Malcolm Delaney shares his Final Four predictions, gives huge praise for Bartzokas / News - Basketnews.com

Although it's still early in the season, Malcolm Delaney made a prediction of the teams that will make it to the 2023 EuroLeague Final Four.

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Even though he's not playing for any team at the moment after a two-year stint with Ettore Messina's EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, Malcolm Delaney is still very active on Twitter. Following the conclusion of last season, he's made his account accessible to anyone.

Malcolm Delaney

Position:PG, SGAge:33Height:191 cmWeight:86 kgBirth place:Baltimore, United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

The 33-year-old guard, who's a free agent and has declared his intentions to join a EuroLeague team for just a few months instead of an entire season, gave his Final Four predictions.

According to the former NBA guard, reigning champs Anadolu Efes, his ex-team Armani Milan, Olympiacos Piraeus, and Fenerbahce Beko should make up the Final Four that will compete for the trophy in May 2023.

As he always does, Delaney responded to anyone who questioned his choices. Interestingly, one of the first to react was FC Barcelona press officer Carles Cascante, who replied, "I don't think so," leaving one red and one blue heart at the end of his tweet to indicate his own preference.

For the record, Delaney played at Barca during the 2019-20 campaign, which was cut short due to COVID.

ln another tweet, Delaney made clear to everyone that he doesn't care about what people might think about his predictions.

"I'm not biased to any team. Honestly, I don't care who makes it if I'm not playing. I only route for my friends, I didn't pick or leave a team out for personal reasons. I've watched one round of games, and those are my picks," he explained.

In any case, the 2016 Final Four contender with Lokomotiv Kuban pointed out that his predictions could change three months from now. He also predicted that Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv will make the playoffs and had two comments about Olympiacos Piraeus and their coach.

Delaney thinks the Reds, who beat Real in Madrid, making it 3-0 in EuroLeague and extending their unbeaten streak across all competitions, "are better than last year."

But he reserved his highest praise for his former coach at Loko, Giorgos Bartzokas, who racked up his second-ever career win (and first with Olympiacos) in Madrid on Wednesday night. Delaney called him "one of the best coaches of all time."

As a matter of fact, the Greek tactician has repeatedly stated he has a soft spot for Delaney, and the feeling is mutual.

Let's see if the two are going to join forces again before the Baltimore-born player retires.

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