ELPA applauds the provisional agreement between EuroLeague Basketball and FIBA to avoid overlapping calendar of clubs' and national teams’ competitions in the 2023/24 season. The recent calendar dispute was one of players’ main drivers for ELPA’s...
Upon Gigi Datome’s decision to retire from professional basketball after the FIBA World Cup 2023, ELPA would like to congratulate Gigi on an outstanding career, spanning over three decades and multiple countries. Besides winning the...
ELPA presents the third edition of its annual Players’ Choice Awards. Winners in each category are players who received the biggest majority of votes, voted exclusively by the EuroLeague players. 2023 ELPA Players’ Choice Award “MOST VALUABLE PLAYER”: Sasha...
On May 23 & 24, EuroLeague Players Association leaders participated at the inaugural #Right2Organize conference. This special event, organized by World Players Association, was held at the FIFPro House in Amsterdam. It gathered 70+ players association...
After a successful first edition in 2021, the ELPA Performance International Congress (EPIC) will be back this year, on July 1st 2023. The congress will take place on-site in Technogym Village, exquisite facility in Cesena (Italy). Athletes, strength &...
As every year, on the sidelines of the EuroLeague Final Four, EuroLeague Players’ Association spend time with U-18 players, who participated to the Adidas Next Generation Tournament. Three-time EuroLeague top-scorer Igor Rakocevic joined the talk in order to share...
While the big lights are on the players who will be at the Final 4 in Kaunas, injured players on other teams don't rest. This is "A day in life" of Dogus Balbay, who is rehabbing from his long-term injury. Follow him through ELPA’s camera....
Starpool becomes an official partner of the ELPA Performance International Congress (EPIC 2023) Over time, Starpool has taken on a centuries-old cultural heritage about the wellness tradition, and have re-interpreted it from a modern perspective, through innovation...
When the biggest earthquake in Türkiye's recent history hit 11 cities including the province of Hatay, the whole world showed its solidarity with the thousands of people affected by it. The basketball community was no exception, with clubs, players, coaches,...
ELPA followed Mathias Lessort behind the scenes on a game day at his team’s arena. Mathias also told us how he feels living in Belgrade and described his special relationship with Partizan fans, who are known for their amazing support and strong bond with the team....