The NBA Finals are over, and with them a historic season: Brunson brought the title to the Knicks after 53 years of waiting, Wembanyama cried in San Antonio, and Doncic - the current one, not the former - watched the Finals from the sidelines for the first time. On the home scene, the ABA League is growing, but Macedonian clubs are once again left outside.

Brunson won - right where Doncic was supposed to shine

Reggie Brunson won a ring with the New York Knicks and was named NBA Finals MVP. Remember the irony: in Dallas he was in the shadow of Luka Doncic, underrated and ignored. He admitted himself that he suffered from impostor syndrome as far back as his rookie season. After six years at the Knicks, he finished with 45 points in Game 5 and a trophy the Slovenian still doesn't have. Brunson's Finals average: 32.6 points, 4.6 assists. Brunson himself: "I knew I'd win one day - that was my mentality."

Wembanyama: "See you... never"

Victor Wembanyama left the press conference after the Spurs' Finals defeat with the line: "I appreciate you. See you... never." The Knicks beat San Antonio 4-1, and the decisive Game 5 was played on the road. Wembanyama didn't hide his feelings: "This is the biggest lesson of my life. We lack neither talent nor capacity - we just make too many mistakes." He then added that he wouldn't be able to let go easily, because before the next Finals there are "a hundred games" waiting. Fierce youth.

Knicks after 53 years - a title for Broadway

The Finals ended 94-90 for the Knicks in Game 5 - the first championship title for New York since 1973. Brunson broke every Knicks Finals record and became only the second Knicks player with a Finals MVP in history, after Willis Reed. Rare company: only Michael Jordan and Brunson in NBA history have scored 45 or more points in a game where the title was clinched away from home.

The ABA League grows - Macedonia out again

The ABA League for the 2026/27 season expanded to 20 teams. Cibona returns, and Slovakia's Slovan Bratislava is the first club from outside the former Yugoslavia to enter the league. The Macedonian clubs? Still in ABA 2 - the second tier. The league grows, the region grows, the Macedonian club basketball system stands still. Not because it lacks quality, but because it lacks structure.

Macedonia U17 with a defeat at the start in Bucharest

The men's "U17" selection lost its opening match at the "Rising Stars" tournament in Romania. The game was even, the hosts pulling out the win at the end. Good news: the women's "U17" beat Moldova convincingly in the same competition. Mixed feelings after the start - the young Macedonian men now face decisive matches for a place in the next phase.