FC Barcelona became the latest Turkish Airlines EuroLeague club to ring in the new season when it hosted local and international media ahead of the start of the 2022-23 next week. 

The team's Media Day got underway with the players showing off their acting skills as they filmed the TV graphics that will be used for the upcoming campaign.

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That was followed by a photo session and a series of interviews. Returning superstars like Nikola Mirotic, Nicolas Laprovittola and Cory Higgins all had a lot of responsibilities throughout the day, but that was also the case with new signings Tomas Satoransky, Jan Vesely, Nikola Kalinic and Oscar da Silva.

With just 10 days to go until Barca kicks off its campaign against Olympiacos Piraeus at home in Palau Blaugrana, expectations are running high among the players and coaches as, after two consecutive Final Four appearances, they look to end the club's wait for its first EuroLeague title since 2010.

Barcelona takes a Media Day bow

On a Tuesday afternoon in which half of last spring's Final Four teams took to the microphones for Media Days, the stars of Olympiacos Piraeus held court at Peace and Friendship Stadium to talk about about their aspirations for the new season ahead.

For the first time, Kostas Papanikolaou came to Media Day as the Reds' team captain, hoping to continue the success of his two predecessors in that role, retired legends Vassilis Spanoulis and Georgios Printezis. Papanikolaou may have been in the greatest demand, but all the Reds took turns in interviews, recordings and photo sessions, among other activities. 

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Only rookie George Papas was new to the experience, as the rest of the team's off-season additions – Alec Peters, Isaiah Canaan, Joel Bolomboy and Tarik Black – were well-versed in the Media Day demands and the anticipation that talking up the new season brings.

Olympiacos won't play its home debut this EuroLeague season until Round 2, because first it has a rematch from the Third-Place Game last spring when it opens on the road against FC Barcelona at Palau Blaugrana on Friday, October 7.

Reds rock Media Day in Piraeus

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague sees players and coaches return to the competition every season, but the status of some icons who are back for this 2022-23 campaign starting next week is quite unique.

Storylines: Elite returnees to the EuroLeague

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague sees players and coaches return to the competition every season, but the status of some icons who are back for this 2022-23 campaign starting next week is quite unique.

The welcome back parade starts with two of the most celebrated coaches in the game: Zeljko Obradovic, the winningest coach in EuroLeague history, and Sergio Scariolo, the reigning World Cup and EuroBasket gold-medal head coach of Spain.

Obradovic returns with Partizan NIS Belgrade, the club where he finished his playing career and started his coaching legacy, winning the first of his record nine EuroLeague titles in 1992. No person, player or coach, has won more continental titles since European club basketball competitions began in 1957. Obradovic's 18 Final Four appearances as a coach are also an all-time record. Obradovic last coached a EuroLeague game on March 6, 2020, leading Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul against Khimki Moscow Region right before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scariolo is on the bench at Virtus Segafredo Bologna, which is also making its long-awaited EuroLeague return after almost 15 years. Scariolo led Virtus back to the elite by winning the 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup title last season. He had last coached in the EuroLeague in 2014 with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz after 12 seasons in the competition since 2000 with five teams. He led Unicaja Malaga to its only Final Four in 2007. Besides his nine medals – five of them gold – in international competition with Spain, Scariolo won the NBA title as an assistant coach with Toronto in 2019.

As if two legendary coaches were not enough, the Euroleague also welcomes back two former MVPs. 

Virtus guard Milos Teodosic, a wizard with a basketball in his hands, returns to the EuroLeague for the first time since 2017. Teodosic earned the 2009-10 EuroLeague MVP honor with Olympiacos Piraeus, lifted the 2016 trophy with CSKA Moscow and made it to the All-EuroLeague First and Second Team three times each. Despite his absence from the Euroleague, Teodosic still ranks sixth all-time with 471 three-pointers make, eighth with 1,126 assists and 15th with 2,807 points.

Nemanja Bjelica comes back with his previous Euroleague team, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, with whom he won 2014-15 EuroLeague MVP award. Bjelica's appearance in that season's Final Four, the first ever for Fenerbahce, was his last in the EuroLeague until now. He returns after having been crowned an NBA champion last spring with Golden State. 

Another former NBA champion, Marco Belinelli of Virtus, comes back to the EuroLeague for the first time since 2007 to continue a list of marquee returnees to the competition that include: former All-EuroLeague First Team selection Kevin Pangos, who joined EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, Tomas Satoransky of FC Barcelona, Dzanan Musa of Real Madrid, Tarik Black of Olympiacos Piraeus, Kevin Punter of Partizan, and Bojan Dubljevic of Valencia Basket. 

Last but very far from least among a crowded Media Day schedule on Monday, the two-time defending champions from Anadolu Efes Istanbul took another well-deserved star turn in the spotlight this afternoon at their practice center in Istanbul.

Only one team's players could boast wearing the golden Turkish Airlines EuroLeague logo that belongs only to the champs on their jerseys for photoshoots. And while more than a few Efes players have now done that twice in a row, fully a third of the players on hand for Media Day were newcomers to those blue uniforms. All were quite excited about trying to help their teammates make it three EuroLeague titles in succession.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/Elijah_Bryant3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Elijah_Bryant3</a> shows us around at the <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnadoluEfesSK</a> Media Day📍 <a href="https://t.co/FeIFLmiuiy">pic.twitter.com/FeIFLmiuiy</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1574412956879785984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>

Of course, swarms of media wanting to talk up the champs and record them in their best light made for a festive atmosphere around a team that has already made history, and is looking to make more.

Efes gets its title defense underway on Friday, October 7, when it welcomes Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade to Istanbul in Round 1 of the new season.

Champs take the Media Day spotlight!

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Media Day tour reached the Serbian capital on Monday, with Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade having its turn at the legendary Aleksandar Nikolic Hall.

 

Despite a busy day, everything went smoothly at what has become a traditional event for Crvena Zvezda, as it prepares to play its ninth EuroLeague campaign in the past 10 seasons. However, it was the first one for new head coach Vladimir Jovanovic, who is heading into his debut campaign in the competition.

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The vast majority of the players have plenty of experience doing Media Days, as they engaged in photo sessions, interviews and all the sponsorship activities. There was a good mood among the group and plenty of positive vibes, with their new red-and-white uniforms also being on show for the media to see.

 

There was a sense of excitement around the court, because Media Day means that the start of the new EuroLeague season is just around the corner. Zvezda will open its campaign on the road against none other than the two-time defending champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul on October 7.

Zvezda takes its turn for EuroLeague Media Day

Top 10 signings: Europe first-timers

Every summer, fresh new faces come to Europe to seize the challenge of competing in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, and this season will be no different. Here's a list of some of the top players set to make their European debuts in the continent's most elite competition, the EuroLeague, early next month.

### Markus Howard, Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

Vitoria-Gasteiz is where many players got their first crack at competing in the EuroLeague, and that will be the case with shooting guard Markus Howard. Standing a centimeter or two below 1.80 meters, the 23-year-old Howard is a former top scorer in Division I of the NCAA, where he averaged 27.8 points per game. He can shoot the lights out from long range and intends to prove that this season.

### Jaylen Adams, Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade

Point guard Jaylen Adams will be a man running Crvena Zvezda's offense. He arrives to the EuroLeague after having been the MVP of the Australian League, where he led Sydney to the league title while averaging 20.8 points on 41.3% three-point shooting with 5.8 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals last season. He can do a bit of everything on the basketball floor, and Zvezda will let this 26-year-old playmaker showcase his versatility.

### Carsen Edwards, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

Among the potentially explosive players on this list is new Fenerbahce scoring guard Carsen Edwards. A lack of size (1.80 meters) has never been an issue for Edwards, who is coming off a season as the fifth-best scorer in the G League, with 23.3 points per game, while also adding 4.1 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals. New Fenerbahce head coach Dimitris Itoudis will have a very dangerous weapon in the backcourt.

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### Cassius Winston, FC Bayern Munich

Bayern added young point guard Cassius Winston to its perimeter. He was unstoppable in college at Michigan State under famed head coach Tom Izzo, averaging 18.7 points and 6.8 assists over his final two years and setting the school's all-time assists record. He had much of the same success in the G-League over the last two seasons, and Bayern now hopes Winston's floor vision and feel for the game will give the team's offense a great boost.

### Anthony Polite, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

A native of Switzerland, Anthony Polite never played professionally in Europe. He is son of Michael Polite, who appeared in seven games with Lugano Snakes in the inaugural 2000-01 EuroLeague season. Anthony went to high school in the USA and continued there in college at Florida State. As a small forward who has a strong presence on the glass, the 25-year-old plans to make his presence felt on the EuroLeague floors for ASVEL.

### Semi Ojeleye, Virtus Segafredo Bologna

Returning to the EuroLeague for the first time in 15 years, Virtus loaded up its roster mostly with players who have previous EuroLeague experience. One exception is small forward Semi Ojeleye, who split last season playing with Milwaukee and the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA. Ojeleye brings plenty of size and muscle to his new team, and with his offensive game and knack for scoring baskets, he looks like a great fit in Virtus's well-oiled offense.

### Jarell Martin, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

Maccabi bolstered the paint this summer with a versatile big man, Jarrell Martin. A teammate of Zvezda playmaker Jaylen Adams in Sydney, Martin was instrumental in their team winning the Australian League title last season, posting 15.8 points and 8.4 rebounds. His versatility allows him to score in the low post and shoot from long range, but does a great job in setting up others and stands out on the defensive end. Those traits can go a long way on any basketball team.

### George Papas, Olympiacos Piraeus

Born in America to a Greek family, 24-year-old guard George Papas will begin his professional career with the Reds from Piraeus. Papas spent his college career at Monmouth University, where he has solid all-round numbers, averaging 14.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists last season. It will be interesting to see how he quickly he will fit on this side of the pond.

### Ignas Brazdeikis, Zalgiris Kaunas

It has been quite a journey for Ignas Brazdeikis who spent the last past three years bouncing between the NBA and the G League, and now arrives to his hometown of Kaunas to make his European debut. A 23-year-old small forward, Brazdeikis will bring Zalgiris toughness and athleticism on both ends of the floor, as well as an ability to score from all ranges. Despite not playing club basketball on the European continent so far in his career, it should take little time for Brazdeikis to carve out his role and make an impact.

### Jared Harper, Valencia Basket

Jared Harper is the last signing of Valencia Basket. He is another explosive guard under 1.80 meters, with great scoring abilities. He posted 21.4 points and 6.2 assists in G League last season, after having started the year with New Orleans in the NBA. Like everyone else here, Harper is eager to put his skills to test on the EuroLeague floors in the upcoming season.

Signings: First-timers in Europe

ALBA Berlin was the latest Turkish Airlines EuroLeague team to take part in its preseason Media Day tour on Monday, this time at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

 

Of course, most players knew the drill. ALBA is the EuroLeague team with least roster changes this season, adding two players and losing one. The two newcomers, Yanni Wetzell and Gabriele Procida, were requested for several interviews and sponsorship activities.

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The most requested player was the always-extroverted Luke Sikma, who went through a long day of photo shooting and recordings without losing the smile on his face. As always, everyone at the club, from the star players to all the staff members, helped make ALBA's Media Day a memorable experience.

All of the players and coaches were available less than 24 hours after their final preseason win, and less than two weeks ahead its first EuroLeague game against Partizan NIS Belgrade in Round 1, which takes place right here at Mercedes-Benz Arena on Friday, October 7 at 20:00 CET.

ALBA Berlin goes through Media Day activities

Panathinaikos Athens is the latest Turkish Airlines EuroLeague team to take part in the annual Media Day, as it gears up for its opening-round game at home to Real Madrid on October 6.

 

The morning got underway with a number of players taking part in photo shoots and promotional videos before a few went away to be interviewed for both digital and television platforms. With 10 new players on Panathinaikos's roster, as well as a new coach in Dejan Radonjic, the Media Day gave the arriving journalists a chance to see how everything is coming together for the Greens.

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There was a good buzz among the group as they took part in the Media Day activities, with fans able to get a peek behind the scenes of Panathinaikos's new-look team ahead of the 2022-23 EuroLeague Regular Season.

 

Panathinaikos still has time for its players to further get on the same page, but the general positivity around OAKA Altion indicates that the Greens should rightly have lofty ambitions going into the upcoming campaign.

Panathinaikos joins Media Day parade

Real Madrid has won its fifth Spanish Super Cup in a row – and ninth in total – after beating FC Barcelona 89-83 in overtime on Sunday night. Walter Tavares recorded a game-high 24 points, of which six came during the overtime period, while a further three Real players got into double figures: Dzanan Musa (19), Gabriel Deck (15) and Sergio Llull (14). Real managed to overcome an 11-point deficit early in the third quarter as it went into the final quarter of regulation with a six-point advantage. However, Barca showed plenty of fight in the fourth quarter and tied things up, as the game went to overtime. It was not enough, though, as Real outscored Barca by six points in overtime to secure the first trophy of the Chus Mateo era at the club.

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ALBA Berlin's preseason record now stands at 4-1 after it beat Rostock 88-63 on Sunday. Yovel Zoosman of ALBA ended with 15 points, while another three of his teammates got into double figures: Luke Sikma (13), Jonas Mattisseck (12) and Louis Olinde (11). It was a relatively straightforward game for ALBA, as it won the first quarter and fourth quarter by nine and 13 points, respectively. The second and third quarters were a lot tighter, but the win was never in doubt for ALBA.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Gelungene Generalprobe! ☑️ In der MBS-Arena in Oranienburg schlagen wir die <a href="https://twitter.com/HRO_Seawolves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HRO_Seawolves</a> mit 88:63.<br><br>Am Mittwoch starten wir zuhause gegen Hamburg in die Spielzeit 2022/23! 🙌 <a href="https://t.co/3EKRBq6JUX">pic.twitter.com/3EKRBq6JUX</a></p>&mdash; ALBA BERLIN (@albaberlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/albaberlin/status/1574049627799752707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz concluded its preseason preparations by downing the London Lions 100-82 to win the Alava-Araba Saria trophy on Sunday night. Three players – Tadas Sedekerskis, Steven Enoch and new arrival Daulton Hommes – all contributed 10 points each for Baskonia, while Markus Howard impressed with 18 points, which was the most in the game. Ahead of its opening EuroLeague game on the road against Valencia Basket on October 6, Baskonia's preparations seem to be on the right track.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">🔵🔴 Cazoo Baskonia se lleva el trofeo Álava-Araba Saria 🏆<br><br>🗞️ <a href="https://t.co/1dhMDQpQuX">https://t.co/1dhMDQpQuX</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoazenBaskonia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoazenBaskonia</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Araba?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Araba</a> <a href="https://t.co/SYZ609exCD">pic.twitter.com/SYZ609exCD</a></p>&mdash; Baskonia (@Baskonia) <a href="https://twitter.com/Baskonia/status/1574136419378937858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Bayern Munich won the Trofeo d'Abruzzo on Sunday night after beating AEK Athens 76-59. New arrival Cassius Winston showed what he can do with 20 points, going eight-of-11 from the field, while Ognjen Jaramaz also finished with 20 points. Another player who got into double figures for Bayern was Vladimir Lucic, who had 12 points.

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