the latest details behind Kendrick Nunn’s shocking deal in Qatar, Zalgiris’ moves in free agency, the growing chaos in domestic leagues, and the hottest EuroLeague transfer rumors. The full episode is available exclusively to BN+ members. Join here. Topics: Zalgiris’ new transfer target; How much will Saben Lee earn at Zalgiris?; Is Zalgiris still interested in Sterling Brown?; Our breakout candidates for next season; What’s going on with Efes?; The most shocking domestic league upset; The Greek League Finals have gone too far; Think EuroLeague salaries are crazy? Wait for this…; The best destination for Trey Lyles; Sergio Scariolo’s future at Real Madrid; Ibon Navarro in Zvezda: over or under 6 months?; We found Europe’s New York Knicks.
Protect your privacy anywhere you go. Visit Surfshark or use code BASKETNEWS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas, Gytis Blazevicius & Augustas Suliauskas go through the rosters of each EuroLeague team, while picking & previewing potential signings for the 2026-27 season. Which of these off-season rumoured moves would make these teams contenders and which don’t make any sense at all?
Protect your privacy anywhere you go. Visit https://surfshark.com/basketnews or use code BASKETNEWS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! URBONUS’ Rytis Vysniauskas & Augustas Suliauskas react to an incredible EuroLeague final game between Olympiacos and Real Madrid. The guys analyze Giorgos Bartzokas’ never-seen-before lineup that clinched the title, discuss the referees’ decisions in the end while also highlighting the biggest heroes for the Greek team: Evan Fournier and Alec Peters. Episode partner: — ELABET – the leading Online Betting destination. More: https://shorturl.at/RLzSd
Protect your privacy anywhere you go. Visit https://surfshark.com/basketnews or use code BASKETNEWS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! URBONUS’ Rytis Vysniauskas & Augustas Suliauskas preview the upcoming EuroLeague final between Olympiacos and Real Madrid. The guys discuss whether or not an injury-depleted Real's roster can somehow hurt Bartzokas' squad and analyze their semifinal win against Valencia. Episode partner: — ELABET – the leading Online Betting destination. More: https://shorturl.at/RLzSd
Protect your privacy anywhere you go. Visit https://surfshark.com/basketnews or use code BASKETNEWS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! URBONUS’ Rytis Vysniauskas & Augustas Suliauskas discuss Olympiacos’ convincing semifinal win against Fenerbahce. How did the Greeks held their opponents to only 61 points & why the depth of Olympiacos prevailed in this battle. Episode partner: — ELABET – the leading Online Betting destination. More: https://shorturl.at/RLzSd
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas & Gytis Blazevicius preview both highly anticipated semifinal matchups ahead of the EuroLeague 2026 Final Four in Athens. The guys debate whether the massive clash between Olympiacos and Fenerbahce is the true final, break down the Spanish showdown between Real Madrid and Valencia, and share their ultimate predictions for who will advance to the championship game. Episode partner: — ELABET – the leading Online Betting destination. More: https://shorturl.at/RLzSd
URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas & Gytis Blazevicius discuss the biggest issues Panathinaikos had this season & propose changes that would make PAO a true title contender next year. Episode partner: — ELABET – the leading Online Betting destination. More: https://shorturl.at/RLzSd