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URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas, Augustas Suliauskas, and Gytis Blazevicius respond to BN+ members’ and podcast fans’ questions, addressing the early Olympics favorites, first impressions of the Serbia and France game, the EuroLeague signing of the summer, early Final Four teams, and other transfer rumors.

BN+ Topics:

• Is Nikola Jovic playing in the Olympics or not?;
• Is Filip Petrusev going to join Crvena Zvezda?;
• Early Olympics favorites;
• Where is Rytis & is he coming to OAKA?;
• What do we think about Bronny James and his debut?;
• Our Olympics starting five;
• Olympics players to surprise and disappoint;
• New Olympics format idea;
• NBA names for the EuroLeague;
• Early EuroLeague Final Four predictions;
• EuroLeague signing of the year;
• Did Hapoel Tel Aviv build a better roster than Maccabi?;
• What do we feel about Chima Moneke staying in Baskonia;
• How do we feel about Zeljko’s rebuild in Belgrade;
• Why Tuomas Iisalo chose the NBA over the EuroLeague;
• Talented roster or a big-time coach?;
• What should Europe do with the top prospects leaving for the NCAA?;
• Should EuroLeague teams use more domestic players?;
• The best PG fit for Maccabi;
• What Zalgiris are thinking by bringing Jokubaitis & Brazdeikis;
• Why Augustas is not convinced by Milan’s roster.

URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas discuss the winners of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, highlighting the greatness of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Greece national team, as well as the biggest upset of the qualifiers.

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Topics:

• Why Greece was the best Olympic Qualifying Tournament team (0:00);
• How Spain stopped promising Bahamas with NBA players (23:31);
• How Brazil crushed Latvia’s Olympic hopes (35:18);
• The biggest upset of the Olympic Qualifiers (43:30);
• An early look at the insane Olympic basketball tournament (57:12).

URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas share their insights on the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, offer OQT semifinal predictions, and discuss Sasha Vezenkov’s return to Olympiacos.

Topics:

• Why Giannis has an edge over Luka (0:00);
• Partizan fans’ pain watching Caboclo & sensational Philippines (18:40);
• Who is this guy from the Bahamas who outshined three NBA players? (29:20)
• Is it time for Lithuania to press a panic button? (37:04);
• All-OQT Team (46:20);
• Vezenkov’s return to Olympiacos reactions (50:27);
• Olympic Qualifiers semifinal predictions (1:03:19).

URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Augustas Suliauskas share their predictions for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament and discuss the signings by Olympiacos, Fenerbahce, and Zalgiris, along with other EuroLeague transfer rumors.

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Topics:

• What to do with these rumors in Europe? (0:00);
• Slovenia over Greece? (6:43);
• Puerto Rico to surprise Lithuania & Italy? (26:11);
• Open race for the Olympics in Latvia (33:30);
• Did the Bahamas get overhyped? (40:22);
• Evans, Fournier, Vezenkov & Dorsey in Olympiacos (47:06);
• Baldwin, Colson, and Melli make Fener title contenders? (56:00);
• Do Zalgiris signings make them the Top 8 team? (1:05:30);
• (Not so) shocking Pablo Laso move? (1:15:15).

URBONUS’ host Donatas Urbonas, joined by co-host Errick McCollum and Kevin Punter, discuss KP’s move from Partizan to Barcelona, the rebuild in Belgrade, the best destinations for top EuroLeague free agents, and respond to BN+ fans’ questions.

Topics:

• Punter on his Partizan departure (0:00);
• Reaction to confusing Zeljko’s message (6:46);
• Barcelona in EuroLeague’s power rankings (18:13);
• Reaction to Lundberg & Ntilikina signings (27:02);
• Top free agents to join Partizan (34:00);
• Is Red Star Top 8 material? (38:36);
• Officiating in Serbia and ABA League (42:21);
• Is Hezonja leaving Madrid for the NBA? (48:44);
• Why KP likes Lorenzo Brown to PAO (58:10);
• Was KP, Mirotic & Mike James in Partizan real? (1:01:50);
• Best landing spots for top 5 EL free agents (1:04:40);
• Can Baldwin thrive under Saras? (1:10:20);
• Lonnie Walker or Kevin Porter Jr to Olympiacos (1:14:12).

URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas is joined by Mike James and Errick McCollum to dive into Monaco’s moves to win the EuroLeague, Kevin Punter’s transfer to Barcelona, Mario Hezonja’s saga, Lorenzo Brown’s possible move to Panathinaikos, and other big transfer bombs.

Topics:

• Mike James won’t win the EuroLeague ever again? (0:00);
• Two signings that will make Monaco champions (10:39);
• Will Kevin Durant join Monaco? (19:13);
• Hezonja won’t play either in Barca or Madrid? (21:01);
• Why Mike didn’t go to Olympiacos, Pana, or Barca (29:01);
• Why Partizan wasn’t the best fit for Hezonja (36:51);
• Why NBA teams sign Real players (41:25);
• The new No. 1 player for Zeljko Obradovic (46:25);
• Mike James, Kevin Punter & Nikola Mirotic on the same team (59:52);
• Does Panathinaikos really need Lorenzo Brown? (1:02:11);
• Sasha Vezenkov to Olympiacos or Monaco? (1:05:45);
• What Mike & Errick would do with Keenan Evans in Olympiacos (1:12:10);
• Was it really the last Mike James contract? (1:20:04).

In a Q&A session, URBONUS’ Augustas Suliauskas and Donatas Urbonas responded to fans’ questions, addressing market rumors, Partizan’s and Crvena Zvezda’s rebuilds, and the worrisome future of the EuroLeague.

BN+ Topics:

• Upcoming changes in Partizan;
• Lorenzo Brown’s replacement in Maccabi;
• Panathinaikos signing ideas;
• Zvezda’s rebuild;
• Best fit for Will Clyburn?;
• EuroLeague player to move to the NBA;
• Fener’s replacement for Hayes-Davis;
• Last move for Efes;
• Our FIBA top 10 ranking;
• EuroLeague survival ideas;
• New EuroLeague format idea;
• Zalgiris’ transfer rumors.

URBONUS co-hosts Donatas Urbonas, Augustas Suliauskas, and Gytis Blazevicius wrap up the 2024 Final Four experience in Berlin, including the unbelievable triumph of Panathinaikos Athens.

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URBONUS co-hosts Donatas Urbonas, Augustas Suliauskas & special guest Chima Moneke recap the semi-finals of the EuroLeague Final Four 2024 in Berlin.

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URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas, Augustas Suliauskas, and Gytis Blazevicius share their EuroLeague Final 4 predictions and discuss the James Nunnally and Stefan Lazarevic fight.

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Topics:

• A special spot in Berlin for the BasketNews friends (0:00);
• Final Four predictions (6:05);
• Interesting EuroLeague players’ prediction (38:30);
• Final 4 & series debate alternative (42:28);
• Nunnally vs. Lazarevic fight reactions (45:20);
• NBA title prediction (1:00:21);
• Why people hate Rudy Gobert? (1:05:32).