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After an eventful summer and a preseason played with a very incomplete roster, ASVEL is about to get down to business. Vincent Collet and Dounia Issa gave an initial assessment of a team that is still under construction, but ambitious.

Which are the best domestic basketball leagues in Europe? From Spain’s unmatched depth to Turkey’s financial power and France’s combination of young talent, competitive balance and packed arenas, BeBasketball ranks the continent’s Top 10 leagues heading into the 2026-27 season.

Betclic ELITE - Jaylen Hands joins SIG Strasbourg for the 2026-2027 season. After a complicated 2025-2026 spell between Panionios, Nanjing and Murcia, the American combo-guard will try to find in Betclic ELITE the level that made him the top scorer of the Italian league a year earlier.

Betclic ELITE - AS Monaco Basketball is still waiting for the CNOSF's decision regarding its participation in Betclic ELITE. According to Nice-Matin, this new delay would be explained by the arrival of a major European company, which reportedly took control of the club and committed to bringing in 10 million euros for the 2026-2027 season. At the same time, Benjamin Erisoglu announced his withdrawal from the project.

AS Monaco Basketball defended on Tuesday, August 25 its place in Betclic ELITE before the CNOSF with a project very different from the one still being mentioned a few hours earlier. While a budget of 12.5 million euros was announced in the morning, Nice-Matin now reports a scenario around 6 to 7 million euros, while the club must rebuild almost its entire roster.

François Lamy, general sports manager of JL Bourg, shares his views on the evolution of the European market, the administrative difficulties faced by French clubs, the situation in Monaco, and the arrival of new capital in basketball. The Bourg executive is particularly concerned about the formation of a "speculative bubble" as NBA Europe and EuroLeague prepare a deep transformation of the continental landscape.

Betclic ELITE - Patrick Beverley joins Boulazac Basket Dordogne for the 2026-2027 Betclic Élite season. The player and the club made the announcement official this Friday, August 14, 2026.

Joel Bolomboy has officially signed for two seasons with ASVEL. After several weeks of uncertainty around his future, the big man with 204 EuroLeague games joins a frontcourt where his experience and level will need to make him one of Tony Parker's key men, despite questions linked to his last few seasons disrupted by injuries.

Ronaldinho has officially put himself forward as a candidate to take over AS Monaco Basket, according to L'Équipe. The 2005 Ballon d'Or winner is associated with the Andorran investment fund Clayton Sport, while the club is already working on the project led by former NBA player Jamal Mashburn and his Helen Holdings consortium to try to save its place in Betclic ELITE.

ASVEL is heading into August with a very different project from the one imagined at the start of the off-season. After the failure of a partnership that was supposed to bring its budget to 59 million euros, the Villeurbanne club had to scale back, part ways with several new signings, and rebuild its roster. Tony Parker, the new coach, now has to finish his recruitment while also overseeing negotiations for the sale of the club to the Buss family.

Sylvain Francisco is already drawing interest from several EuroLeague heavyweights as uncertainty surrounds ASVEL's future budget. Panathinaikos Athens has notably inquired about the French point guard's situation, but Tony Parker's marquee signing is for now choosing to wait, while the Villeurbanne club works to secure the budget originally planned.

While Paris Basketball has already begun shaping its 2026–27 roster, one crucial decision remains unresolved: the head coaching position. The delay reflects the club's unconventional hiring philosophy, which has led to several ambitious pursuits—but, so far, no agreement.

Betclic ELITE Finals – Monaco overwhelmed Paris Basketball 96-84 in Game 4, with Jaron Blossomgame and Kevarrius Hayes leading a relentless offensive and defensive performance that pushes the series to a decisive Game 5.

Betclic Elite Finals – Responding to their Game 1 defeat, the Roca Boys delivered a commanding 102-90 victory over Paris Basketball on June 17, evening the series at one game apiece. Matthew Strazel and Alpha Diallo led the charge with 22 points each, while Jaron Blossomgame provided the American firepower Monaco needed.

Betclic Elite Finals - Paris Basketball edged Monaco 95-91 in Game 1 of the Betclic Elite Finals on June 14, 2026. Nadir Hifi delivered the most efficient performance of the night, while Justin Robinson controlled the game from the guard position. Despite a strong effort from Alpha Diallo, Monaco falls one game behind in the series.