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To end to Euroleague season, take a look at the top 10 plays of the year in the best European competition.

The MVP of the Euroleague who ends his contract this summer will certainly continue the adventure with the CSKA Moscow, despite the interes shown by a dozen of NBA franchise. We are here to explain you why.

by Antoine Lessard from Basket Hebdo (traduction by Dylan De Abreu),
Best scorer, MVP of the season and then of the Final Four, Nando De Colo was the king of Europe this year and has given the title which Moscow was looking after since 2008. The French player who already was a great last year, made his entrance at the pantheon of the best European players. Among which appears his teammate Milos Teodosic. The Serbian and the French have made all their opponents be martyred. They probably form the best point-guard line of the current Europe. Their Greek coach, Dimitrios Itoudis compared the tandem to Aris Thessaloniki’s legendary players Panagiotis Giannakis and Nick Galis.

Today it is an evidence, Nando took the right decision when he has chosen to leave NBA in 2014 to go in Russia and to join the most powerful European club. “The Raptors’ executives were particularly surprised when he chose to leave, said his agent Wassim Boutanos.” The Canadian franchise wanted to keep its frenchy. “His comeback in Europe was not a part of his plan at all.

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Une bien triste nouvelle. Bryce Dejean-Jones, jeune joueur des New Orleans Pelicans, a été tué par balle ce samedi à Dallas. Il avait 23 ans.

À travers un communiqué, la franchise américaine des New Orleans Pelicans a annoncé que le natif de Los Angeles était décédé. Il a été abattu au Texas.

Please keep Bryce’s family and friends in your prayers during this difficult time https://t.co/5DCXUOFL0I pic.twitter.com/HToZJ4tRSu

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) 28 mai 2016

D’après la police, le numéro 31 Néo-Orléanais rendait visite à la mère de sa petite fille qui venait de déménager et serait rentré dans le mauvais appartement. Après avoir forcé la porte d’entrée, il aurait été abattu par l’occupant des lieux.

Le jeune arrière avait signé plusieurs contrats de dix jours avec les Pelicans, avant de parapher un engagement de trois ans en février dernier. Le Californien avait disputé 14 matches cette saison pour une moyenne de 5,6 points, 3,4 rebonds et 1,1 passe décisive en 20 minutes de temps de jeu.

The Greek player of the Olympiakos will not be with his national team for the Olympics qualifying tournament in Turin (Italy) between July 4 to 10.

Because of a plantar fasciitis, which hurts him since the beginning of the season, Georgios Printezis has passed exams after the win over Panathinaikos on Thursday night and he will need a month of rest after the Greek Finals.

According to  Walla.co.il, the club Israeli is about to call tu current coach of Brose Baskets, Andrea Trinchieri (47 yrs).

Despite an offer to David Blatt and an interest for Giorgos Bartzokas, Maccabi Tel-Aviv now wants to build its future thanks to the Italian coach.

In Germany since 2014, the former coach of Cantù always has a year of contract with Bamberg. It should not be easy for the Israeli team especially because the German team finished the regular season at the first rank of the Bundesliga.

Baskonia’s player Ioannis Bourousis  (2.13m, 32yrs) has been named Liga Endesa’s MVP of the season.

This season in Vitoria, the center of 120kg averaged 12.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 assist and 16.8 of PIR.

Y el MVP @movistarplus de la temporada es… Ioannis Bourousis.
¡Felicidades @Bourou30! pic.twitter.com/h98BjUfdgm

— Liga Endesa (@ACBCOM) 23 mai 2016

According to Sportando, the Italian team wants to bring Janis Strelnieks (1.91m, 26yrs) in the roster for next year.

This season with the Brose Basket Bamberg in Germany, the Lithuanian player averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 assists per game in Euroleague.

Via a press release, the French franchise anounced earlier today that the former player of Nanterre 92, Jeremy Nzeulie (1.88m, 25 yrs) has signed with the Elan Chalon for two seasons.

This year in Nanterre, the Cameroonian player averaged 11,1 points (43,3%), 2,9 rebounds and 2,1 assists in 34 games in the French first division.

According to Sportando, coach Velimir Perasovic will join Anadolu Efes next season. This season in Vitoria, the Croatian coach managed to lead his team to the Euroleague Final Four in Berlin.

Perasovic already been in Istanbul in 2010/2011 and had landed in Valencia until 2015. After Valencia, he stayed in Spain but in Vitoria with a contract of two years. He still has one more year on his contract with Baskonia but he will get a buyout from Efes to join Turkey.

Coach Donnadieu announced it after the loss and the elimination of his team against Monaco Tuesday night in the quarterfinal of the playoffs.

This season in Nanterre, Mam Jaiteh averaged 12.6 points and 8.1 points in 34 games.

Pascal Donnadieu : « Mam Jaiteh ne sera plus nanterrien »

— Barbara Youinou (@BarbaraYouinou) 17 mai 2016