To understand Deshaun Thomas’ journey, it is necessary to understand the context in which he grew up, in Indiana. In the United States it is called basketball in 49 states but then there is Indiana where it is something more than a sport. In a lot of communities, it is a reason for living, a Read More »
Signs are all over the place. Unmistakable. His grandfather and his grandmother, both from Slovenia, left the country after WWII choosing the freedom of being separated from families and roots over remaining behind the iron curtain in the then-Yugoslavia. His grandfather, Roman Pangos, went to Italy, Udine, and eventually was transferred to Capua, in a Read More »
Olimpia Milano has reached an agreement with Deshaun Thomas, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on August 29, 1991, 2.01 mt tall, coming from Bayern Munich. “Deshaun will bring to our team experience, shooting and versatility: he is the player we were looking for to have more depth and more solutions. We are happy that he Read More »
Franco Casalini left us this morning. He was just 70, he was born on January 1, 1952 in Milan. He was not married, he had no children, he leaves his older brother Paolo behind. But for Franco Casalini Olimpia was family, the family he joined in 1972 when he was only 20 years old. His Read More »
