ESPN: Top basketball leagues in the world outside the NBA
Ranking of the best world leagues per Fran Fraschilla, college basketball analyst and international draft expert for ESPN
Fran Fraschilla, a former head coach at Manhattan, St. John's and New Mexico, is a college basketball analyst and international draft expert for ESPN and he ranked the top 14 leagues in the world outside the NBA.
Ranking and Predicted Champion
1. EuroLeague: CSKA Moscow
2. EuroCup: PBC Lokomotiv Kuban
3. Spain's Liga ACB: Real Madrid
4. Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL): Fenerbahce Istanbul
5. Russia's VTB United League: CSKA Moscow
6. Italy's Lega Basket Serie A (LBA): EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
7. France's LNB Pro A: ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
8. The Greek Basket League: Olympiacos
9. The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL): FC Bayern Munich
10. FIBA's Basketball Champions League (BCL): Besiktas
11. Adriatic League (ABA): KK Crvena Zvezda MTS
12. Australia's National Basketball League (NBL): Perth Wildcats
13. Israeli Basketball Premier League: Maccabi Tel Aviv
14. Chinese Basketball Association (CBA): Guangdong Southern Tigers
Here the complete analysis for each league.
Ranking and Predicted Champion
1. EuroLeague: CSKA Moscow
2. EuroCup: PBC Lokomotiv Kuban
3. Spain's Liga ACB: Real Madrid
4. Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL): Fenerbahce Istanbul
5. Russia's VTB United League: CSKA Moscow
6. Italy's Lega Basket Serie A (LBA): EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
7. France's LNB Pro A: ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
8. The Greek Basket League: Olympiacos
9. The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL): FC Bayern Munich
10. FIBA's Basketball Champions League (BCL): Besiktas
11. Adriatic League (ABA): KK Crvena Zvezda MTS
12. Australia's National Basketball League (NBL): Perth Wildcats
13. Israeli Basketball Premier League: Maccabi Tel Aviv
14. Chinese Basketball Association (CBA): Guangdong Southern Tigers
Here the complete analysis for each league.