Both coaches have a chance to win the EuroLeague as head coaches after previously lifting the trophy as players.

Before them, accomplished this rare feat — winning the EuroLeague as a player with in 1979 and as a coach with in 2003. Besides him, only and have done the same.

won the prestigious title twice as a player (in 1961 and 1963) and once as a coach in 1969, all with .

claimed four EuroLeague titles as a player for (1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968) and added two more as a coach (1978 and 1980).

This will be the sixth Final Four for as a head coach, though he has never won the trophy in that role. As a player, he was a four-time EuroLeague champion — once with , twice with , and once with in 2009.

Meanwhile, has led to the Final Four in his rookie coaching season. As a player, he won the EuroLeague three times — once with and twice as the leader of .

He now has a chance to become only the second person in EuroLeague history to win the championship in his first season as a head coach. The first to do so was , who took to the title immediately after transitioning from player to coach.

One thing is certain — is waiting to see who joins him in the elite club of those who have conquered the EuroLeague as both a player and a coach.

On the other hand, will only gain company if , under , lifts the trophy.

The EuroLeague Final is scheduled for at , in .

Top Betting Offers 2025: