Paris Basket is on a notable rise. Yesterday, they defeated Anadolu Efes 95-90 on the road. They also won their previous two games, both of which were played away from home.
What stands out to me is that Paris is a very high-scoring team; they put up 99 points against both Maccabi and Dubai.
In our own game, we defeated Baskonia 84-65, though we only scored 11 points in the third quarter.
Powell grabbed 7 rebounds, four of which were offensive rebounds.
It looks like Powell will provide significant support for us in pick-and-roll situations and by securing offensive rebounds.
Cameron Payne looks more than capable of filling the void left by Mike James.
He played a great game against Paris yesterday, though it wasn't enough to prevent a loss.
Anadolu Efes performed well on the offensive end, but their defense remained weak.
I wonder how much Nadir Hifi, who plays for Paris Basketball, earns. He is an incredible talent; given how young he is, why is he still playing for Paris? I don't understand why championship-contending teams haven't signed him. For instance, if Beşiktaş offered him three times what he’s making in Paris, wouldn't he choose to play for them?
He was quite effective yesterday.
Paris Basketball has been in great form lately. Their next game is at home against Fenerbahçe—I’m curious to see how they’ll fare in that matchup.
Cam Payne is great but I don't think it is right to compare him with Mike James. Mike James was doing so great and he was taking a big responsibility. Payne might do similar things but at least for now I don't think the play making is at the same level. It is immensely disappointing for Efes to lose James.
According to Basketnews budget of Paris Basketball is 30.9m euros but net payroll is 8.2M. It is even lower than Besiktas. I will just put the latest budget table:
There are interesting facts in the article
https://basketnews.com/news-256534-euroleague-teams-budgets-2026-27-payrolls.htmlEvery basketball fan likely knows that Panathinaikos has the largest budget. I was surprised by Hapoel, but it turns out this is due to their very high salary expenses. There are some blank spaces—why were those left empty? For instance, what is Anadolu Efes's budget? Or how much of a budget has Dubai Basket allocated? I’m curious about these, but they aren't included in the table.
