Fenerbahce Beko joins Olympiacos BC as the only teams to have guaranteed a top-10 finish after beating LDLC ASVEL 92-82 in Round 29.

Fenerbahce seals postseason spot by downing ASVEL, 92-82

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul has become the second team to book a spot in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague postseason after beating LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 92-82 in Round 29. Saras Jasikevicius’s men improved to 20-9 having won their fifth straight game at Ulker Sport and Event Hall, while Pierric Poupet’s ASVEL suffered a sixth straight defeat to fall to 11-17.

Wade Baldwin led Fenerbahce in scoring with 15 points, in addition to posting a team-high 6 assists. Bonzie Colson and Errick McCollum both chipped in with 10 points apiece. Impressively, nine of the 11 Fenerbahce players that stepped onto the floor netted at least 8 points. For ASVEL, Joffrey Lauvergne poured in a game-high 20 points and grabbed a game-best 9 rebounds. Nando De Colo recorded a 13-point, 11-assist double-double, with Andre Roberson adding 11 points and Neal Sako contributing 10 points.

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Despite being without the injured Theo Maledon, ASVEL could lean on the play of Lauvergne early on as he scored 6 points to put ASVEL 11-8 up. The French big man was involved in all aspects of ASVEL’s play and drained a three-pointer to tie things up at 13-13. Melvin Ajinca and De Colo gave the visitors the lead, but a Baldwin triple restored Fenerbahce’s advantage, 21-19. Baldwin scored again and Jilson Bango dunked inside, while Nicolo Melli’s corner three ensured it was 30-23 after 10 minutes.

De Colo got ASVEL off to a good start in the second quarter with a three-point play, 30-26, but scores by Bango, Tarik Biberovic and Baldwin made it a double-digit ballgame at 36-26. Lauvergne, just as he did in the first quarter, took over by netting 8 points to move to 17 in the game as ASVEL cut the gap to one point, 38-37. McCollum and Bonzie Colson made it comfortable once again for Fenerbahce, 46-37, yet a strong finish to the second period by ASVEL saw the visitors go on a 7-3 run to trail 49-44 at the break, with De Colo having hit a buzzer-beating three to end the half.

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McCollum scored 5 points out of the interval to double Fenerbahce’s lead to 54-44. It took more than three and a half minutes for ASVEL to finally put some points on the board, with Lauvergne making a pair of free throws before Roberson scored a layup, 56-48. When Nigel Hayes-Davis scored his first points of the night with a three in transition, Fenerbahce led 61-50. A three-pointer apiece by Roberson and Shaquielle Harrison helped ASVEL trim the gap to six points, 64-58, but Harrison ended up having to go back to the locker room after landing awkwardly as he contested a Baldwin three-point attempt. Then, Sanli’s put-back score and Hall’s triple were enough for Fenerbahce to take a 70-60 lead into the fourth quarter.

The ASVEL fightback was led by Paris Lee and Ben Bentil as they netted 5 points apiece, but Fenerbahce still held a 78-70 advantage. It was then the turn of David Lighty to show what he can do with a mid-range jumper and a three, but Hall and Hayes-Davis’s scores in between prevented ASVEL from getting close, 83-75. Nicolo Melli struck from distance and Hayes-Davis scored a layup to set a game-high 14-point lead, 90-76, and Fenerbahce saw out the final 2:43 minutes before coming away with a 92-82 victory.

The Turkish side joins Olympiacos Piraeus as the only teams to have guaranteed a top-10 finish

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2025-03-13T17:45:00.000Z)

Sasha Vezenkov and Kendrick Nunn, the two leading candidates to become the EuroLeague Regular Season MVP, go head to head when Olympiacos BC and Panathinaikos BC face off on Friday night.

Olympiacos vs. Panathinaikos: Will the real MVP please stand up?

Eminem asked “Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?” in his hit song “The Real Slim Shady” in 2000, but looking at the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, a similar question could be posed in the lead-up to Friday’s Greek derby: Will the real MVP please stand up?

This will be the 23rd time that [Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/) and [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) have locked horns in the EuroLeague this century, and most of the focus surrounding this clash of titans has surrounded the two teams’ MVP candidates, [Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/) and [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/).

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two of front runners for MVP 🏆 👀 <a href="https://twitter.com/SashaVe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SashaVe</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/nunnbetter_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nunnbetter_</a> have been on fire this season 🔥 <br><br>But who do the people of the Greek capital think should win the award? <br><br>We hit the streets to find out 🎙️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RivalrySeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RivalrySeries</a> I <a href="https://twitter.com/PaniniAmerica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PaniniAmerica</a> <a href="https://t.co/bhvWL2cR0C">pic.twitter.com/bhvWL2cR0C</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1899517115431825428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Vezenkov, the 2022-23 EuroLeague MVP and this season’s MVP of the Month for January, has picked up where he left off when he was last in the EuroLeague, ranking first in PIR (24.5), second in scoring (20.1 PPG) and seventh in rebounds (6.3). His play on the court has been integral in Olympiacos becoming the first team to qualify for the postseason as the Reds boast a league-best 21-7 record.

Nunn, on the other hand, secured his first MVP of the Month award in February and is averaging a league-best 20.6 points per game. Particularly with fellow star [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/) having gone down with a fibula fracture in Round 17, Nunn has taken his game to another level to guide Panathinaikos to an 18-10 record and third place in the league.

It would be normal for the two stars of Greece’s two giant clubs to be at each other’s throats, but instead there is a mutual appreciation and respect.

“He’s a great player and, most importantly, he’s a great person,” Nunn said of Vezenkov. “Just the little time of knowing him and just watching him play, what he does is amazing. He’s unique and nobody does it like he does, to be honest. He’s very effective without being ball dominant, which is pretty rare in basketball. Not a lot of guys can do it.”

Likewise, Vezenkov only had kind words to say about Panathinaikos’s electric scorer.

“I said it multiple times, he’s a great player and great person,” the Olympiacos star said of Nunn. “I won the award, too, but in February it was his turn. We have to focus and we know they’re coming for us on Friday. They won the \[Greek\] Cup, so we need this game.”

Olympiacos Piraeus forward Sasha Vezenkov spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade in Round 28 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Sasha Vezenkov: 'Kendrick Nunn is a great player and great person'

Olympiacos and Panathinaikos each come into Friday’s derby on winning streaks, with the Reds having won five straight games while the Greens have chained together four victories, and a big performance by Vezenkov or Nunn in a triumphant effort could go some way towards determining the Regular Season MVP.

There has been a celebratory atmosphere at Olympiacos of late, not only because of the team’s winning performances – coach Georgios Bartzokas’s men have won 12 of their last 13 games – but because of [the club celebrating its 100th anniversary](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/high-flying-olympiacos-celebrates-100th-birthday-with-eyes-set-on-the-prize/). Hopes are sky-high for the Reds this season, with Vezenkov and fellow star signing [Evan Fournier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/evan-fournier/013380/) determined to bring a fourth EuroLeague championship to Piraeus and end the club’s 12-year wait to wear Europe’s crown.

Nunn and Panathinaikos know what it takes to do just that, as they showed last year, and an eighth star is all that anyone is thinking about in Athens. First, though, the Greens know they can take another big step forward towards securing home-court advantage in the playoffs with a victory at SEF on Friday.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A big week ahead as focus shifts to the Greek Derby 🇬🇷 <br><br>And we brought out some legendary jerseys 🤩<br><br>Check out the thread below for them all ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/C6z40AQP32">pic.twitter.com/C6z40AQP32</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1899145366387282392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

To do that, Panathinaikos will need to put some demons to bed having lost seven straight EuroLeague games against Olympiacos. The last time the Greens downed the Reds was on February 5, 2021, as they came away with a 77-88 win at SEF. Both clubs were in transition at that time, but they enter this latest Greek derby as the two favorite teams to lift the EuroLeague title in May.

Not much separates the two teams, so the play of the two teams’ MVP candidates could go some way towards determining the final outcome. Will the real MVP please stand up?

Sasha Vezenkov and Kendrick Nunn go head to head at SEF

Olympiacos Piraeus v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2025-03-14T19:15:00.000Z)

Noa Kouakou values the joy of celebrating - like he did with U18 Pole France INSEP Paris at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Belgrade - but deeper inside the French forward is the motivation of two gut-wrenching losses on the biggest of stages in 2024.  

Hustler Kouakou turned gut-wrenching losses into motivation 

Noa Kouakou values the joy of celebrating - like he did with U18 Pole France INSEP Paris at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Belgrade - but deeper inside the French forward is the motivation of two gut-wrenching losses on the biggest of stages in 2024. 

Kouakou was a force at both ends of the court for INSEP in Belgrade as the two-time continental champion proved too much for U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan in the first-place game. The athletic and versatile forward collected 15 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in the 74-60 victory and earned the Most Valuable Player award.

“It’s a team title - not just mine. If I am MVP, it’s because of my teammates. If they don’t pass me the ball I can’t score. It’s all the work of the team, not just mine,” said Kouakou, who averaged 15.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 0.8 blocks for the tournament.

“I am really happy for my team. And proud of myself for doing everything I could to help my team win. And that is what happened. We will just enjoy the moment and then focus on Abu Dhabi.”

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/noakkh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@noakkh</a> is the MVP of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NextGenEuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NextGenEuroLeague</a> qualifier in Belgrade 🇫🇷👏🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NextGenEuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NextGenEuroLeague</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/adidasBasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#adidasBasketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/HMPLVVrGOt">pic.twitter.com/HMPLVVrGOt</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1898848431797354914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

And it is in the United Arab Emirates that Kouakou hopes to avenge one of the most bitter losses in his still young career. He is one of six INSEP players back from the team that lost 85-84 to U18 Real Madrid in an overtime thriller in the NextGen Championship Game last season in Berlin.

“I learned a lot of things. Real was a really, really good team. They played good basketball with a really high IQ. They had really good players. The game was really hard physically,” said Kouakou, who contributed 1 rebound in 6:09 minutes of action playing a year younger. “Last year I didn’t have the same role as this year. It taught me that you have to be really consistent the whole game.”

Kouakou then played with his own 2007-born generation last summer at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024 in Istanbul, where France was considered a title challenger to the United States, which had never lost a game in the history of the cadet global competition with six undefeated championships.

France held tight with the USA in the first game of the tournament and lost 104-81 but then were surprised by China in the second game. A win over Guinea meant a Round of 16 matchup with Puerto Rico, who ended up shocking the French 91-84 to end the hopes of a rematch against the Americans in the Final. And Kouakou had visions of Real and Berlin all over again.

"The finals will be the real, real games. The real basketball, the real best players."

“It was really the same thing as Real Madrid. The fact that you have to be really consistent the whole game. The game is 40 minutes. It’s not 39 or 38. You have to play 40 minutes and give your whole body on the court,” said Kouakou, who contributed 1 point, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 block in 16 minutes against Puerto Rico.

“The energy that the bench can give us on the court is really important. We could have been better in this aspect than we were in Turkiye - bring more energy.”

Kouakou averaged 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds in 16 minutes at the U17 World Cup last summer. But those two losses fueled him.

“It’s really extra motivation for me. I have never won a gold medal with the national team or a final tournament with the club. We won this tournament but it’s just a qualifier. The finals will be the real, real games. The real basketball, the real best players. It hurts me a lot to always lose, but I learned so much from those losses. It’s all a benefit for me for later.”

Kouakou has put that motivation into his work off the court. His Instagram profile includes the phrase “Hustler 69” and on one of his posts it says: “Hustlers don’t stop, they keep going”.

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The number represents France’s 69th department Lyon - Kouakou’s home city - and hustler, he says, is a mentality.

“Hustle hard every day. Reach your potential one percent more every day by giving your full potential every day. Don’t waste your time. Every day you have, improve yourself. Improve your weaknesses and try to be your best self,” Kouakou said.

The 2.08-meter forward also prides himself on his defense.

“Defense is a mentality. It’s the thing that makes you win the game. Without defense, you cannot win and you cannot be a complete player. You cannot be a very versatile player without defense. I really enjoy being able to defend every position from point guard to center. I try my best at that. It means a lot for me to get a stop and see my teammates enjoy the moment. It makes me happy,” he said.

INSEP head coach Francois Peronnet can see the work Kouakou has put in.

“He has energy at both sides of the court and on and off the court. He has improved a lot the last two seasons. Now he is more facing the basket. He can really move on the floor - both offensively and defensively. He can be an outside player. He still can improve but it’s great to have him on the team,” said Peronnet, who is spending his first season as INSEP head coach.

Koukoua has one more chance to win a NextGen EuroLeague crown, which would make hoisting the trophy in Abu Dhabi that much more special.

“It would mean a lot because it’s my last year at INSEP. I did my three years at INSEP and improved a lot. I respect all my coaches, shout out to them. It would mean a lot of things for me,  lots of emotion to play with those guys. I have known some of them for eight years. So it would really make me happy.”

And the hustler could finally call himself a champion.

Noa Kouakou was named the NextGen EuroLeague Belgrade MVP

In his best season to date in the EuroLeague, Nick Weiler-Babb has transformed into a versatile all-around weapon for FC Bayern Basketball.

Nick Weiler-Babb feels confident as Bayern’s starting point guard

Never change a winning team, they say. But what defines ‘team’? A bond of athletes who, thanks to cultural, social, sporting closeness, come together to be successful. On wooden floors around Europe, for example.

This version of [FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fc-bayern-munich/mun/) coached by Gordon Herbert perfectly sums up the definition of a well-equipped and strong team, for different and various reasons.

Starting with the novelty of having the German national team’s former head coach, who has been capable of writing the country’s basketball history in recent times, bringing his style to one of the most decorated German powerhouses.

But also relying on continuity, considering the vast majority of Bayern’s roster is composed of players who have been around Munich for more than one Oktoberfest.

Now to the more difficult question: what defines a ‘winning team’? Well, the ones who are superior enough to finish with trophies in their hands at the end of the season, that’s the easy answer.

The genesis of a winning team could also rely on going on a 25-0 run in a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game, considering how extremely difficult that is.

Bayern did just that at SAP Garden against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, one of their fiercest rivals in the race to make the EuroLeague Playoffs, finishing with a crucial 100-82 win in Round 28.

As said, never change a winning team and therefore the players who are key to that success: [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/) didn’t rest for a single minute during that 25-0 run.

Read more [HERE](https://www.eurohoops.net/en/trademarks/1796550/nick-weiler-babb-bayern-munich-euroleague-germany-interview/).

In his best season to date in the EuroLeague, the defensive specialist has transformed into a versatile all-around weapon for the Bavarians

ALBA Berlin has announced its decision to part ways with head coach Israel Gonzalez, who has been replaced by his assistant, Pedro Calles.

Pedro Calles replaces Israel Gonzalez as ALBA head coach

[ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/alba-berlin/ber/) has announced its decision to part ways with head coach Israel Gonzalez, who has been replaced by his assistant, Pedro Calles.

Gonzalez oversaw 129 ALBA games in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague over the last four seasons, posting a 33-96 record. He had previously worked as an assistant at ALBA between 2017 and 2021, when he was promoted to the role of head coach.

This season, Gonzalez's ALBA have gone 4-24 and sit bottom of the EuroLeague standings.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Israel González freigestellt / Pedro Calles übernimmt als Cheftrainer<br> <br>Wir haben unseren Cheftrainer Israel González mit sofortiger Wirkung freigestellt. Diese Entscheidung teilten die Club-Verantwortlichen dem Team am Mittwochmorgen mit.<br> <br>Gracias por todo, Isra! <a href="https://t.co/C3FegH2XkY">pic.twitter.com/C3FegH2XkY</a></p>&mdash; ALBA BERLIN (@albaberlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/albaberlin/status/1899816421556719932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Calles, meanwhile, will get his first taste of being a head coach at the EuroLeague level. His only previous experience in Europe's top two continental competitions came in the 2021-22 season with Veolia Towers Hamburg, which he led to a 7-11 record in the BKT EuroCup.

Like Gonzalez, Calles takes on this role after being an assistant coach at the club. He arrived at ALBA in January 2025 and has previously been head coach at three German clubs: Rasta Vechta (2018-20), Hamburg (2020-22) and Oldenburg (2022-24).

Calles, who took ALBA's training session this Wednesday morning, will lead the team for the first time on Thursday night as the German side takes on Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz at Uber Arena.

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The assistant will lead the team for the first time against Baskonia on Thursday

The Fantasy Challenge Podcast is here for Round 29 and with it comes another guest co-host as Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz big man Chima Moneke joins Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs of Euroleague.net for episode No. 22.

Chima Moneke co-hosts this week's Fantasy Challenge Podcast

The Fantasy Challenge Podcast is here for Round 29 and with it comes another guest co-host as [Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/bas/) big man [Chima Moneke](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/chima-moneke/012201/) joins [Javier Gancedo](https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fganchetto&data=05%7C02%7Cgeoff.gillingham%40euroleague.net%7Cc2e9e20ed5a847c43a4708dd5fd30f36%7C2b3d64f0329542979f1528435f0a62ce%7C1%7C0%7C638772082281404154%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HZRxj06ma7FXnBcpOPiBp0ru9SR1MuJLvRC7E5ptgV8%3D&reserved=0) and [Frankie Sachs](https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FMrEuroleague&data=05%7C02%7Cgeoff.gillingham%40euroleague.net%7Cc2e9e20ed5a847c43a4708dd5fd30f36%7C2b3d64f0329542979f1528435f0a62ce%7C1%7C0%7C638772082281424073%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7YYpxrETYcsYAfTvzYVCZ%2Bsew8XxaLGIfV%2BAF9QFVjg%3D&reserved=0) of [Euroleague.net](http://Euroleague.net) for episode No. 22.

The episode opens with some words from [Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/) before talk moves to Moneke (why does he wear no. 95?), his fantasy habits and Baskonia (when will [Kamar Baldwin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kamar-baldwin/012597/) return?). They also discussed this week’s Rivalry Series game between Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens as well as how the injuries at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan might impact certain players.

Check out the teams Chima, Javi and Frankie will use in Round 29 and steal some of their ideas as you try to build the perfect fantasy team!  This week’s action tips off on Thursday at 18:45 CET when Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul hosts ASVEL, so make sure you finalize your rosters by then. Good luck, fantasy fans!

The Baskonia big man discusses this week’s matchup with ALBA, the Athens derby and his fantasy team, among other topics

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FC Barcelona announced on Tuesday that Juan Nunez underwent an arthroscopic procedure to treat a rupture of the lateral meniscus of his right knee

Barcelona: Juan Nunez done for season after knee surgery

FC Barcelona announced on Tuesday that [Juan Nunez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/juan-nunez/010106/) underwent an arthroscopic procedure to treat a rupture of the lateral meniscus of his right knee. The surgery was performed by Dr. Joan Carles Monllau at Barcelona Hospital under the supervision of the club's medical services. Nunez is expected to be sidelined for six months.

Nunez averaged 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds in 25 EuroLeague games this season, his first with the club. A product of the Real Madrid youth academy, Nunez won the NextGen EuroLeague in 2021 and played one season with Los Blancos' senior squad before heading to Germany and spending two seasons with ratiopharm Ulm. He joined Barcelona on a multi-year deal last summer.

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The promising playmaker's EuroLeague campaign ends early 

The latest episode of EuroLeague & Friends has landed, with Deniz Aksoy, Aleksandra Radivojevic, Lisa Ramuschkat and Lona Jackson discussing the first 10 players named to the All-25 EuroLeague Team, how tight the playoff race has become, this coming Friday's Greek derby between Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, and much more.

The EuroLeague & Friends gang touch on All-25 Team, playoff race and Greek derby

The latest episode of EuroLeague & Friends has landed, with [Deniz Aksoy](https://www.instagram.com/denizzaksoy/), [Aleksandra Radivojevic](https://www.instagram.com/amazing__alex/), [Lisa Ramuschkat](https://www.instagram.com/lisa_ramuschkat/) and [Lona Jackson](https://www.instagram.com/lonajackson_/) discussing the first 10 players named to the All-25 EuroLeague Team, how tight the playoff race has become, this coming Friday's Greek derby between Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, and much more.

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv's season will continue without center Jasiel Rivero, who suffered a broken ankle in an Israeli League game 

Maccabi loses Jasiel Rivero to broken ankle

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv's season will continue without center [Jasiel Rivero](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jasiel-rivero/profile/011214/), who suffered a broken ankle in an Israeli League game on Monday. The club announced that the player underwent an MRI on Tuesday morning, which revealed a fracture. He is expected to miss multiple weeks.

In his second season with Maccabi, Rivero had averaged 10.2 points and 4.4 rebounds in 20 EuroLeague games. He missed time earlier this season with a torn hamstring.

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The Cuban center will miss at least several weeks