{"id":230624,"date":"2025-10-21T19:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/230624\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T19:20:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:20:13","slug":"partizan-wont-call-back-iffe-lundberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/230624\/","title":{"rendered":"Partizan won\u2019t call back Iffe Lundberg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Partizan and Zeljko Obradovic cannot count on \u201cjust\u201d three injured players \u2014 but the situation is far from simple for several reasons.<\/p>\n

The first and most important is that the black-and-whites were never fully complete before the season even started. Then injuries hit the tandem of Shake Milton and Carlik Jones.<\/p>\n

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The team was also looking for a player in the backcourt after Frank Ntilikina unexpectedly left when Olympiacos came forward willing to pay \u20ac300,000 as a buyout. At the time, it seemed like a smart move \u2014 the Frenchman hadn\u2019t impressed in Belgrade, and that kind of money isn\u2019t easy to earn in European basketball.<\/p>\n

However, everything changed after the injury to Carlik Jones, undoubtedly Partizan\u2019s lead guard, who will be sidelined at least until January or February 2026 with a broken metatarsal in his foot. That means the black-and-whites now need three players.<\/p>\n

One of them could have been secured immediately if, like Crvena Zvezda did earlier with Yago Dos Santos, they had brought back Iffe Lundberg, who was told last summer he could look for a new club. Since he hasn\u2019t found one yet, the Dane is still under contract with Partizan. That doesn\u2019t mean he will return, however, because the club\u2019s sporting department, according to Mozzart Sport<\/a>, decided Lundberg isn\u2019t a player who could solve long-term issues on the court, so he won\u2019t get a call to come back.<\/p>\n

One dilemma gone, but the deep hole remains, as Shake Milton is currently the only true point guard on Obradovic\u2019s team, and he has just recovered from a twisted ankle, meaning he will likely miss the next EuroLeague clash against Paris.<\/p>\n

That leaves Duane Washington and Arijan Lakic, who might fill in but are not traditional playmakers \u2014 certainly not at Carlik Jones\u2019 level in that role. Sterling Brown can handle the ball, but even he is just a temporary solution, far from a long-term fix.<\/p>\n

Kristian Palotie, in an interview to Basketball Sphere, spoke about the incredible development of basketball in Finland.<\/p>\n

How Finland has progressed from an \u201cinsignificant\u201d basketball nation to a European powerhouse?@CoachPalotie<\/a> \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Read more \ud83d\udc47https:\/\/t.co\/oNHDvAlJXs<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Basketball Sphere (@BSphere_) October 21, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

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