Barcelona recovers at least one player for the week's most demanding matchup. Justin Minaya, who played in the first three games before getting injured, is questionable for Friday's home game against Olympiacos at the Palau. The club estimated a ten-day absence before Gameday 4, and that timeline has now passed. The situation is worse for Yoan Makoundou, who has yet to debut this season due to a knee injury and will also miss the Olympiacos game. The Greek team has not submitted its report, but it's already known that Tyler Dorsey will not play after being sidelined by the club following his social media criticism.
Valencia Basket, on the other hand, has no injury concerns. Xavi Albert has the entire roster available, just as in Gameday 5, to host Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday. The Israeli team has not yet submitted its report; in the last gameday, John DiBartolomeo and Gur Lavi did not suit up.
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Deck and Garuba, no updates for Madrid
Real Madrid has not submitted its report for the game against ASVEL, but its two known absences remain. Gabriel Deck, who underwent left shoulder surgery, has missed the last two gamedays, and Usman Garuba continues recovering from the Achilles tendon injury he suffered at the Final Four in May. ASVEL recovered TyTy Washington in Gameday 5, while Mathis Dossou-Yovo remains out with a pubis injury and Juhann Begarin, who arrived on October 7, has yet to debut in the EuroLeague.
Baskonia arrives in Bologna without Howard
Kosner Baskonia has not submitted its report for Velimir Perasovic's debut in Bologna, although the EuroLeague notes the official departure of Markus Howard. Virtus, coached by Àlex Mumbrú, has the entire roster available.
Panathinaikos recovers Juancho
In the rest of the gameday, the most important news is from Panathinaikos: Juancho Hernangómez returned in Gameday 5 after missing three games. Kendrick Nunn and Kostas Sloukas remain without debuting. At Anadolu Efes under Pablo Laso, there are three absences, all long-term: Mike James (Achilles tendon, seven to nine months), Isaia Cordinier, and Georgios Papagiannis. Paris Basketball hopes to recover Nadir Hifi, the competition's leading scorer, who fell late in the game against Virtus with an ankle problem. At Partizan, Lamar Stevens is questionable due to a stomach issue.