Euroleague Power Rankings: Barcelona Rises Above the Madness

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Sarunas JasikeviciusBest four days of the year. Yep.  They’re here.  And while you watch Doug McDermott, Victor Oladipo, Kendall Williams, Baye Moussa Keita and friends this weekend, you will be tempted to bat around their NBA prospects.

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Mitnick Column: Malcolm Thomas Journey From Tel-Aviv to the Bay Area

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From nba.com/warriors

From nba.com/warriors

After spending half of a season in Israel with Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Malcolm Thomas managed to turn a one game stint in the D-League into a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors.

After scoring 13 points and 17 rebounds in his only appearance for the Los Angeles D-Fenders, Thomas was able to convince the Warriors brass he was worth a closer look.

I have been watching his career take a dip this season in Israel, and I can tell you Thomas is a very athletic big man with a high motor.

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Euroleague Power Rankings: Khryapa Picks Up Where Kirilenko Left Off

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Andrei Kirilenko and Nenad Krstic descended upon Moscow last October to steal the headlines and recede the hairlines, and CSKA made it all the way to the Euroleague finals.  Afterwards, Krstic stayed put, but it’s Viktor Khryapa’s sensational year that’s rendered AK47′s presence in Minneapolis a non-factor in the Russian capital.

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Euroleague Update: Olympiacos Files Petition Against Bobby Brown’s Buzzer Beater

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Olympiacos has filed an official petition with the Euroleague to nullify Montepaschi Siena’s 74-72 win on Friday.  Bobby Brown’s game-winning lay-up with 1.7 seconds left wouldn’t have counted, says the Greek club, if the clock hadn’t been stuck at 10 seconds for several ticks with the game tied at 72.

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Euroleague Power Rankings: Caja Laboral and Siena Making Moves

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The week between games three and four used to be the Top 16′s halftime.  Teams would count their wins and their wounded and move on to the second legs of home-and-away round robins.  You had seen everyone once, and everyone had seen what you were capable of as well.

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