The spotlight usually shines on the NBA Playoffs as the peak of basketball intensity. But a recent confession from Latvian sharpshooter Davis Bertans has sparked a growing debate. Is EuroBasket tougher? More competitive? In the late summer heat of Athens, with EuroBasket 2025 in full swing, Bertans offered a perspective that’s turning heads.

In a basketball culture obsessed with Finals runs and playoff legacies, hearing an eight-year NBA veteran hint that the real war is fought across Europe demands a closer look. And when that player has been to both trenches, you listen. “I feel like it’s even more competitive in EuroBasket,” said Davis Bertans.

The Latvia star continued, “In the playoffs, in the NBA, as many times as I’ve been, the preparation is a little bit longer, that jus

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