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ELPA Hosts Its First Pre-Season Camp in Barcelona
August 7, 2026 The EuroLeague Players Association (ELPA) has hosted its first-ever Pre-Season Camp, held from August 3 to 7 in Barcelona, Spain. Organised in partnership with Time Chamber Basketball (TCB), the camp brought together EuroLeague players for a week of...
ELPA VP KYLE HINES TALKS ABOUT ELPA WITH TEAMMATE SERGIO RODRIGUEZ IN HIS NEW PODCAST
Kyle Hines, a three time Euroleague champion hosts Sergio "El Chacho" Rodriguez in his new podcast, named The Kyle Zone. CSKA teammates used the opportunity to talk about newly formed Euroleague Players Association, in which Kyle Hines operates as one of the...
EuroLeague Players Association Approves Sensor-Equipped Smart Shirts During Live Games
The decision marks one of the first instances in professional sports of players wearing sensors during live games exclusively for use on a social platform to promote fan engagement. In a major step forward for sports fan engagement, the EuroLeague Players’...
Neutral Second Medical Opinion for EuroLeague Players
During their inaugural general Assembly on 26 June, ELPA has outlined suggestions, regarding improvements for EuroLeague players. Those improvements were presented and approved at EuroLeague Shareholders meeting on 8 July. One of the most important improvements is...
THE EUROLEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOC HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY FOUNDED
At today's General Assembly in Barcelona the first union of basketball players competing in EuroLeague – The EuroLeague Players Association (ELPA) was established officially and Luigi Datome was elected as its president. Players’ representatives confirmed the...
Successful first meetings of ELPA management and players
ELPA management made first visit to the players, talked about the association's plans and gathered information on issues that need to be discussed with EuroLeague and its shareholders. Managing Director Bostjan Nachbar and Secretary General Anze Blazic visited...
ELPA has set plans for the season 2018/19 at their first Players’ Board meeting
Players' Board members sat down with the Management of ELPA at their first joint meeting in Barcelona. They talked about plans and goals for the first season of this new association. The management informed the Players' Board which conclude Gigi Datome, Kyle Hines,...
Nachbar visits the NBPA Leadership program in Las Vegas
The EuroLeague Players Association's (ELPA) Managing Director, Bostjan Nachbar attended the National Basketball Players Association's (NBPA) Leadership Program in Las Vegas. The program taught players about the challenging and very competitive post-career path and...
ELPA’s first arragements and improvements for players
The EuroLeague Players' Association addressed some of the first proposals to the EuroLeague shareholders’ meeting for improvements in the new season. These proposals were made during June’s General Assembly of ELPA in Barcelona and were the outcome of a very...
NBPA and ELPA’s representatives meet in Milan
ELPA's Managing Director, Bostjan Nachbar and Secretary General Anze Blazic met with NBPA Executive Director Michelle Roberts and Head of International Relations and Marketing Matteo Zuretti in Milan upon the invitation of the NBPA where they discussed possible...