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Power rankings: Red teams on the rise
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Welcome to this season's second edition of the EuroLeague Power Rankings. The following list is the brainchild of EuroLeague.net's team of experts, which is made up of Geoff Gillingham, Javier Gancedo, Frankie Sachs and Igor Petrinovic. The rankings are not a prediction of what the final standings will look like, but rather where all 20 teams stand – in their humble opinions – today, entering Round 7.
1. Olympiacos Piraeus (4-2)
The top team on all four ballots, Olympiacos has remained within striking distance of the top of the standings despite only six players appearing in all six games thus far. When fully healthy, the Reds are a force to be reckoned with.
Pleasant surprise: Tyler Dorsey is killing it with 17.2 points per game after averaging 3.3 points in 20 appearances last season.
2. Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv (5-1)
Coach Dimitris Itoudis still has it. With an effective nine-man rotation, Hapoel is playing crisp and exciting offensive basketball with the right mix of blue-collar defenders to get under opponents’ skin. Its record speaks for itself.
Pleasant surprise: Antonio Blakeney is making the EuroLeague look easier than the EuroCup. Having made 17-of-31 three-pointers (54.8%) and scored in double figures in every game, he is averaging more points (15.2 PPG) than he did as a EuroCup champ last season (13.4 PPG).
3. Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (4-2)
The alarm bells have been rung with a home loss to Barca, a 17-point defeat at Virtus, and some inconsistent play. But the bottom line is Panathinaikos is stacked and it’s hard to believe the Greens won't catch fire soon.
Pleasant surprise: Cedi Osman was a big-time contributor in his first season with Panathinaikos and now in his second, he has taken a huge step forward increasing his scoring (9.6 to 16.4 PPG), three-point shooting (37.7% to 50%), assists (0.7 to 1.4 APG), and PIR (8.5 to 16.0). Even though he is playing more, his production has been beyond expectations.
4. AS Monaco (3-3)
Despite a stop-start beginning to this season, there’s no denying the quality Monaco possesses. Able to lean on a core of Mike James, Elie Okobo, Jaron Blossomgame, Alpha Diallo and Matthew Strazel, who are now in their fourth season together, the bumps should soon iron themselves out. The best of Nikola Mirotic is still to come, too.
Pleasant surprise: Daniel Theis is back to his best. The center, who was playing catch-up last season after returning to Europe in mid-February, had a strong showing at EuroBasket 2025 and has carried that form into the new campaign. With Theis fully established in coach Vassilis Spanoulis’s system, he has become an even more important player for a Monaco side hoping to go all the way this year.
5. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (3-3)
The reigning champs are not playing good basketball, and that’s according to head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius. But after brutal back-to-back home losses, Fenerbahce put its championship experience on display, showed its teeth and proved it knows how to win.
Pleasant surprise: Scottie Wilbekin was still recovering from last season’s ACL tear when this campaign opened, but he has returned to the floor and over the last three games has made 9-of-17 three-point attempts. Seeing Wilbekin finding his feet post-injury is great news for any basketball fan.
6. Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (4-2)
Sporting a four-game winning streak, Zvezda is playing its brand of high-energy basketball. The team certainly benefited from a prolonged homestand, but winning each of the last three games by 9 points or more, including a 15-point beating of Real Madrid, cannot be overlooked.
Pleasant surprise: Jordan Nwora came to the EuroLeague last season with Efes with a pedigree of a lethal scorer and he certainly looks the part so far this season, averaging 19.7 points and 5.7 rebounds through six games.
7. Zalgiris Kaunas (4-2)
It’s been a fantastic start for the Lithuanian giants, even though they have only played at home twice so far! The only team to win its first three games of the season, Zalgiris then dropped two before striking in Barcelona. There seems to be something special about coach Tomas Masulius's side.
Pleasant surprise: Moses Wright is not just putting up fantastic numbers, he is doing so after a health scare cost him much of last season. The athletic big man seems as strong and hungry as ever, which has been a big boost for Zalgiris so far.
8. Paris Basketball (4-2)
Since Round 2, Paris is 4-1 – and its only loss came by one point. First-year coach Francesco Tabellini has already instilled his methods at the capital club, while Nadir Hifi has done an incredible job of filling the TJ Shorts-sized hole on offense. It’s hard to believe that Paris is playing maybe even faster than it did last season.
Pleasant surprise: It has to be Hifi. We already knew how talented he was last season as a sidekick to Shorts, but he is now the man. Leading the EuroLeague in scoring (22.8 PPG) and steals (2.3 SPG), as well as being third in PIR (21.5), says it all. Forget the Prince of Paris nickname; he’s the King of Paris.
9. Real Madrid (3-3)
Saying that Real Madrid has been like Jekyll and Hyde might be an understatement, but its perfect 3-0 record at home and 0-3 record on the road says it all. Once coach Sergio Scariolo finds the consistency that he has been demanding, Los Blancos could be a problem.
Pleasant surprise: How well the NBA guys – Trey Lyles and Chuma Okeke – have adjusted to the EuroLeague. They are the team’s two leaders in both PIR and rebounding, while they are second and fourth respectively in scoring. Lyles and Okeke seem to be going from strength to strength.
10. Virtus Bologna (4-2)
Home wins over Real Madrid, Monaco and Panathinaikos – three of the last four EuroLeague finalists – to start the season have brought a renewed energy into the PalaDozza. Carsen Edwards has already become an icon among the Virtus fans and is second in the EuroLeague in scoring (20.3 PPG). If he can keep scoring 20-plus points like he has in the last three rounds, Virtus’s three-game winning streak should continue.
Pleasant surprise: Making the jump from the EuroCup to the EuroLeague is always a challenge, but 21-year-old forward Saliou Niang has made it look easy. His non-stop energy on both ends of the floor – particularly on the boards (averages a team-high 5.5 RPG) – has already made him an important part of Virtus’s rotation.
11. FC Barcelona (3-3)
Inconsistency has plagued Barcelona for the last few years, and that shows no sign of changing. Capable of beating the best teams in the league on one night and losing unexpectedly the next, Barcelona needs to get more out of its veteran-heavy roster if it is to return to the Final Four for the first time since 2023.
Pleasant surprise: Toko Shengelia adapting quickly to Barcelona isn’t much of a surprise, so let's go with Joel Parra. The forward is on pace for a career year across the board – in points, rebounds, assists and steals – and is coming off two impressive performances in Rounds 5 and 6, albeit in defeats.
12. Valencia Basket (3-3)
One of the most enjoyable teams to watch this season, and with a brand-new arena to boot, Valencia has looked right at home at the EuroLeague level. The return of Jean Montero from injury has given Valencia an even greater threat on offense in particular, as shown with his game-winning three-pointer in a shootout at Milan in Round 6.
Pleasant surprise: Omari Moore didn’t take long to catch people’s attention. In his just second season in Europe, the EuroLeague rookie has shown remarkable consistency through his first six games, Round 5 aside. Being two rebounds away from a triple-double on his EuroLeague debut (12-8-10) says everything you need to know about Moore’s play.
13. Dubai Basketball (3-3)
The EuroLeague debutants have had some major highs, but also as many big lows in this early going. Dubai could not avoid its share of injuries and faces a travel challenge greater than any other team in competition history. It also has to prove that those flashes of brilliant play can become more than just flashes.
Pleasant surprise: It is great to see Dwayne Bacon continue where he left off. After two years away from the competition, Bacon is back and averaging 15.7 points, just above his career average, and also delivering 4.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals.
14. Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2-4)
Efes showed how high its ceiling is by beating Olympiacos in Piraeus, but since then entered frontcourt troubles with injuries to its big men, including losing Georgios Papagiannis for the season. And the offense is clearly not clicking as only one team averages fewer than Efes’s 80.8 points per game.
Pleasant surprise: Ercan Osmani showed out for Turkiye at EuroBasket 2025 in September and carried the momentum into this season. Despite playing only 2:30 in Round 5 before sustaining a shoulder injury, which significantly lowered his averages, he is still posting 12.2 points and 3.5 rebounds, and playing 23 minutes per game.
15. Partizan Mozzartbet Belgrade (3-3)
This position is not just a recency bias, due to its 18-point home loss against hot-shooting Paris, but that game served as a reality-check of what Partizan is facing with playmaker Carlik Jones sidelined with a foot injury until at least mid-January. None of the team's next four opponents have a losing record.
Pleasant surprise: Scoring guard Duane Washington caught fire late in Round 4 and cleared any doubts that he can be a go-to option when Partizan needs points. His next step, in the absence of Carlik Jones, is also successfully creating for his teammates.
16. Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv (2-4)
Maccabi is a work in progress and when it has flashed its best self, it has been very impressive. Of course, when it has struggled, things have looked bad. That said, there is plenty of room for optimism as the newcomers seem to fit better from week to week and home games are set to return to Tel Aviv in December.
Pleasant surprise: Of all the new additions, Oshae Brissett has posted the best numbers and coach Oded Kattash left him on the floor for all but 108 seconds of the Round 6 win over Real Madrid. He may not be the go-to scorer, but Brissett has been a great find for Maccabi.
17. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2-4)
It’s the same old problem for Milan: injuries. Zach LeDay, Lorenzo Brown and Josh Nebo have all missed time so far this season and it’s unclear when they’ll be back, with the timetables shifting. Still, Milan has shown incredible fight in its last two games to come back from sizeable deficits, even if it ended up on the losing side in Round 6. There’s talent on this team, Milan just needs to get more luck from the injury gods.
Pleasant surprise: Quinn Ellis entered this season with the goal of trying to force his way into the rotation, but the injury to Brown has seen him handed the keys far earlier than he would have expected. The 22-year-old English guard took his game to another level in Rounds 5 and 6, which can only spell good news for coach Ettore Messina.
18. FC Bayern Munich (2-4)
This was not how Bayern management saw things going this season, but injuries have kept the team from playing with the envisioned lineups. Bayern is last in the league in scoring (75.7 PPG) with a league-average defense. That is not a good recipe for success.
Pleasant surprise: Andreas Obst has shown that he is no longer a role player. Over the last five games, he has been worth 17.6 points on 21-for-45 three-point shooting (46.7%), while drawing fouls and getting to the line at the best rate in his career.
19. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2-4)
There have been good signs by ASVEL through the first six games, but it has already dropped two games at home and is winless on the road. Nando De Colo is still capable of moments of brilliance at 38 years old, while first-year players Zac Seljaas and Glynn Watson have impressed together with third-year big man Mbaye Ndiaye, yet it looks like it's going to be a long season for the French side.
Pleasant surprise: Watson is in his seventh season in Europe, but only this year did he get an opportunity to play in the EuroLeague. It’s safe to say he has seized the opportunity with both hands, showing that he belongs at this level and ranking second at ASVEL in scoring (14.8 PPG) and PIR (12.7).
20. Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (0-6)
Injuries, inconsistency, players coming and going… There are no shortage of problems for Baskonia, which is not only the only winless team in the league, but has now lost three straight by double figures. Would things be different if they hadn’t lost to Panathinaikos on Kendrick Nunn's buzzer-beater in Round 3?
Pleasant surprise: Whether this is a hot stretch or a remarkable shooting improvement, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot is simply scoring like never before. After only averaging 10.0 points per game last season because of rounding up, he is third in the league with 20.0 points per game now and more accurate than ever before.