EuroLeague Ranking Offers Encouraging Outlook for Žalgiris
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- Kaunas Žalgiris placed eighth in the EuroLeague’s club power ranking.
- The Lithuanian champions lost Sylvain Francisco and Moses Wright but added Jonas Valančiūnas, Carsen Edwards and Saben Lee.
- Panathinaikos topped the ranking, followed by defending champion Olympiacos and Fenerbahçe.
Kaunas Žalgiris received an eighth-place position in the EuroLeague’s latest club power ranking, a favorable assessment for the Lithuanian champions.
The ranking noted that Žalgiris finished fifth in the regular season before losing Sylvain Francisco and Moses Wright. The club replaced them with Jonas Valančiūnas, Carsen Edwards and Saben Lee.
Panathinaikos led the list after making several high-profile summer signings. Defending champion Olympiacos ranked second, while Šarūnas Jasikevičius’s Fenerbahçe placed third. Real Madrid, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Dubai and Anadolu Efes followed.
Other Lithuanian players received less encouraging projections. Tadas Sedekerskis’s Baskonia ranked last, while Rokas Jokubaitis’s Bayern Munich placed 15th.
After finishing fifth in the regular season, Žalgiris lost Sylvain Francisco and Moses Wright, replacing them with Jonas Valančiūnas, Carsen Edwards and Saben Lee. Can the Lithuanian champions be even better?
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