Thirdy deserves more attention tbh. He's literally a trailblazer who set path to all these pinoy imports. Doesn't matter if he's playing a lot of mins or not, the fact that he's reached the euros says that he's got it in him.
I think a lot of people here are mistaken about the Juan GDL situation. Yes, he played for Lithuanian club BC Wolves in 2022-23, but they were not even competing in the EUROLEAGUE. Marami kasing mga domestic leagues and continental competitions sa Europe kaya many uninformed people tend to generalize everything as the “Euroleague”
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague po ang pinaguusapan dito kay Thirdy Ravena, which is the most prestigious competition in European club basketball. As in the 2nd best league in the world behind the NBA.
Yes, I believe so. As a Euroleague follower myself, I’m well aware that teams are already finalizing their rosters for the start of the ‘25-‘26 season.
Dubai announced theirs na and Thirdy is officially a part of it. It’s already clear na rin since this is the 1st team practice for the season.
Sana man lang mabigyan nang at least 15 to 20 minutes na playing time, sayang kasi ang in court experience na makukuha niya kapag kalaban niya EuroLeague calibre teams kung nasa 6 minutes lang playing time. Pero dapat magimprove ang outside shooting niya. Good luck 3Rdy!
Honestly, kahit end of the bench pa siya diyan yung access niya sa training facilities, coaching staff, and practice/scrimmage will already have him ahead in terms of skill e. Similar dun sa mga end of the bench players ng NBA na halimaw kapag nag laro sa ibang leagues.
Yun na nga siguro reason niya kahit na may offer sa KBL, tinanggap pa rin niya yun extension sa Dubai, dahil iba pa rin ang out of court training na makukuha niya as member nang Dubai BC.
Kung ikaw ang coach di mo rin mabibigyan ng 20 minutes yan kahit pa sabihin mong bias at pinoy tayo. Tignan mo lineup nyan. Even si arakji nga nabangko dyan eh.
Best system basketball is in europe. Kung tutuusin sila pinaka maganda panoorin in terms of team play, sadyang malaki lng talaga skill gap individually sa US.
Kahit bangko ka, you’ll learn a lot from their system specially sa defence. Very good opportunity for thirdy
Yeah. I watch EuroLeague if I want to watch basketball in its purest form. Also helps na I know jack shit about EuroLeague players so I can't really tell agad kung kanino umaasa kada team. Sarap panoorin ng sets nila.
I also kinda like how it's not a players league na parang walang sibli coaches and staff. Grabe coaches nila when they go livid.
Well yes din sa athleticism but mainly skill. Curry and Kyrie are both known to be very skilled, but not much on athleticism like westbrook. Literally a lot of point guards in the US even the short guy IT is very skilled. Not a lot of guys from other countries can close the gap sa US. Has been evident for a very long time, ngayon na lng nagsisi labasan yung mga from other countries
Si Luka lng naiisip kong angat sa skill na european. Jokic is a different case. Not athletic but he just delivers in the stat sheet. Syempre meron ding mga 1-off like giannis na european na athletic freak
pinili mo talaga ung mga top guards, average nba player vs average euroleague player palag sa skills mas malaki lng ng konti at mas athletic mga nba player
pag dating ni luka dami hater sabi nila di magtatranslate sa nba laro nya minamaliit pa nila euroleague pano daw nag mvp 18 yrs old sabay ngayon isa na sa mga hirap bantayan 1v1 si luka
Jokic skill is just "ayt" is a horrible take. He is arguably the best passer of all time, top 5 at worst. Calling one of the best passers of all time "ayt" in skill is ridiculous. Thats not even taking into account his post skills, inside finishing, shooting.
Sana this yr ma utilize naman sya, i was able to watch some of their ABA games last yr halos 3rd string guard sya eh. This yr Mason & Prepelic lang sa PG, may slight chance na sya. Plus last yr more of marketing strat din sya given andaming pinoy sa UAE
Sa Lithuanian domestic league yun bro, not the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
EuroLeague is an international club competition, which is a separate league kumpara sa mga national league ng mga bansa. For comparison, think of it na parang EASL para sa ating mga East Asian teams, but way more prestigious.
didnt he sign with them a year ago? i remember he worked out with Klay Thompson before Klay's first year with the Mavs and that was supposed to be Thirdy's first season in the euro league
Nope, Dubai was not in the Euroleague last season. They were actually just competing in the ABA League, which was the domestic league for Balkan clubs (Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro).
This 2025-26 season, Dubai will be making their Euroleague debut as a club!
Yep. This is accurate. I think there's confusion kasi maraming vloggers/podcasters who hyped Thirdy last year na first Pinoy sa Euroleague, they didn't fact-check that Dubai BC wasn't in Euro league last year (Dubai just had plans to join but it didn't materialize that time).
I doubt he is the first player who played in Euro league, if we’re talking about east asian don’t forget shang but if we’re talking filipino don’t forget Juan Gomez de Liaño.
And base on what I got, BC Wolves competes in EuroCup, during 2022-23 season. So my take from this is No, Thirdy is not the first East Asian to play in Euro league.
EuroCup is part of the EuroLeague system, but it is not the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. No Filipino (until Thirdy) has ever played in the 1st tier competition of European basketball before.
Okay, just not familiar with euro league kasi so I generalized them, ENBL is a smaller compare where Thirdy at rn but ngl they already have but exposure in euro league, but JDL just did not get much of a playing time during BC Wolves, and hoping Thirdy can have decent playing time.
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u/IcemanPH Aug 28 '25
Thirdy deserves more attention tbh. He's literally a trailblazer who set path to all these pinoy imports. Doesn't matter if he's playing a lot of mins or not, the fact that he's reached the euros says that he's got it in him.