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AS Monaco Basketball won its first-ever Betclic ÉLITE title in June 2026, then collapsed financially within weeks — losing takeover bids from former NBA All-Star Jamal Mashburn and Ronaldinho, getting refused entry into professional basketball, then rejected from France's third tier on September 12, 2026, and now awaiting the outcome of a second CNOSF hearing held September 16, just two days before Nationale 1's season kicks off on September 18, 2026.

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.

Shanxi Loongs win Petr Cornelie's race: the big man will continue his career in China.

Petr Cornelie could return to the EuroLeague with Asvel. French team is interested in the coming back of former NBA player.

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.

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.

Real Madrid and Valencia are the teams currently most interested and close to signing Armoni Brooks, who will leave Asvel.

EuroLeague 2026-2027 tips off in late September with 20 teams, a returning Besiktas Istanbul, a highly anticipated Finals rematch between Olympiacos and Real Madrid, and a Greek derby set to close the regular season on the final day

An incredible earthquake is taking place at Asvel. After Sylvain Francisco, Daniel Theis and Armoni Brooks are ready to say goodbye.

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.

Recruitment Update — After stepping back from talks with Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot, ASVEL has identified Both Gach as its new primary wing target for 2026-2027. The JL Bourg standout, fresh off a EuroCup title, is drawing interest from multiple EuroLeague clubs, including Partizan Belgrade, putting Villeurbanne in a competitive race.

Hyères-Toulon Var Basket becomes the fourth French basketball club in one year to attract American capital, joining Levallois, Orléans, and ASVEL — a trend that reveals how US investors now see growth opportunities across all divisions of French basketball, not just the elite.

Three clubs in EuroLeague, three in EuroCup, two in BCL and potentially several representatives in FIBA Europe Cup: the European landscape for French clubs is starting to take shape for the 2026-2027 season. While some participations are almost confirmed, others still depend on club decisions and organizer invitations.

Betclic ELITE Quarterfinals — With four players scoring 20 or more points, AS Monaco dispatched Bourg-en-Bresse 114-103 in Game 2, sweeping the series 2-0 with a performance that revealed the layers of their playoff ambitions.

ASVEL and Paris Basketball advance with contrasting tactical approaches — Villeurbanne's 3-point volume overwhelms Cholet's interior-first strategy, while Paris's transition execution and foul-drawing prowess dismantle Strasbourg in a third-quarter clinic.

ELITE 2 - Dounia Issa is leaving JA Vichy. The coach has activated his exit clause to join ASVEL and the expanded staff wanted by Tony Parker. To succeed him on the JAV bench, Elise Prodhomme is reportedly the top favorite.

Financial disparity - New data shows massive gaps between EuroLeague teams' payrolls, with French representatives ASVEL, Paris Basketball, and AS Monaco operating with significantly smaller budgets than Greek and Spanish powerhouses.