EuroLeague in distance: lucky Italians and biggest travellers from Tel Aviv / News - Basketnews.com

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After the 2022-23 EuroLeague schedule was announced, it became clear which teams will have to travel the most during the regular season.

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According to Basket Data Scouting's research, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv will be the team that spends the most time and travel the most mileage by air. The firm calculated that the Israeli team will fly 70,513 km during the regular season.

While the league average is 41,868 km, Real Madrid are placed second on the most-to-travel list with 52,678 km in their account. Zalgiris Kaunas are third with approximately 52,308 km to travel next season.

The numbers are based on geography in large part, so it is no wonder that the teams in the middle of Europe are the ones set to travel the least.

Virtus Segafredo Bologna top the list with only 31,371 km to fly (124% less than Maccabi). Fellow Italian compatriots AX Armani Exchange Milan are second with 32,480 km in the account, while Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade finish the Top-3 with 33,265 km to travel.

Although both Serbian teams are from the same city and fly from the same Nikola Tesla Airport, there is an almost 600 km difference between Crvena Zvezda and Partizan NIS Belgrade. This is due to double-week scheduling.

Partizan will save 11.6% of mileage due to double weeks, while Zvezda will save 13.1%. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens will be the big saver with 16.5% of total distance saved due to double weeks, while Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul are a not-far-behind-second with 16.1% saved.

While the league average percentage saved is 12.4%, FC Bayern Munich will save only 7.8%, with ALBA Berlin sitting second with 9.1%. No other teams will save less than 10%.

Distance to travel during the regular season:

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv - 70,513 km (-13.4% saved by double weeks) Real Madrid - 52,678 km (-10%) Zalgiris Kaunas - 52.308 km (-12%) Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz - 46,925 km (-13%) Valencia Basket - 44,809 km (-15.4%) Anadolu Efes Istanbul - 44,233 km (-14.3%) Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - 43,316 km (-16.1%) ALBA Berlin - 43,163 km (-9.1%) Olympiacos Piraeus - 40,711 km (-14.4%) FC Barcelona - 40,166 km (-12.4%) Panathinaikos OPAP Athens - 39,704 km (-16.5%) LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne - 35,692 km (-12.3%) FC Bayern Munich - 35,144 km (-7.8%) Partizan NIS Belgrade - 33,826 km (-11.6%) AS Monaco - 33,325 km (-11.2%) Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade - 33,265 km (-13.1%) AX Armani Exchange Milan - 32,480 km (-10.2%) Virtus Segafredo Bologna - 31,371 km (-11%) Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.