Former NBA guard Tomas Satoransky will miss EuroBasket 2025 due to a lingering back injury, he announced today on social media (Instagram link). The tournament begins next week.
“I had to make a very difficult decision today,” Satoransky wrote, per Sportando. “Those who know me understand what it means for me to play for the national team and how much I wanted to take part in my fifth European Championship in national colors. However, due to my current health condition, I cannot help the guys the way I would like and as expected of me. Therefore, I must apologize for withdrawing.
“ … Before the summer, I didn’t know if this would be my ‘last dance’ with the national team, but now I know for sure that I want to say goodbye on the court! I believe we will all see each other soon in the arena, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed from afar in Riga for the guys, hoping they can add another valuable result for Czech basketball.”
The 32nd pick of the 2012 draft, Satoransky spent several years in Spain before coming to North America, appearing in 388 NBA regular season games — including 182 starts — from 2016-22. He holds career averages of 6.9 points, 4.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds on .468/.354/.820 shooting in 22.2 minutes per game.
Since he returned to Europe in the summer of 2022, Satoransky has been a valuable role player for Spanish EuroLeague club Barcelona. He turns 34 years old in a couple of months.
Ex-NBA big man Jan Vesely, Satoransky’s teammate with Barca, will also miss the EuroBasket tournament for Czechia as he continues to rehab from injuries which plagued him in the second half of 2024/25.
Czechia’s official 12-man roster is headlined by Hawks guard Vit Krejci, according to FIBA. The other 11 players are Richard Balint, Jaromir Bohacik, Vojtech Hruban, Adam Kejval, Martin Kriz, Petr Krivanek, Tomas Kyzlink, Martin Peterka, Ondrej Sehnal, Martin Svoboda and Jak Zidek.
Vit gonna lead them guys to glory