EuroLeague clubs continued their preparations for the 2026-27 season on Saturday, with several teams taking part in preseason tournaments across Europe.
Hapoel Tel Aviv, Panathinaikos, Besiktas, Bayern, Real Madrid and Valencia all picked up victories, while PAOK stunned Milano in another friendly game.
Hapoel Tel Aviv edges Maxima Roma in Cagliari
Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Maxima Roma 80-78 in the semifinals of the City of Cagliari International Tournament.
Hapoel Tel Aviv top scorers: Ish Wainright 14, Antonio Blakeney 10, Dan Oturu 10, Zach LeDay 9, Eugene German 8, Elijah Bryant 6 (9 rebounds), Amir Coffey 6, Jacob Toppin 5, Tomas Satoransky 3 (8 assists), Max Heidegger 3, Bruno Caboclo 2, Khadeen Carrington 2.
Panathinaikos beats Spartak in Rhodes
Panathinaikos defeated Spartak 77-59 at the 2nd International Tournament Rhodes 2026.
Panathinaikos top scorers: Panagiotis Kalaitzakis 6, Sylvain Francisco 13, Dimitrios Moraitis 3, Brancou Badio 8, Iason Varvaritis, Jerian Grant 6, Guerschon Yabusele 12, Isac Bonga 9, Juancho Hernangomez 7, Dinos Mitoglou 5, Lefteris Mantzoukas 8.
PAOK stuns Milano
PAOK recorded one of the more surprising results of the day, defeating Milano 89-77 in a preseason friendly.
Milano top scorers: Diego Flaccadori 15, Moses Wright 13, Marko Guduric 12, R.J. Cole 8, Devin Booker 8, Leandro Bolmaro 6, Stefano Tonut 3, Giampaolo Ricci 3, Garrison Mathews 3, Alec Peters 3, Darius Thompson 2, Jason Burnell 1, Nicola Akelle.
Besiktas dominates Fuenlabrada
Besiktas defeated Fuenlabrada 108-74 on the second day of the Open Air tournament in Belgrade.
Besiktas top scorers: Wenyen Gabriel 21, Jaylen Nowell 15, Ante Zizic 14, Conor Morgan 13, Anthony Brown 11, Berk Ugurlu 10, DaQuan Jeffries 10, David DeJulius 8, Devon Dotson 3, Mehmet Aksu 3.
Bayern beats Asvel in Cagliari
Bayern defeated Asvel 81-72 at the City of Cagliari International Tournament. The German side advanced to the tournament final alongside Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Bayern: Milles Norris 14 (7 rebounds), Justinian Jessup 14, Austin Wiley 11 (8 rebounds), Johannes Voigtmann 10 (5 rebounds), Vladimir Lucic 10 (4 assists), MarJon Beauchamp 9, Oscar da Silva 6, Andreas Obst 4, Justus Hollatz 2 (5 rebounds, 5 assists).
Asvel: Myles Cale 3, Marc-Owen Fodzo Dada 6, Jae Crowder 7, Patty Mills 14, Bodian Massa, Edwin Jackson, Both Gach 8, Joel Bolomboy 11, Hugo Besson 12, Yves Pons 3, Tremont Waters 8.
Real Madrid wins Costa del Sol Tournament
Real Madrid closed its preseason with a dominant 113-74 victory over Unicaja in the final of the XV Costa del Sol Tournament.
Real Madrid top scorers: Theo Maledon 19, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot 16, Alberto Abalde 15, Olivier Sarr 11, Chuma Okeke 10, Gabriel Deck 10, Jaime Pradilla 6, Andres Feliz 6, Damian Jones 6, Facundo Campazzo 5, Sergio Llull 5, Walter Tavares 4.
Valencia beats Baskonia in EncestaRias final
Valencia defeated Baskonia 93-91 in the final of the EncestaRias tournament, with TJ Shorts deciding the game from the free-throw line in the closing seconds.
Top Scorers:
Valencia: T.J. Shorts 22, Armoni Brooks 13, Alvaro Cardenas 12.
Baskonia: Chris Duarte 25, DJ Stewart 19, A.J. Lawson 13, Kenneth Faried 7 (13 rebounds).
Full game statistics are not yet available.
