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Estonia, Great Britain, Belgium Finalize EuroBasket Rosters

August 25th, 2025 at 12:20pm CST by Arthur Hill

With EuroBasket set to tip off on Wednesday, three more nations have announced their 12-man rosters for the tournament.

Former NBA small forward Henri Drell leads the way for Estonia. Drell appeared in four games with Chicago on a two-way contract during the 2023/24 season, posting 11 points, three rebounds and four assists in 30 total minutes. He spent last season with Portland’s G League affiliate, the Rip City Remix, and moved on to Spain’s La Laguna Tenerife in March.

Other members of the Estonian roster are Märt Rosenthal, Sander Raieste, Kaspar Treier, Mikk Jurkatamm, Matthias Tass, Siim-Sander Vene, Kregor Hermet, Janari Jõesaar, Joonas Riismaa, Artur Konontšuk and Kristian Kullamäe.

Estonia is in Group A with Portugal, Turkey, Serbia, the Czech Republic and host Latvia.

Center Gabe Olaseni, a star in Turkey’s Basketball Super League, is the top player for Great Britain, whose roster was announced on the FIBA website. Also on the roster are Amin Adamu, Dan Akin, Jubrile Belo, Myles Hesson, Luke Nelson, Tarik Phillip, Josh Ward-Hibbert, Jelani Watson-Gayle, Pat Whelan, Carl Wheatle and Akwasi Yeboah.

Great Britain has never advanced past group play in six previous EuroBasket appearances. They’re in Group B with Germany, Lithuania, Sweden, Montenegro and host Finland.

Belgium also doesn’t feature any players with NBA experience, as its official roster includes Ismael Bako, Mamadou Guisse, Manu Lecomte, Siebe Ledegen, Joppe Mennes, Jean-Marc Mwema, Loic Schwartz, Godwin Tshimanga, Kevin Tumba, Niels Van Den Eynde, Andy Van Vliet and Hans Vanwijn.

The Belgians will be looking for their first medal in their 19th EuroBasket appearance. Their best finish was fourth in 1947.

Belgium is in Group D with France, Iceland, Slovenia, Israel and host Poland.

As of Monday morning, Cyprus, Georgia and Italy are the only participants in the 24-team tournament who haven’t announced their final rosters.

Southeast Notes: Winslow, Durant, Hornets

June 15th, 2016 at 8:13pm CST by Eddie Scarito

Heat swingman Justise Winslow just completed his rookie campaign and hopes to develop into a player who the franchise can build around, Ethan J. Skolnick of The Miami Herald relays. “Yeah, definitely. Growing up, that was something I always wanted,” Winslow responded when asked if he wants to be the face of the franchise. “And being part of an organization that over the past 10, 13 years has sort of been built around one guy, it’s just something to look forward to. I know there’s a lot of work to be done. I’m not sure what team it will be with, hopefully with Miami, but eventually I would want to be a franchise guy, a leader on a team and the guy that the organization kind of builds around.”

Here’s the latest from the Southeast Division:

The Heat held a free agent mini-camp this week and attendees included Rodney McGruder, Quinton Upshur, Brandan Kearney, Juwan Howard Jr., Jabril Trawick, Okaro White, Xavier Gibson, Kevin Tumba, Kenny Gabriel and Norvel Pelle, Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald notes.
While the notion is certainly a long-shot, Mike Bianchi of The Orlando Sentinel makes the case for why Kevin Durant should sign with the Magic if he departs Oklahoma City as a free agent this offseason. The scribe cites the lack of media pressure, the presence of GM Rob Hennigan, who Durant is familiar with from their time together with the Thunder, new coach Frank Vogel and the team’s wealth of cap space as reasons the Slim Reaper should give serious consideration to joining Orlando.
The Hornets have workouts set for Thursday with Isaiah Cousins (Oklahoma), Anthony Gill (Virginia), A.J. Hammons (Purdue), Codi Miller-McIntyre (Wake Forest), Chinanu Onuaku (Louisville) and Kyle Wiltjer (Gonzaga), the team announced.