URBONUS

Cedi Osman To PAO Reactions & Best EuroLeague Offseason Moves

URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas analyze Cedi Osman’s move to Panathinaikos, discuss the potential costs of building super teams in Greece, evaluate Turkish players returning from the NBA to Europe, and list the best EuroLeague offseason transfers.

Topics:

• How PAO took over the 2015 NBA Draft (0:00);
• Hot reactions to Cedi Osman’s move to PAO (5:17);
• Is the gap in the EuroLeague getting bigger? (17:05);
• Cost of Super Teams, today’s Pana & Oly vs. 2009-10 Pana & Oly (23:26);
• Which signing is better: Fournier or Osman? (30:02);
• Why Turkish stars leaving NBA for Europe (32:16);
• Our best EuroLeague offseason signings (42:49);
• The most overlooked Zalgiris signing and first impressions (1:17:34).

 

Does Fournier Make Olympiacos Title Favorites & Earliest EuroLeague Predictions

BasketNews' Donatas Urbonas, Augustas Suliauskas, and Gytis Blazevicius respond to fan questions, analyze Evan Fournier's impact on Olympiacos' title chances, and share their way-too-early EuroLeague standings predictions.

BN+ Topics:

• The crazy things Pat Beverley will do in Europe;
• Does Fournier make Olympiacos title favorites?;
• Will Fournier have the same impact as Nunn in PAO?;
• Who should Olympiacos cut now?;
• Way too early EuroLeague standings predictions;
• Is Partizan the most unpredictable EuroLeague team?;
• Is Shabazz Napier going to be Bayern’s Dennis Schroder?;
• First EuroLeague coach to be fired;
• EuroLeague rookies to shine;
• Guershon Yabusele’s return to Europe scenario;
• Is Hapoel Tel Aviv better than Maccabi?;
• Overperformer and underperformer candidates;
• EuroLeague game we marked red on our calendars;
• Who will host the 2025 Final Four?;
• One player each EuroLeague team needs;
• Wade Baldwin and Sarunas Jasikevicius;
• What we will remember about Kyle Hines.

All-Euro Team To Beat USA, Pesic Rank In FIBA & Top 3 Olympic Interviews

URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas, and Gytis Blazevicius respond to BN+ members’ and podcast fans’ questions in a Q&A session, where they rank Svetislav Pesic among the greatest national team coaches, build an All-Euro Team to beat Team USA, and share behind-the-scenes experiences from the Paris Olympics.

BN+ Topics:

• The topic we didn’t bring up before;
• Best thing about Gytis hosting the pod;
• Gytis got promoted to the EuroLeague;
• What Rytis ranks above podcasting;
• Rytis compares hate he was getting from Serbian fans and Panathinaikos fans;
• Best players that never played at the Olympics;
• Where do we rank Svetislav Pesic among NT greats;
• When Team USA will lose Olympic gold;
• Olympics players to move to the NBA;
• Ranking Steph’s ‘Golden Dagger’ among greatest FIBA shots;
• How far would Germany NT go with Dirk Nowitzki;
• Germany NT coaching candidates;
• NBA coach dreaming of coaching Lithuania;
• Biggest EuroLeague surprises and disappointments at the Olympics;
• Should Jokic have won the MVP?;
• Building All-Euro team to beat the USA;
• An alternative format for the Olympics;
• Who’ll play in the 2025 EuroBasket;
• Best EuroLeague teams to fix their weaknesses;
• Gytis and Rytis moving places unexpectedly.

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Greatest Olympics Ever, Night-Night Curry & Serbia’s ‘Golden’ Bronze

URBONUS co-hosts Rytis Vysniauskas, Gytis Blazevicius & Augustas Suliauskas recap the 2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament. Team USA’s gold snatched by Steph Curry, unstoppable Nikola Jokic against Germany in the bronze medal game and alternative Olympics awards.

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Topics:

• Greatest Olympic basketball tournament ever (0:00);
• How Chef Curry cooked up France in the final (8:56);
• 24’ Team USA rank all-time & KD’s FIBA legacy (32:34);
• Serbia’s bronze medal win that shines like gold (39:37);
• Alternative awards for Paris 2024 (54:02).

Legendary Team USA Trio & Near Perfect Serbia

URBONUS co-hosts Rytis Vysniauskas, Gytis Blazevicius & Augustas Suliauskas break down the two semifinal games in the Paris 2024 Olympics. From incredible 3 quarters of Nikola Jokic & company to incredible peformance by Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James. Also, a preview of the gold & bronze medal games with predictions at the end.

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Topics:

• A very thorough breakdown of USA - Serbia (0:00);
• How French defense got them into the final (42:26);
• Predictions for the gold & bronze medal games (54:13).

Greatest Olympic Comeback, Germany’s Antidote To Greece & Semifinal Predictions

URBONUS co-hosts Rytis Vysniauskas, Gytis Blazevicius & Augustas Suliauskas review the Paris 2024 Olympic basketball quarterfinals. Also, they look ahead to the semifinals between Serbia - USA & Germany - France.

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Topics:

• Could Greece have done anything more vs Germany? (0:00);
• How Serbia achieved the best Olympic comeback ever (27:08);
• Adjustments that allowed France to eliminate Canada (45:39);
• USA’s win & semifinals predictions (58:39).

Quarterfinal Predictions: Can Giannis Stun Germany & (Un)solvable Jokic?

URBONUS co-hosts Rytis Vysniauskas, Gytis Blazevicius & Augustas Suliauskas preview the quarterfinal matchups of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Also, exclusively for our BN+ members, they answer questions on Greek guards, refs during Serbia vs SSD game & other hot topics. Become a BN+ member & watch the Q&A at https://basketnews.com/plus

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BN+ Topics:

• Which American EuroLeague guards would help Greece?;
• Would Dorsey & Sloukas make Greece much better?;
• Refs in Serbia vs South Sudan & statements made after;
• Who should replace Vincent Collet?;
• NBA players without FIBA experience who would thrive there;
• Our All-Olympics 5s after the group stage;
• Could Yuki Kawamura play in the EuroLeague?;
• Have our Olympic power rankings changed now?;
• Every medal contender’s strongsides & weaknesses;
• Three best coaches of the Olympics;
• Biggest risers in stock of Paris 2024;
• Who’s most likely to get a triple double in Olympics?;
• Augis’ message to ArchChe;
• Our impressions on the organisational side of Paris 2024;
• Did we expect more from Jamal Murray & Josh Green?;
• Is Giddey getting trash talked more after his scandal?;
• Would we have Filip Petrusev or Nikola Jovic in our EL team?;
• Is this Team USA the best KD’s ever played in?;
• Did Hayward’s injury end his career prematurely?.

Robbed Japan, Cold-Blooded Schroder & Last Hope For Greece

URBONUS co-hosts Rytis Vysniauskas, Gytis Blazevicius & Augustas Suliauskas discuss Japan’s near upset vs France, Greece’s chances to advance & the standings situation in both A & B groups of the Olympic basketball tournament.

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Topics:

• How Spain stunned Greece (0:00);
• Group A standings scenarios (19:37);
• Why France didn’t deserve to win against Japan (26:54);
• Incredible defensive performance for Canada (49:58);
• How Caboclo’s fouls cost Brazil the Germany game (57:42);
• Some crazy stats on social media (1:05:52).

Struggles of Serbia & Greece, FIBA GOAT Durant & ‘Space Jam’ Wemby

URBONUS co-hosts Rytis Vysniauskas, Gytis Blazevicius & Augustas Suliauskas checks in after the 1st game round of Paris 2024 Olympics. In this episode the guys discuss what went wrong for Serbia against Team USA, Greece’s limits exposed vs Canada, Wembanyama’s debut in the Olympic games & the rest of the games so far.

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Topics:

• Where was Rytis? (0:00);
• Unguardable KD vs poor Serbian shooting (2:33);
• Lack of help for Giannis & intense Canadians (29:46);
• Why ‘Space Jam’ Wemby won’t be enough for France (51:09);
• Most heartwarming Olympic victory so far (1:00:18);
• Australia’s win against Spain & their depth problems (1:09:49).

Olympic Power Rankings & Top Teams To Beat USA

URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas, Augustas Suliauskas, and Gytis Blazevicius have released their Paris 2024 Olympics power rankings, highlighting the top teams that could beat Team USA and explaining why it is set to be the best Olympic basketball tournament ever.

Topics:

• Is it going to be the best Olympic basketball tournament ever? (0:00);
• Why Team USA is not unbeatable (8:11);
• The top team to beat Team USA (18:58);
• Why Serbia with Jokic is better than in 2022 (27:30);
• Greece has IT to prove people wrong (42:35);
• Why we don’t believe in Wembanyama’s France? (59:05);
• Why you should support these bottom-ranked teams (1:11:37).