By Evangelos Papadimitriou / info@eurohoops.net
The EuroLeague is back, with several difficulties. COVID has made things difficult for teams, players and the organizers, and several games have already been postponed.
Even so, the 18 teams are offering excellent entertainment after 6 rounds, showing they’re on the right track to return to perfectly normal competitive rhythms.
There aren’t many new faces since the NBA didn’t help much this season, with most transfers being… internal. But this doesn’t mean that important players we saw last season are playing again this season for a team in the league.
Or in any team!
Eurohoops picks out the most characteristic names of the 2019/20 season that are still without a team, even though November is already here.
Nikos Pappas
Last team: Panathinaikos
2019/20 EuroLeague stats: 4.4 points, 1.3 rebounds in 10 games
After 7 seasons in Panathinaikos, Nikos Pappas is now part of their history. The Greek guard signed with Hapoel Jerusalem for the Final Eight of the BCL, played in 1 game and is a free agent since then.
James Gist
Last team: Crvena Zvezda
2019/20 EuroLeague stats: 7 points, 4.4 rebounds in 25 games
In 2019 James Gist left Panathinaikos and signed with Crvena Zvezda. He was an important player for the Serbs, but it didn’t take long for the “divorce” to come, with the 34-year-old remaining without a team.
