ABA F4

The passage to the final brings salvation in the form of playing in Euroliga, which in three of the four participating teams means survival at the European level.
For Partizan, Red Star and Cibona, Euroliga's placement brings a great sigh of relief and gives answers to at least some questions regarding the future. Cedevita is the only team in this quartet that does not depend on state aid. They are the only ones who fail to say "ok, let's try again next year", which of course does not diminish their desire to end the best European competition.
Partizan is probably the most difficult financial season in the past 15 years. After the injury and the departure of some players the club simply did not have the adequate means to be competitive in the market.

Tepic, and especially Pavlovic, for their relationship with Partizana and the state of affairs were signed far below the real price and this was a big happiness for the most prolific club in the ABA league. Partizan will try to get Euroliga in front of its supporters, which in these circumstances means maintaining the continuity of the club's operation. So Partizan still remains interesting to the sponsors and that he can count on the country's help for placements. This means that talented players from the region and Europe can still look at Partizan as a club where they can develop playing games at the highest level.
Without Euros all this becomes very uncertain and questionable. Partizan is the only big club from the ex-yu space that has managed to keep the top in the past 20 years and is relatively pain-free at all times of the crisis.

Red Star went back to a big stage tonight last season. The current is probably the most successful in the past 15 years, to this very moment. Zvezda was the first in the ABA league (22-4), had four wins in the group stage of the Euroliga. In Eurocup, Dejan Radonjic's team was up to the semi-finals, where they failed to defend 11 points in the remainder.

Financial Crvena Zvezda is next to Cedevita the most stable club in the region, but so that Zvezda will need a new season in Euroliga. Everything else would be rated as absurd and step backwards.

Cibona has exceeded expectations this season, taking all into consideration but is probably the most uncertain future of these three teams anyway as they complete their performance in Belgrade. The chances of Dario Saric staying in Cibona are very small even if they elect the Euroliga. Help from Zagreb and the state for Cibona is given to a dump, plus the car's reward club will not get almost anything.

How to get on the market and bring some boost? Who are the talented boys from the youth drive who will get a chance? How will the club look next year and what will be its ambitions? All the questions that have no answer in Cibona ....

Cedevita is therefore the only club that does not depend on government, ministers, city officials or anything else ... Emil Tedeschi likes basketball and is ready to invest in this sport. The Cedevit training center is the best in the ABA league without any dilemma. Again, Cedevita has no fans, and regardless of the budget, the question remains whether they can keep this nucleus team on longer runs.

In this quartet, the only ones have the financial power to wait but the question is how long. To attract viewers needed results, trophies are needed, it is necessary to persuade young players to stay when they are looking for big European clubs when they have the opportunity to go to the NBA. No matter what the four-year plan for the development of the Cedevita team that has once tasted playing in Euroliga wants it there again as soon as possible ....

CRVENA ZVEZDA - CIBONA 80% - 20%