heinnews’s David Hein was at the U20 European Championship in Greece and caught up with Lithuanian big man Donatas Motiejunas, who is projected as the number three pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. They discussed the Lithuanian U20 team (which finished fifth); playing at the U19 World Championship in New Zealand and then in Greece; [...]
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Interview of the Week - Aug 6: Lithuanian center Donatas Motiejunas
August 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 2009 EuroBasket, Euroleague - Eurocup, European domestic leagues, FIBA Europe Youth Tournaments, FIBA basketball, Interviews/Interview of the Week, NBA, heinnews
Tags: 2010 NBA Draft·Donatas Motiejunas·Eurocup·Euroleague·Europeans in NBA Draft·Lavrinovic brothers·Lithuanian youth talent·mock NBA Draft for 2010·Motiejunas says European big men are monsters and NBA bigs are giants·Motiejunas says he will not play for junior team·Robertas Javtokas·rumors about Motiejunas·Sarunas Jasikevicius·U19 world championship·U20 European Championship·weaknesses in Donatas Motiejunas·young centers in Europe·Zalgiris
Another Greek golden summer - U20 Euros “Final report”
July 28th, 2009 · No Comments · 2009 EuroBasket, Euroleague - Eurocup, European domestic leagues, FIBA Europe Youth Tournaments, FIBA basketball, NBA, college basketball, heinnews
A bit delayed but after a journey back home from Greece here is heinnews’s “Final report” about the U20 European Championship in Rhodes and Ialysos. The Greeks lived up to their status as favorites to beat France and win the title - in just an amazing story. Naming an All-Tournament Team was very difficult. Watching [...]
Tags: Antoine Diot·Bojan Bogdanovic·Dairis Bertans·Edwin Jackson·Georgios Bogris·germany avoid relegation·Greece win U20 euros·Kevin Seraphin·Kostas Missas·Kostas Papanikolaou·Kostas Sloukas·Mamadou Samb·MVP Kostas Papanikolaou·NBA talents in europe·Nikola Vucevic·Nikos Pappas·Pappas spitting·Pere Tomas·U18 European Championship·U19 world championship·U20 European Championship·U20 euros all tournament team·Xavier Rabaseda