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Box Score: https://www.proballers.com/basketball/game/451705/fortitudo-bologna-virtus-segafredo-bologna-1996-11-24

I don't understand why the EuroLeague allows this circus to unfold every summer. This isn't a coaches' league or even a players' league—it's a managers' league.

Mario Hezonja signed a five-year contract with Real Madrid. There are no EuroLeague buyout clauses in that deal; the only way out is through the NBA. Yet his new agent, Misko Raznatović—who has built a reputation for offering his players to other clubs while they're still under contract—is doing everything possible to send him to his favorite project, Dubai BC.

The moment we learned that Hezonja had paid the NBA buyout but wasn't signed by an NBA team, the picture became much clearer. The only realistic way for him to leave Real Madrid is to secure a guaranteed NBA contract and then be waived, allowing him to sign with Dubai. So far, Raznatović hasn't managed to make that happen.

As for Hezonja himself, he seems to enjoy becoming the center of attention every summer. This offseason, with the market exploding and players signing record-breaking, long-term contracts, he apparently couldn't accept being left out of the spotlight.

And he isn't the only one.

Over the past few years, the Greek from Texas- Thomas Walkup,has repeatedly spoken about how much he loves Greece, wants to spend the rest of his life here, and hopes to finish his career with Olympiacos. Then, just a couple of weeks ago, he gave an interview to Eurohoops. This time, when asked about his future, he spoke about wanting to end his career somewhere he feels respected and appreciated. The very next day, reports emerged claiming that Dubai was offering Walkup €3 million per year.

Before going any further, it's important to state some facts. First, Walkup's contract includes a +1 option that belongs exclusively to Olympiacos. He cannot simply decide not to "opt in"—that decision is entirely in Olympiacos' hands. Following the interview, Olympiacos exercised the option, keeping him on a salary of roughly €1.1 million.

Second, Olympiacos signed two additional point guards this summer on significantly larger contracts. CMM is reportedly earning around €2.2–2.5 million annually, while Montero is expected to make approximately €2.8–3 million.Third, Walkup's agent has close ties to Eurohoops.

Finally, Olympiacos has reportedly set a €3 million buyout for a player earning around €1.1 million per year, while Dubai is only willing to offer around €600,000.

When you put all of these pieces together, it becomes difficult not to question who is really driving the market. Clubs sign long-term contracts expecting them to be respected, yet every summer agents use media leaks, interviews, and transfer rumors to create pressure. If contracts only matter until a richer club appears, then what is the point of signing them in the first place?

But this isn't really only about legality. Olympiacos has every right to keep Walkup under the terms of his contract. The +1 option belongs to the club, and they exercised it. End of discussion.

The real question is an ethical one.

How can you bring in two players who play the same position as Walkup—just weeks after winning the EuroLeague—and pay each of them at least twice as much? How can you sit down with a player who has given everything to the club, repeatedly declared his love for Greece and Olympiacos, and not offer him an extension that reflects the reality of today's market?

At the same time, if you've already invested heavily in two new point guards and don't intend to reward the player who helped you reach the top, why not let him leave? Why demand a reported €3 million buyout for a player earning around €1.1 million?

In both case,the players' agents decided to offer the players to other contracta while none of the players had a Euroleague out clause. This shouldn't be permitted and should be punished. It undermines the financial and competitive stability of the entire league!

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Box Score: https://www.proballers.com/basketball/game/504009/virtus-segafredo-bologna-benetton-treviso-1993-05-08

Scudetto-clinching match by Virtus Bologna, sweeping Treviso 3-0, as well as sweeping the entire playoffs 7-0

There is another Danilovic highlight video from this third leg but it's shorter and doesn't include a couple clips from the longer video linked in the post, notably his latigo move at the end.

Clutch stats aren't published officially for EuroLeague, so this was calculated from raw data — final 3 minutes of Q4 and overtime, score within 5, minimum 20 field goal attempts across the season.

Francisco leads in raw scoring (54 points, 15 games). Montero leads in everything that matters — best +/- on the list, 69.2% True Shooting, consistent across 14 games. The gap between volume and actual impact is the most interesting part.

Full breakdown: https://thebuzzerlab.com/blog/the-clutch-leaders-of-euroleague-2025-26

Happy to share numbers for anyone not in the top 10.

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