#18: EuroLeague trade machine, Austrian handball on the rise & our favorite rap artists

Another week, another pod! Before kicking off with the latest basketball storylines we take a short dive into the world of Handball as the Austrian men's national team has turned some (actually a lot of) heads at this years EHF European Championships in Germany (00:02:27). With two thirds of the EuroLeague season in the books, it is time to reflect on the latest storylines from Round 22 and take a look ahead of what teams might be in big trouble (00:06:37). After that, we talk about the heavily discussed idea of possibly adding player trades to EuroLeague basketball and why this might not be a too bad idea after all (00:22:25). As the basketball world mourns the way too soon passing of Golden State Warriors assistant coach, Dejan Milojević, we take a look at how important of a figure he has been to the international basketball scene (00:34:41).  Later on, we discuss how the future of Slovenian basketball has now become a family affair and why this might not be a good idea in the first place (00:39:24). What would basketball be without hip hop? Exactly! We take a walk down memory lane and share our pics of favorite rap artists choosing between categories: best lyricist / most creative / rawness / favorite female MC / best group collective / best independent / best German rapper / best French Rapper while also sharing our feelings for the modern day age of rap music (00:48:18). Spoiler - here's a sneak peek of some of the artists you need to add to your playlist: Nas, Mos Def, MC Lyte, Intouchable, MafiaK'1Fry, Sefyu, ....and lots more!   Rest in Peace, Dejan Milojević   Co-Host: Matej Hopp and Simon Pichler Producer: Simon Pichler Music: Lunatic - HLM 3 (Intro) & 113 - Outro (113 fout la merde) You can follow the Up Hill Down Under podcast on, Facebook (@uphilldownunder) Instagram (@uphilldownunder), on Twitter/X (@uphilldownunder) and on YouTube (coming soon). For advertising opportunities please reach out via e-mail: [email protected]