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04/02/2023
Igor Curkovic's Champions League Help-Side

Basketball Champions League MVP Race: Season Seven, third checkpoint

Done with the Regular Season, done with the Play-Ins, we're down to sweet 16 in the Basketball Champions League. Not only do we know the hottest teams, but we also know the contenders in the MVP Race.

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20/01/2023
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Impossible is nothing! Or at least so says the slogan for that famous marketing campaign. Well,... in the Basketball Champions League, impossible is normal.

14/01/2023
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Games within games - JDA Bourgogne Dijon v Peristeri Bwin

The Play-In series between JDA Dijon and Peristeri in the Basketball Champions League is heating up. After Peristeri took the second game to level it up, we have a battle in France see who can win out.

10/01/2023
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Hitmen - The best shooters in the BCL

The 3-point shot is becoming more and more important. With that in mind, shooters are arguably some of the most important players on the market. Here is our list of season seven's most savage slayers.

06/01/2023
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Tactics Board - Filou Oostende under the radar

Oostende have gone from being so far under the radar that they weren't even on it, to an ever-increasing flashing yellow light getting closer and closer to the center of the screen. 

23/12/2022
Igor Curkovic's Champions League Help-Side
Basketball Champions League MVP Race: Season Seven, second checkpoint

Done with the Regular Season, we are seeing the first real contenders emerge, not just in terms of teams aiming towards the Final Four, but also in terms of players deserving to be in the MVP Race.

16/12/2022
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem - Post to Post

Things are really starting to take shape for Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem. Since they lost at home to MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg on the 19th of October, something seemed to click.

09/12/2022
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Tactics Board - Qualified

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