BasketNews Talks
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Interviews with basketball people from NBA to EuroLeague to domestic leagues.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Description:
Interviews with basketball people from NBA to EuroLeague to domestic leagues.
Language:
English
Episodes
Partizan & Zvezda’s Wild Cards, Dubai in EL & Maccabi’s Concern (with Paulius Motiejunas)
1/10/2024
EuroLeague CEO Paulius Motiejunas delves into the future of the competition, addresses concerns about Maccabi’s situation, evaluates Partizan’s and Zvezda’s case for long-term licenses, weighs in on Dubai’s potential entry, and discusses other crucial topics.
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Duration:00:40:45
Why NBA is Easiest to Score In & Jokic for 3rd Straight MVP (with Markus Howard)
2/14/2023
In the latest episode of BN Talks, current Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and former Denver Nuggets guard Markus Howard ranks the top five most challenging basketball leagues to score. He also shares valuable insights he’s learned from players like Nikola Jokic, Michael Porter Jr., and Facundo Campazzo.
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Duration:00:14:06
A Message From Michael Jordan & Social Media Being Fake (with Cory Higgins)
1/25/2023
In the latest episode of BN Talks, Donatas Urbonas is joined by 2-time EuroLeague champion & current FC Barcelona guard Cory Higgins. Cory talks about his relationship with Michael Jordan & why he does not use social media.
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Duration:00:24:10
EuroLeague in 2026, Final Four Future & #FreeFacu Situation (with Marshall Glickman)
1/17/2023
In an exclusive interview with BasketNews, EuroLeague CEO Marshall Glickman shared the league’s future plans, and discussed the reasoning behind the ban of Crvena Zvezda and the situation with Facundo Campazzo.
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Duration:00:47:25
NBA Future After New Olympiacos Contract & Off-Ball Masterclass (with Sasha Vezenkov)
1/12/2023
BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas interviews Olympiacos Pireus forward & EuroLeague star Sasha Vezenkov. Donatas & Sasha discuss his incredible ability to score off-ball, his personal & Olympiacos' growth through the last few years and his future regarding the NBA & Sacramento Kings.
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Duration:00:18:50
Painful EuroBasket Loss & Myth About Giannis’ Olympiacos Support (with Kostas Antetokounmpo)
1/9/2023
BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas interviews Fenerbahce Istanbul center Kostas Antetokounmpo. They discuss his unique quality among the Antetokounbros, painful EuroBasket loss, Panathinaikos & Olympiacos rumors, and misconception about Giannis’ favorite Greek team.
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Duration:00:17:24
Rescuing EuroLeague, Changing Twitter & Coaching Allen Iverson (with Andrea Trinchieri)
12/29/2022
BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas interviews Bayern Munich head coach Andrea Trinchieri. They discusses the changes needed in European basketball, potential format ideas that would benefit all parties, coaching Allen Iverson, overachieving, and why we lost control of Twitter.
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Duration:00:51:04
Edy Tavares on Phone Call with Campazzo & Why Centers Don’t Win EuroLeague MVP
12/17/2022
BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas interviews Real Madrid center Edy Tavares. They discuss Tavares’ NBA comparison, a hypothetical phone call with Facundo Campazzo, Victor Wembanyama, and one game he would show to Cape Verdean kids.
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Duration:00:10:26
Derrick Williams on Top NBA Draft Picks Failing in Europe & Redrafting Himself in 201
12/7/2022
Panathinaikos Athens star Derrick Williams sits down with Donatas Urbonas to discuss how challenging EuroLeague game is even for the top NBA draft picks, which EuroLeague players could succeed in the NBA, and where he wished to get drafted in the 2011 NBA draft.
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Duration:00:30:20
Dimitris Itoudis on why NBA superstars don’t guarantee EuroBasket title & questions for FIBA
11/24/2022
Fenerbahce Istanbul head coach Dimitris Itoudis sits down with Donatas Urbonas for a discussion about FIBA’s problematic schedule, EuroBasket superstars, coaching Giannis and the fresh start with Fenerbahce.
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Duration:00:37:41
Nikola Kalinic on EuroBasket fiasco, leaving Zvezda & reshaped Fener
11/17/2022
Barcelona's forward Nikola Kalinic sits down with Donatas Urbonas for an interview about Serbian national team, FIBA windows, new & improved Fenerbahce and struggling Crevena Zvezda.
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Duration:00:18:28
Vassilis Spanoulis’ Idol, Coaching in the NBA & Disagreeing w/ Bartzokas Advice
11/3/2022
EuroLeague legend Vassilis Spanoulis sits down with Donatas Urbonas for a quick interview. The new Peristeri Athens coach talks about his ideas for new-school coaching, the potential bridge to the NBA for European coaches and reveals who he would love to have dinner with for some basketball discussions.
Duration:00:16:34
Curry & Teodosic Lessons, Green-Poole Incident & Recovery From Infection (BN Talks w/ Nico Mannion)
10/19/2022
BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas talks to the former Golden State Warriors and current Virtus Bologna guard Nico Mannion.
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Duration:00:14:53
Why Galatasaray Match Up Well With Efes & How They Turned Their Season (Isaiah Canaan & Melo Trimble)
5/31/2022
BasketNews’ Uygar Karaca interviews the key players of Galatasaray Nef Istanbul Isaiah Canaan and Melo Trimble. Topics:
Duration:00:42:11
Legendary Halftime Interview, Best Fans in Turkey & Topping Partizan (John Holland & Andrew Andrews)
5/11/2022
BasketNews’ Uygar Karaca interviews the key players of EuroCup sensation Frutti Extra Bursaspor John Holland and Andrew Andrews.
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Duration:00:30:51
Beating Partizan & Building Best Offense in EuroCup (Bursaspor’s Coach Alimpijevic)
5/2/2022
BasketNews’ Uygar Karaca interviews the head coach of EuroCup sensation Frutti Extra Bursaspor Dusan Alimpijevic.
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Duration:00:49:12
Future in Europe, Wild Beginnings in Barca, Ben Simmons & Boomers
3/16/2022
Donatas Urbonas sits down with FC Barcelona guard Dante Exum to share his wild beginnings in the EuroLeague, future in Europe, shining Josh Giddey, and new look Boomers with Ben Simmons.
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Duration:00:21:32
Why Nikola Kalinic Refused Partizan & A Message To Serbian Fans
3/9/2022
Donatas Urbonas sits down with Crvena Zvezda’s star forward Nikola Kalinic to discuss recently winning Serbian Cup, Zeljko Obradovic’s interest in him and what he hopes from Red Star & their fans in the future.
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Duration:00:44:32
Svetislav Pesic on How Jokic & Doncic Changed the NBA and Tough Task For Zeljko
3/4/2022
Donatas Urbonas interviews legendary coach Svetislav Pesic, who's now taking on the challenge to lead the Serbian NT to gold after more than 20 years.
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Duration:00:18:03
Isaiah Canaan on ’Shushing’ the EuroLeague & Freaky NBA Injury
2/9/2022
Donatas Urbonas sits down with UNICS point guard Isaiah Canaan. Isaiah addresses the infamous 'Shush' to Barcelona fans & shares thoughts on his roughest periods in life. Topics:
Duration:00:42:10