Posts Tagged ‘zeljko obradovic’
The meltdown of the Serbian Basketball school
Nikola Jokic was voted MVP of the 2020/2021 NBA season, Vasilije Micic was the MVP of the Euroleague, Milos Teodosic of the Eurocup, and Filip Petrusev of the Adriatic league. This is an incredible feat for Serbian basketball. Aside from the above players, Serbia has an additional five players in the NBA, of which Bogdan…
Read MoreŽeljko Obradović is the new coach of Partizan Belgrade!
Željko Obradović is the new head coach of Partizan Belgrade! The legendary basketball coach who has won 9 EuroLeague titles, including the one with Partizan NIS back in 1992 as a player, has returned to his favorite club. Obradović has signed a 3-year contract with the black-and-whites. The sensational news was announced by club president…
Read MoreZeljko Obradovic awaits next coaching challenge
For Zeljko Obradovic, there isn’t a discernible distinction between winning and breathing. Both acts are intrinsically connected. What’s more, they define his coaching career. He’s been called the greatest European coach. He’s been labeled the best basketball bench boss not working in the NBA. Since the early 1990s, Zeljko Obradovic’s track record of success is…
Read MoreZeljko Obradovic to Fenerbahce
Legendary basketball coach Zeljko Obradovic has been signed by Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (Turkey, TBL) in what is a major coup for the club. Considered one of the best tacticians in history, Obradovic has signed a two-year deal with the Turkish outfit after last coaching Panathinaikos through the 2011/2012 season. The Serbian has recently been flirting…
Read MoreMessina or Obradovic: First European NBA coach?
Will we see a European-born coach at the helm of an NBA team sometime soon? Possibly. The race is on. Italian Ettore Messina is receiving serious consideration from Atlanta Hawks’ general manager Danny Ferry. Messina, coach of CSKA Moscow, is on the shortlist of candidates to replace Larry Drew. Messina has four Euroleague titles and…
Read MoreZeljko Obradovic would coach an NBA team
Zeljko Obradovic, arguably the biggest name in basketball coaching outside of the NBA, has stated that he is open to coaching an NBA team. The Serbian coaching sensation recently attended a basketball camp with the Detroit Pistons. It must have been an eye-opening experience for him, as he goes on to say: “I thought I…
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