Alexandros Tsakos

Social media manager and contributor at TalkBasket.net. A basketball fan of the NBA and the EuroLeague. Worked for Greek basketball websites.
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Troy Brown re-adjusts his game to the NBA pace

After college, many players try to change their playing habits as they enter the NBA. Troy Brown jr. of the Washington Wizards is that...

Westbrook: “I don’t regret a thing being here in Oklahoma”

Russell Westbrook walked through the corridor of the "Chesapeake Arena" as an opponent for the first time in 11 years. He received a standing ovation,...

The Philadelphia 76ers sweep the season series against Boston

The Philadelphia 76ers won the third game against the Celtics this season and swept the regular season series against their arch-rivals. The Sixers reach the...

Jokic scores 33, hits the winning shot against Dallas

After his 47-point career high against Atlanta, Nikola Jokic was once again incredible against the Dallas Mavericks, scoring 33 points with 26 of them...

Paul scores 20 points in 4th quarter and overtime, lead OKC to victory against Nets

Chris Paul took over last night against the Nets. The “Point God” scored 10 of the last 12 points of the Oklahoma City Thunder...

Nikola Jokic is taking his game up a notch

Nikola Jokic has been becoming more and more aggressive the last 4-5 weeks, and with his career-high 47 points against Atlanta he proved that...

Three “takes”, while getting ready for the New Year’s Eve

The first third of the season is done in the NBA and we are "leaving" behind this year. We are about to take a...

ASVEL prevail against Khimki in a high-scoring “battle”

In a high-scoring "battle", ASVEL Villeurbanne emerged victorious against Khimki (92-88), withstanding a fourth quarter comeback. The Russians came back from a 17-point deficit (74-57)...

ALBA Berlin cruise past Baskonia

ALBA Berlin dominated the match-up against Baskonia in Dusko Ivanovic's return as a head coach. The Germans never lost the lead, after the first four...

Jeremy Evans on Talkbasket: “I thought about coming to Olympiacos last summer “

Jeremy Evans was the second most productive player for Khimki in the overtime defeat to Olympiacos in Piraeus. The high-flying center scored 17 points,...

Devonte’ Graham: The new king of the “Hive”

Devonte' Graham is rapidly becoming a fan favorite in Charlotte after the departure of Kemba Walker last summer. The “small” guard is making something more than his...

Miami is bringing the…. Heat

The third-placed in the Eastern Conference, Miami Heat, are really fun to watch with Erik Spoelstra's team being one of the surprises of the...

Paul and Baldwin are the “keys” of the… red renaissance

Olympiacos has been making great strides on both ends of the floor the last couple of weeks, slowly becoming a hard to beat team...

Ben Simmons “all-defense” year is overlooked because of false assessement

The former 1st pick of the 2016 NBA Draft is receiving a great amount of criticism for his performances the last couple of years,...

Unsung Heroes: The… Magic touch of Markelle Fultz

The Orlando Magic may be experiencing a mediocre start in the season with 11 losses in the first 19 games, but they seem to...

Unsung Heroes: Shai-Gilgeous Alexander having his breakout season in Oklahoma

News around the league focus on Luka Doncic MVP-like season, the sheer dominance of Giannis Antetokounmpo or the title chasers of the LA. Small market...

The journey of Tony Wroten

Tony Wroten is having early season success playing for Anwil in the historic city of Włocławek in Poland. The existence of the city is...

The Raptors are the “star-stoppers” of the league

The Toronto Raptors are steadily getting the respect they deserve, after winning the title last season. The Canadians are an incredibly good team despite not...

Zack LeDay on TalkBasket.net: “We didn’t play like ourselves”

Zalgiris is trying to find his real capabilities until now having a 3-5 record after the defeat against the “Reds”. The Lithuanians were quite...

Take me down to the mid-range …city

The NBA is vastly controlled by teams that obey the rules of the “Pace and Space” era. This means that many are trying to be relative to...

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