{ "cutoff": "29 September 2026, 20:40 CEST (Europe/Warsaw, UTC+02:00)", "clubs": [ { "id": "ARK", "team": "AMW Arka Gdynia", "coach": "Mantas Česnauskis", "coach_status": "Retained", "continuity": "Medium", "continuity_basis": "Łączyński, Garbacz and Zyskowski preserve an experienced Polish perimeter; the imported frontcourt and scoring mix change.", "retained": [ "Kamil Łączyński", "Jakub Garbacz", "Jarosław Zyskowski" ], "arrivals": [ "Mate Vučić — interior option; announced 1 Aug", "Kasper Suurorg — guard; announced 28 Jul", "Shiloh Robinson — forward; announced 5 Aug", "Jaquan Lawrence — centre; announced 10 Aug" ], "departures": [ "Einaras Tubutis — Neptūnas; announced 13 Jul", "Adam Hrycaniuk — retired; confirmed 13 Jun" ], "availability": "Łączyński, Garbacz, Zyskowski and the six imported players appear in the 20 Sep report. This establishes participation that day, not medical clearance for the opener.", "sources": [ { "label": "Club roster and coach", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://arkagdyniakosz.pl/sklad/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "838f2b66afa1b5.json" }, { "label": "Vučić club signing", "date": "1 Aug 2026", "url": "https://arkagdyniakosz.pl/blog/2026/chorwacki-silacz-pod-gdynskim-koszem-mate-vucic-w-amw-arce/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "3227a45ee0b052.json" }, { "label": "Suurorg club signing", "date": "28 Jul 2026", "url": "https://arkagdyniakosz.pl/blog/2026/estonski-prekursor-kasper-suurorg-zagra-w-gdyni/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "73b1f0aa81372c.json" }, { "label": "Tubutis destination confirmation", "date": "13 Jul 2026", "url": "https://bcneptunas.lt/2026/07/13/sudeties-delione-ryskeja-neptune-rungtyniaus-e-tubutis/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "ff72feee5e4043.json" }, { "label": "PLK preseason participation reports", "date": "20 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27424/w-niedziele-kluby-plk-graly-sparingi", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "5d0f55e8f8e67b.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Robinson signing", "date": "5 Aug 2026", "url": "https://arkagdyniakosz.pl/blog/2026/ze-stolicy-nad-morze-shiloh-robinson-na-pokladzie/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "6f61d4be9e094b.json" }, { "label": "Lawrence signing", "date": "10 Aug 2026", "url": "https://arkagdyniakosz.pl/blog/2026/brakujacy-element-jaquan-lawrence-polata-w-gdyni/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "aa15d1ee254829.json" }, { "label": "Hrycaniuk retirement", "date": "13 Jun 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27187/adam-hrycaniuk-zakonczyl-koszykarska-kariere", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "05f94f74357313.json" } ], "band": "Deep-playoff ambition", "band_index": 1, "identity": "Arka can organise around Łączyński while Garbacz and Zyskowski supply familiar perimeter reference points. Suurorg and Stein give the backcourt new scoring routes, with Vučić and Lawrence changing the interior options after Hrycaniuk’s retirement and Tubutis’ exit. Česnauskis has continuity in the domestic core but must establish new defensive partnerships. The central question is whether the added options produce balanced creation rather than several disconnected attacks.", "outlook": "A meaningful playoff run is a plausible ambition. The experienced Polish core provides a floor, while the new guard–centre partnerships determine how far Arka can rise.", "question": "Can Arka preserve perimeter fluency while rebuilding its interior defence?", "watch": [ "Separate Vučić’s and Lawrence’s centre minutes; their foul exposure can change the closing unit.", "Check whether Suurorg supplements Łączyński or becomes the main late-clock initiator." ], "signals": [ "Log turnovers and assisted baskets in games 1–5 versus 6–10, with the active guards noted.", "Track opponent offensive-rebound percentage alongside the centre used for the final five minutes." ], "board_focus": "New interior around established Polish wings", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-04", "time": "17:30", "home": "ARK", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223464/amw-arka-gdynia-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "WKS" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-11", "time": "12:30", "home": "ARK", "away": "TRE", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223473/amw-arka-gdynia-vs-energa-trefl-sopot", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "TRE" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-17", "time": "17:30", "home": "LUB", "away": "ARK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223481/pge-start-lublin-vs-amw-arka-gdynia", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LUB" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-25", "time": "12:30", "home": "ARK", "away": "GOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223488/amw-arka-gdynia-vs-gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "GOR" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-10-31", "time": "00:00", "home": "CZA", "away": "ARK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223498/energa-czarni-slupsk-vs-amw-arka-gdynia", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "CZA" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-08", "time": "12:30", "home": "ARK", "away": "LEG", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223503/amw-arka-gdynia-vs-legia-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "LEG" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-13", "time": "00:00", "home": "ANW", "away": "ARK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223515/anwil-wloclawek-vs-amw-arka-gdynia", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ANW" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-22", "time": "00:00", "home": "STA", "away": "ARK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223518/tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski-vs-amw-arka-gdynia", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "STA" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-05", "time": "00:00", "home": "ARK", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223532/amw-arka-gdynia-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "DZI" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-13", "time": "00:00", "home": "ZAS", "away": "ARK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223533/zastal-zielona-gora-vs-amw-arka-gdynia", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ZAS" } ], "home_first10": 5, "last_season": { "id": "ARK", "wins": 18, "losses": 12, "home_wins": 10, "home_losses": 5, "away_wins": 8, "away_losses": 7, "points_for": 2570, "points_against": 2465, "rank": 6, "games": 30, "ppg": 85.66666666666667, "opp_ppg": 82.16666666666667 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-04", "time": "17:30", "home": "ARK", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223464/amw-arka-gdynia-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "WKS" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "ANW", "team": "Anwil Włocławek", "coach": "Vedran Bosnić", "coach_status": "New", "continuity": "Low", "continuity_basis": "The coach and principal creators are new. Słupiński and Łazarski are bridges to last season, not a retained first-choice spine.", "retained": [ "Dawid Słupiński", "Bartosz Łazarski" ], "arrivals": [ "Manu Lecomte — lead guard; announced 14 Jul", "Hans Vanwijn — forward; announced 22 Jul", "Samuel Hines Jr. — wing; announced 16 Jul", "Deon Edwin — late guard addition; announced 22 Sep" ], "departures": [ "Michał Michalak — Trefl Sopot; announced 30 Jul", "Mate Vučić — Arka Gdynia; announced 1 Aug", "Elvar Már Friðriksson — Neptūnas; announced 6 Jul" ], "availability": "24 Sep club report: Josiah Strong and Jack Forrest were injured and absent; Edwin was not in the match squad; Szymon Wójcik was listed but did not play. Opening availability remains to be confirmed.", "sources": [ { "label": "Club roster and coach", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://kkwloclawek.pl/sklad", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "6c8f1587c0d050.json" }, { "label": "Lecomte signing", "date": "14 Jul 2026", "url": "https://kkwloclawek.pl/czytaj,aktualnosci,20260714,kluczowy-element-ukladanki-manu-lecomte-graczem-anwilu", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "c5d3be040c6f4e.json" }, { "label": "Late Edwin signing", "date": "22 Sep 2026", "url": "https://kkwloclawek.pl/czytaj,aktualnosci,20260922,deon-edwin-wzmacnia-sklad-rottweilerow", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "bcf0fb5b99c8d9.json" }, { "label": "Club ENBL appearance and absence report", "date": "24 Sep 2026", "url": "https://kkwloclawek.pl/czytaj,aktualnosci,20260924,udana-inauguracja-w-enbl", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "d49663161d1cc3.json" }, { "label": "Friðriksson destination confirmation", "date": "6 Jul 2026", "url": "https://bcneptunas.lt/2026/07/06/viena-lkl-mvp-keicia-kitas-neptune-rungtyniaus-e-fridrikssonas/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "b7e1044ec56f10.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Vanwijn signing", "date": "22 Jul 2026", "url": "https://kkwloclawek.pl/czytaj,aktualnosci,20260722,wszechstronnosc-pod-koszem-hans-vanwijn-wzmacnia-zespol-rottweilerow", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "47cd8b8aec7087.json" }, { "label": "Hines signing", "date": "16 Jul 2026", "url": "https://kkwloclawek.pl/czytaj,aktualnosci,20260716,energetyczny-transfer-samuel-hines-jr-w-anwilu", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "4ccab859e8a10a.json" }, { "label": "Freeman signing", "date": "26 Jul 2026", "url": "https://kkwloclawek.pl/czytaj,aktualnosci,20260726,nowa-sila-w-pomalowanym-lennard-freeman-centrem-anwilu", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "5d01fa698d3b54.json" }, { "label": "Michalak to Trefl", "date": "30 Jul 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1265067/powrot-po-latach-michal-michalak-ma-nowy-klub", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "faed8020060e22.json" }, { "label": "Vučić destination", "date": "1 Aug 2026", "url": "https://arkagdyniakosz.pl/blog/2026/chorwacki-silacz-pod-gdynskim-koszem-mate-vucic-w-amw-arce/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "3227a45ee0b052.json" } ], "band": "Deep-playoff ambition", "band_index": 1, "identity": "Anwil is a reconstruction under Bosnić. Lecomte can organise the new attack, Vanwijn can connect perimeter and interior actions, and Hines gives the wings another scoring route. Freeman supplies a new centre reference while the retained players offer limited continuity in the principal combinations. Edwin’s late arrival and the September absence cluster complicate the intended guard rotation. The early task is to establish repeatable roles before judging the ceiling.", "outlook": "The new personnel support a deep-playoff ambition, with unusually wide early uncertainty. Six home dates in the first ten offer opportunity, but a thinner active squad could distort the opening assessment.", "question": "Can Bosnić establish a stable guard hierarchy before the injury backlog clears?", "watch": [ "Confirm Strong, Forrest, Wójcik and Edwin separately; a roster listing is not a return date.", "Distinguish a full-strength rotation from the short rotation used in the 24 Sep ENBL game." ], "signals": [ "Record the primary handler and closing five each game; count changes through games 5 and 10.", "Compare team turnovers and free-throw attempts per field-goal attempt across the two five-game blocks." ], "board_focus": "New coach, late Edwin addition, availability cluster", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-05", "time": "19:00", "home": "ANW", "away": "GOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223467/anwil-wloclawek-vs-gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "GOR" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-11", "time": "17:30", "home": "ANW", "away": "CZA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223470/anwil-wloclawek-vs-energa-czarni-slupsk", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "CZA" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-16", "time": "20:15", "home": "LEG", "away": "ANW", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223484/legia-warszawa-vs-anwil-wloclawek", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LEG" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-24", "time": "17:30", "home": "ZAS", "away": "ANW", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223485/zastal-zielona-gora-vs-anwil-wloclawek", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ZAS" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-10-30", "time": "00:00", "home": "ANW", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223500/anwil-wloclawek-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "STA" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-08", "time": "00:00", "home": "DZI", "away": "ANW", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223502/dziki-warszawa-vs-anwil-wloclawek", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "DZI" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-13", "time": "00:00", "home": "ANW", "away": "ARK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223515/anwil-wloclawek-vs-amw-arka-gdynia", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ARK" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-21", "time": "00:00", "home": "KIN", "away": "ANW", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223519/king-szczecin-vs-anwil-wloclawek", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "KIN" }, { "round": 13, "date": "2026-12-03", "time": "00:00", "home": "ANW", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223560/anwil-wloclawek-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "WKS" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-07", "time": "00:00", "home": "ANW", "away": "MKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223530/anwil-wloclawek-vs-mks-dabrowa-gornicza", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "MKS" } ], "home_first10": 6, "last_season": { "id": "ANW", "wins": 17, "losses": 13, "home_wins": 11, "home_losses": 4, "away_wins": 6, "away_losses": 9, "points_for": 2653, "points_against": 2537, "rank": 7, "games": 30, "ppg": 88.43333333333334, "opp_ppg": 84.56666666666666 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-05", "time": "19:00", "home": "ANW", "away": "GOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223467/anwil-wloclawek-vs-gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "GOR" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "TOR", "team": "Arriva Lotto Twarde Pierniki Toruń", "coach": "Srdjan Subotić", "coach_status": "Retained", "continuity": "Medium", "continuity_basis": "Cousins and Kulig remain usable reference points, but Kunc and two Polish ball handlers have left.", "retained": [ "Isaiah Cousins", "Damian Kulig", "Paweł Sowiński" ], "arrivals": [ "Bennett Vander Plas — forward; from Dziki", "Viktor Gaddefors — returning forward", "Kristaps Kilps — new perimeter option", "Maksymilian Wilczek — wing; from Legia" ], "departures": [ "Aljaž Kunc — Girona; announced 11 Jun", "Mateusz Szlachetka — Anwil; announced 9 Jul", "Adam Brenk — Anwil; announced 16 Jul" ], "availability": "14 Sep reporting quotes the club: Maksymilian Wilczek fractured a metacarpal and faces a prolonged absence. No exact return date was verified. Cousins, Kulig, Vander Plas, Gaddefors and Kilps appear in the 20 Sep report.", "sources": [ { "label": "Club preseason squad", "date": "Aug 2026", "url": "https://twardepierniki.pl/index.php/posts/training-camp-2026/418", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "15c696e9ceaef3.json" }, { "label": "Vander Plas club signing", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://twardepierniki.pl/index.php/posts/bennett-vander-plas-twardym-piernikiem/412", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "05cc4e18eb7085.json" }, { "label": "Gaddefors club signing", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://twardepierniki.pl/index.php/posts/viktor-gaddefors-wraca-do-torunia/413", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "f762e78f4e1ce6.json" }, { "label": "Wilczek injury; quotes club statement", "date": "14 Sep 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1273840/polak-z-kontuzja-jeszcze-przed-sezonem", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "a0cce2c5d2ecca.json" }, { "label": "PLK preseason participation reports", "date": "20 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27424/w-niedziele-kluby-plk-graly-sparingi", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "5d0f55e8f8e67b.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Kunc destination", "date": "11 Jun 2026", "url": "https://basquetgirona.com/en/noticia/aljaz-kunc-new-player-for-basquet-girona/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "e36989d0eb701b.json" }, { "label": "Szlachetka destination", "date": "9 Jul 2026", "url": "https://kkwloclawek.pl/czytaj,aktualnosci,20260709,z-torunia-do-wloclawka-mateusz-szlachetka-koszykarzem-anwilu", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "258ecd4c04034b.json" }, { "label": "Brenk destination", "date": "16 Jul 2026", "url": "https://kkwloclawek.pl/czytaj,aktualnosci,20260716,defensywa-w-roli-glownej-adam-brenk-zagra-w-anwilu", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "e238974989d03d.json" }, { "label": "Club roster and coach", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://twardepierniki.pl/players", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "fc30c6c1a17bf6.json" } ], "band": "Playoff / play-in fight", "band_index": 2, "identity": "Subotić retains Cousins and Kulig as experienced reference points, while Vander Plas and Gaddefors reshape the forward positions. Kilps adds a new perimeter option, but the departures of Kunc, Szlachetka and Brenk alter both spacing and organisation. Wilczek’s hand injury removes one planned wing from the early picture. Toruń needs the new forwards to support creation without leaving its defensive rotations dependent on constant emergency help.", "outlook": "The reasonable starting band is a playoff or play-in fight. Defensive improvement and viable minutes beyond the veteran core matter more than a few high-scoring friendly performances.", "question": "Do the new forwards improve Toruń’s defensive balance without narrowing the attack?", "watch": [ "Track Wilczek’s return through a dated club update, not a guessed recovery window.", "Watch the minutes burden on Cousins and Kulig while the perimeter rotation is unsettled." ], "signals": [ "Log opponent free-throw rate and offensive-rebound percentage after games 5 and 10.", "Count games with at least three players recording three or more assists; inspect who creates when Cousins rests." ], "board_focus": "Wilczek absence; new forwards and veteran workload", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-03", "time": "15:00", "home": "TOR", "away": "KIN", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223463/arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun-vs-king-szczecin", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "KIN" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-10", "time": "15:00", "home": "MKS", "away": "TOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223475/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-vs-arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "MKS" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-16", "time": "18:00", "home": "TOR", "away": "AST", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223478/arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun-vs-enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "AST" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-23", "time": "20:15", "home": "GTK", "away": "TOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223492/euvic-gtk-gliwice-vs-arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "GTK" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-10-31", "time": "00:00", "home": "TOR", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223493/arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ZAS" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-07", "time": "00:00", "home": "WKS", "away": "TOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223508/wks-slask-wroclaw-vs-arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "WKS" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-14", "time": "00:00", "home": "TOR", "away": "TRE", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223510/arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun-vs-energa-trefl-sopot", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "TRE" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-22", "time": "00:00", "home": "LUB", "away": "TOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223523/pge-start-lublin-vs-arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LUB" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-04", "time": "00:00", "home": "GOR", "away": "TOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223527/gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych-vs-arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "GOR" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-12", "time": "00:00", "home": "TOR", "away": "CZA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223538/arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun-vs-energa-czarni-slupsk", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "CZA" } ], "home_first10": 5, "last_season": { "id": "TOR", "wins": 12, "losses": 18, "home_wins": 8, "home_losses": 7, "away_wins": 4, "away_losses": 11, "points_for": 2647, "points_against": 2716, "rank": 12, "games": 30, "ppg": 88.23333333333333, "opp_ppg": 90.53333333333333 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-03", "time": "15:00", "home": "TOR", "away": "KIN", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223463/arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun-vs-king-szczecin", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "KIN" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "DZI", "team": "Dziki Warszawa", "coach": "Marco Legovich", "coach_status": "Retained", "continuity": "Low", "continuity_basis": "Legovich and Polish rotation pieces remain, but the principal imported creation and interior combinations change.", "retained": [ "Michał Aleksandrowicz", "Grzegorz Kamiński", "Łukasz Frąckiewicz" ], "arrivals": [ "Austin Luke — lead guard; announced 6 Aug", "Joe Girard III — scoring guard", "Osun Osunniyi — centre", "Quan Jackson — late guard/wing; announced 23 Sep" ], "departures": [ "Landrius Horton — London Lions; announced 7 Jul", "Bennett Vander Plas — Twarde Pierniki Toruń" ], "availability": "28 Sep reporting: Zane Waterman has a finger problem and will be unavailable for the coming weeks; no exact return was given. Jackson played in the 26 Sep Supercup semifinal after his late signing.", "sources": [ { "label": "Current league roster and coach", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/druzyny/11257/dziki-warszawa", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "ad7ab4800ba312.json" }, { "label": "Jackson official signing", "date": "23 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27429/quan-jackson-w-dzikach", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "e63d3eb0965b4b.json" }, { "label": "Luke signing and role", "date": "6 Aug 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1266412/pierwsza-taka-umowa-dzikow-oto-nowy-general-druzyny-marco-legovicha", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "e47c18d09df872.json" }, { "label": "Waterman availability update", "date": "28 Sep 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1276343/co-dzieje-sie-z-watermanem-musimy-znalezc-rozwiazanie", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "202fd1eace373f.json" }, { "label": "Horton destination", "date": "7 Jul 2026", "url": "https://www.thelondonlions.com/news/london-lions-sign-prolific-scoring-guard-landrius-horton", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "33ef360e54019c.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Vander Plas destination", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://twardepierniki.pl/index.php/posts/bennett-vander-plas-twardym-piernikiem/412", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "05cc4e18eb7085.json" }, { "label": "Supercup semifinal participation", "date": "26 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27439/legia-i-zastal-zagraja-o-superpuchar-polski", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "600b68bd625ccf.json" } ], "band": "Deep-playoff ambition", "band_index": 1, "identity": "Legovich remains, but Dziki’s main offensive relationships are being rebuilt. Luke can organise, Girard offers a scoring outlet, and Osunniyi gives the new guards an interior target. Jackson’s late arrival adds another perimeter option after Horton’s departure. Waterman’s finger problem changes the available forward mix just before league play. The useful early evidence is whether this new group can defend and share creation consistently, especially away from home.", "outlook": "A deep playoff run is a plausible ambition, with a demanding opening sample: seven of the first ten are away. Read the record together with Waterman’s availability and the travel split.", "question": "Can the new guard group create a reliable road attack while Waterman is unavailable?", "watch": [ "Recheck Waterman’s status; the 28 Sep report gives no exact return date.", "Jackson joined on 23 Sep, so distinguish immediate minutes from a settled long-term role." ], "signals": [ "Split turnovers, free-throw rate and scoring margin by home/away; retain the sample sizes.", "Record Luke/Jackson/Girard closing combinations and the replacement used for Waterman." ], "board_focus": "Seven away games; Jackson integration, Waterman out", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-02", "time": "20:15", "home": "TRE", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223465/energa-trefl-sopot-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "TRE" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-11", "time": "15:00", "home": "DZI", "away": "LUB", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223472/dziki-warszawa-vs-pge-start-lublin", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "LUB" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-18", "time": "12:30", "home": "GOR", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223482/gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "GOR" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-25", "time": "17:30", "home": "DZI", "away": "CZA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223487/dziki-warszawa-vs-energa-czarni-slupsk", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "CZA" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-10-31", "time": "20:00", "home": "LEG", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223499/legia-warszawa-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LEG" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-08", "time": "00:00", "home": "DZI", "away": "ANW", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223502/dziki-warszawa-vs-anwil-wloclawek", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ANW" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-15", "time": "15:00", "home": "STA", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223516/tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "STA" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-22", "time": "00:00", "home": "ZAS", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223517/zastal-zielona-gora-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ZAS" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-05", "time": "00:00", "home": "ARK", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223532/amw-arka-gdynia-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ARK" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-13", "time": "00:00", "home": "KIN", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223534/king-szczecin-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "KIN" } ], "home_first10": 3, "last_season": { "id": "DZI", "wins": 18, "losses": 12, "home_wins": 10, "home_losses": 5, "away_wins": 8, "away_losses": 7, "points_for": 2726, "points_against": 2549, "rank": 5, "games": 30, "ppg": 90.86666666666666, "opp_ppg": 84.96666666666667 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-02", "time": "20:15", "home": "TRE", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223465/energa-trefl-sopot-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "TRE" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "AST", "team": "Enea Łaciate Astoria Bydgoszcz", "coach": "Anders Sommer", "coach_status": "New", "continuity": "Medium", "continuity_basis": "Kimbrough, Kamiński and Nowakowski link the promoted side to its 1 Liga title, while the coach and frontcourt options change.", "retained": [ "Martyce Kimbrough", "Karol Kamiński", "Marcin Nowakowski" ], "arrivals": [ "Jayden Taylor — scoring guard", "Jalen Thomas — centre", "Denzel Andersson — forward", "David Brembly — wing; from Stal" ], "departures": [ "Jakub Andrzejewski — Legia Warszawa", "Michał Chyliński — retired; now sporting director" ], "availability": "Taylor, Thomas, Andersson, Brembly, Kimbrough and Nowakowski appear in the 20 Sep report. A comprehensive current medical bulletin was not verified.", "sources": [ { "label": "Current club roster and coach", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.astoria.bydgoszcz.pl/1-liga/sklad", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "dfa38f16082470.json" }, { "label": "Taylor signing", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://www.astoria.bydgoszcz.pl/43-aktualnosci/2459-ostatni-element-ukladanki-jayden-taylor-nowym-zawodnikiem", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "6a1c02b0062e41.json" }, { "label": "Thomas signing", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://www.astoria.bydgoszcz.pl/43-aktualnosci/2458-jalen-thomas-nowym-centrem-enea-laciate-astorii", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "ba38b84f47d19d.json" }, { "label": "Prior squad, promotion and Chyliński retirement", "date": "2025/26 review", "url": "https://www.astoria.bydgoszcz.pl/historia/poprzednie-sezony/sezon-2025-2026", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "b4077edc1edd63.json" }, { "label": "PLK preseason participation reports", "date": "20 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27424/w-niedziele-kluby-plk-graly-sparingi", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "5d0f55e8f8e67b.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Andersson signing", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://www.astoria.bydgoszcz.pl/43-aktualnosci/2455-denzel-andersson-w-astorii-bydgoszcz", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "87904c5c19ecb8.json" }, { "label": "Andrzejewski destination roster", "date": "14 Sep 2026", "url": "https://legiakosz.com/posts/numery-na-koszulkach-na-sezon-202627/14105", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "59b9499560e997.json" } ], "band": "Establish / rebuild", "band_index": 3, "identity": "Astoria brings part of its promotion core into a stronger competition. Kimbrough and Nowakowski offer familiar guard reference points, while Taylor adds a new scoring option and Thomas changes the centre position. Andersson and Brembly broaden the forwards around them. Sommer takes over with Skiba remaining on the staff. The transition should be judged through possession quality and defensive resistance rather than by carrying first-division production straight into PLK expectations.", "outlook": "Establishing a dependable PLK rotation is the first objective. Six home games in the opening ten provide a useful platform, but promotion form does not establish an immediate top-flight level.", "question": "Can Astoria turn its promotion core into an effective PLK rotation?", "watch": [ "Treat Taylor’s and Thomas’ roles as new professional partnerships, with minutes still to settle.", "Keep last season’s 1 Liga statistics separate from PLK comparisons." ], "signals": [ "Track turnovers per game and opponent offensive-rebound percentage in each five-game block.", "Record which retained players stay on court in the final five minutes of games within ten points." ], "board_focus": "Promotion adjustment; new coach and frontcourt", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-03", "time": "17:30", "home": "AST", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223461/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ZAS" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-09", "time": "20:15", "home": "AST", "away": "GTK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223476/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-euvic-gtk-gliwice", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "GTK" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-16", "time": "18:00", "home": "TOR", "away": "AST", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223478/arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun-vs-enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "TOR" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-24", "time": "19:30", "home": "WKS", "away": "AST", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223491/wks-slask-wroclaw-vs-enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "WKS" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-10-31", "time": "00:00", "home": "TRE", "away": "AST", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223495/energa-trefl-sopot-vs-enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "TRE" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-06", "time": "00:00", "home": "AST", "away": "LUB", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223506/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-pge-start-lublin", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "LUB" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-15", "time": "00:00", "home": "AST", "away": "GOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223512/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "GOR" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-20", "time": "00:00", "home": "AST", "away": "CZA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223521/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-energa-czarni-slupsk", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "CZA" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-04", "time": "00:00", "home": "LEG", "away": "AST", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223529/legia-warszawa-vs-enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LEG" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-12", "time": "00:00", "home": "AST", "away": "ANW", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223536/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-anwil-wloclawek", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ANW" } ], "home_first10": 6, "last_season": { "phase": "1 Liga", "wins": 27, "losses": 5, "rank": 1, "note": "Won promotion; not a PLK record." }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-03", "time": "17:30", "home": "AST", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223461/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ZAS" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "CZA", "team": "Energa Czarni Słupsk", "coach": "Krzysztof Szablowski", "coach_status": "New", "continuity": "Low", "continuity_basis": "Jan Pluta remains, but the lead guard, imported scorers, interior rotation and head coach change.", "retained": [ "Jan Pluta" ], "arrivals": [ "Djordje Dimitrijević — lead guard", "Dominic Green — wing; announced 3 Jul", "Kacper Borowski — forward; announced 23 May", "Demond Robinson — centre" ], "departures": [ "Samuel Hines Jr. — Anwil; announced 16 Jul", "Michał Nowakowski — Górnik; announced 24 Aug", "Dominik Wilczek — GTK Gliwice" ], "availability": "The 20 Sep report records Dimitrijević, Green, Borowski, Robinson and Pluta playing. No current comprehensive injury bulletin was verified.", "sources": [ { "label": "Club roster and coach", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://czarni.stk.slupsk.pl/team", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "b1e362a2567f6d.json" }, { "label": "Green club signing", "date": "3 Jul 2026", "url": "https://czarni.stk.slupsk.pl/pl/art/dominic-green-nowym-zawodnikiem-energa-czarnych-slupsk.1765.html", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "8c089810a64782.json" }, { "label": "Borowski signing", "date": "23 May 2026", "url": "https://czarni.stk.slupsk.pl/pl/art/kacper-borowski-zostal-zawodnikiem-energa-czarnych-slupsk.1753.html", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "8fbbeffb94ba2d.json" }, { "label": "Pluta retained", "date": "9 Jul 2026", "url": "https://czarni.stk.slupsk.pl/pl/art/jan-pluta-zostaje-w-energa-czarni-slupsk.1767.html", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "63bacf3cf051f5.json" }, { "label": "PLK preseason participation reports", "date": "20 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27424/w-niedziele-kluby-plk-graly-sparingi", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "5d0f55e8f8e67b.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Hines destination", "date": "16 Jul 2026", "url": "https://kkwloclawek.pl/czytaj,aktualnosci,20260716,energetyczny-transfer-samuel-hines-jr-w-anwilu", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "4ccab859e8a10a.json" }, { "label": "Nowakowski destination", "date": "24 Aug 2026", "url": "https://gornikwalbrzych.com.pl/posts/michal-nowakowski-jednak-w-walbrzychu/431", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "0f58fd6a61cad4.json" }, { "label": "Wilczek destination roster", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://gtk.gliwice.pl/zespol", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "dda921fbcff121.json" } ], "band": "Establish / rebuild", "band_index": 3, "identity": "Czarni enter a broad reset under Szablowski. Dimitrijević supplies a new organising option, Green and the other imported wings reshape the scoring mix, and Robinson changes the centre reference. Borowski offers domestic frontcourt experience, while Jan Pluta provides one link to the previous group. With so many new combinations, the first task is establishing ball security and a repeatable defensive structure before assigning lasting meaning to shooting swings.", "outlook": "The opening band is establish and rebuild, with room to challenge the play-in if the new guards and interior settle quickly. The opening visit from Legia is an immediate structural test.", "question": "Can Szablowski establish a reliable defensive identity in a largely new rotation?", "watch": [ "Watch the rotation behind Dimitrijević when opponents pressure the ball.", "Check whether Robinson and Borowski can stay available through fouls without shrinking the frontcourt." ], "signals": [ "Compare turnovers and opponent free-throw attempts in games 1–5 and 6–10.", "Record the closing five and whether the same guard–centre pairing closes consecutive competitive games." ], "board_focus": "Broad reset; ball security and defensive structure", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-02", "time": "18:00", "home": "CZA", "away": "LEG", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223468/energa-czarni-slupsk-vs-legia-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "LEG" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-11", "time": "17:30", "home": "ANW", "away": "CZA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223470/anwil-wloclawek-vs-energa-czarni-slupsk", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ANW" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-19", "time": "19:00", "home": "CZA", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223483/energa-czarni-slupsk-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "STA" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-25", "time": "17:30", "home": "DZI", "away": "CZA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223487/dziki-warszawa-vs-energa-czarni-slupsk", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "DZI" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-10-31", "time": "00:00", "home": "CZA", "away": "ARK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223498/energa-czarni-slupsk-vs-amw-arka-gdynia", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ARK" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-07", "time": "00:00", "home": "KIN", "away": "CZA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223504/king-szczecin-vs-energa-czarni-slupsk", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "KIN" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-16", "time": "00:00", "home": "CZA", "away": "MKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223513/energa-czarni-slupsk-vs-mks-dabrowa-gornicza", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "MKS" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-20", "time": "00:00", "home": "AST", "away": "CZA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223521/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-energa-czarni-slupsk", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "AST" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-07", "time": "00:00", "home": "CZA", "away": "GTK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223528/energa-czarni-slupsk-vs-euvic-gtk-gliwice", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "GTK" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-12", "time": "00:00", "home": "TOR", "away": "CZA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223538/arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun-vs-energa-czarni-slupsk", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "TOR" } ], "home_first10": 5, "last_season": { "id": "CZA", "wins": 9, "losses": 21, "home_wins": 5, "home_losses": 10, "away_wins": 4, "away_losses": 11, "points_for": 2491, "points_against": 2621, "rank": 14, "games": 30, "ppg": 83.03333333333333, "opp_ppg": 87.36666666666666 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-02", "time": "18:00", "home": "CZA", "away": "LEG", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223468/energa-czarni-slupsk-vs-legia-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "LEG" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "TRE", "team": "Energa Trefl Sopot", "coach": "Krzysztof Roszyk", "coach_status": "New", "continuity": "Medium", "continuity_basis": "Schenk and Zapała preserve an organising pair; Michalak joins a changed foreign rotation under a new head coach.", "retained": [ "Jakub Schenk", "Szymon Zapała" ], "arrivals": [ "Michał Michalak — scorer; from Anwil, 30 Jul", "Perttu Blomgren — perimeter option", "Trey Anderson — forward", "Stefan Simanić — frontcourt option" ], "departures": [ "Paul Scruggs — Śląsk; announced 27 Sep", "Mikołaj Witliński — King Szczecin", "Kasper Suurorg — Arka; announced 28 Jul" ], "availability": "Trefl played the Supercup semifinal on 26 Sep. Jaeden Zackery failed medical tests and his planned move was cancelled in August; he is not in the active squad.", "sources": [ { "label": "Club roster", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.treflsopot.pl/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "d0dbf4b009916e.json" }, { "label": "Head-coach appointment", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://www.treflsopot.pl/posts/krzysztof-roszyk-pierwszym-trenerem-energi-trefla-sopot/2364", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "810699f2e8c230.json" }, { "label": "Schenk interview and new-team context", "date": "29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27446/jakub-schenk-czuje-sie-weteranem", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "383a5b0150a42b.json" }, { "label": "Michalak signing", "date": "30 Jul 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1265067/powrot-po-latach-michal-michalak-ma-nowy-klub", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "faed8020060e22.json" }, { "label": "Club Supercup participation", "date": "26 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.treflsopot.pl/posts/zacieta-walka-z-mistrzem-w-polfinale-superpucharu-polski/2423", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "e143fdd12cd370.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Zackery medical cancellation", "date": "22 Aug 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1269442/oblal-testy-ten-zawodnik-w-energa-treflu-nie-zagra", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "50ccf6054444a7.json" }, { "label": "Scruggs destination", "date": "27 Sep 2026", "url": "https://wks-slask.eu/paul-scruggs-nowym-zawodnikiem-slaska-wroclaw/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "4252f4a09e1589.json" }, { "label": "Witliński destination", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://www.kingwilki.pl/posts/mikolaj-witlinski-na-trzy-sezony-w-kingu-szczecin/397", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "4b421772b03aa6.json" }, { "label": "Suurorg destination", "date": "28 Jul 2026", "url": "https://arkagdyniakosz.pl/blog/2026/estonski-prekursor-kasper-suurorg-zagra-w-gdyni/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "73b1f0aa81372c.json" } ], "band": "Playoff / play-in fight", "band_index": 2, "identity": "Trefl’s new structure can begin with Schenk’s organisation and Zapała’s interior presence, with Michalak adding an established scoring option. Blomgren, Anderson and Simanić must find roles around that Polish core under Roszyk. Scruggs and Witliński leave meaningful responsibilities behind, while Zackery’s cancelled move changes the original summer plan. The team needs an effective second route to creation so opponents cannot overload its most familiar actions.", "outlook": "A playoff or play-in fight is a sensible initial band. The domestic core gives Trefl a base, while the new coach and imported rotation make depth and secondary creation the main uncertainties.", "question": "Who creates dependable possessions when Schenk is off the floor?", "watch": [ "Zackery is not an active option; assess the roster that actually survived the summer.", "Watch how Roszyk distributes Schenk, Michalak and Blomgren minutes in close games." ], "signals": [ "Log team assists and turnovers in both five-game blocks, noting Schenk’s minutes.", "Record the non-Schenk handler and whether those stretches generate paint touches before jump shots." ], "board_focus": "New coach; Schenk support and second-unit creation", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-02", "time": "20:15", "home": "TRE", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223465/energa-trefl-sopot-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "DZI" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-11", "time": "12:30", "home": "ARK", "away": "TRE", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223473/amw-arka-gdynia-vs-energa-trefl-sopot", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ARK" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-17", "time": "19:00", "home": "TRE", "away": "KIN", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223480/energa-trefl-sopot-vs-king-szczecin", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "KIN" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-25", "time": "19:30", "home": "MKS", "away": "TRE", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223490/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-vs-energa-trefl-sopot", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "MKS" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-10-31", "time": "00:00", "home": "TRE", "away": "AST", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223495/energa-trefl-sopot-vs-enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "AST" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-08", "time": "00:00", "home": "GTK", "away": "TRE", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223507/euvic-gtk-gliwice-vs-energa-trefl-sopot", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "GTK" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-14", "time": "00:00", "home": "TOR", "away": "TRE", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223510/arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun-vs-energa-trefl-sopot", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "TOR" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-22", "time": "00:00", "home": "WKS", "away": "TRE", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223524/wks-slask-wroclaw-vs-energa-trefl-sopot", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "WKS" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-06", "time": "00:00", "home": "TRE", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223525/energa-trefl-sopot-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ZAS" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-12", "time": "00:00", "home": "TRE", "away": "LUB", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223540/energa-trefl-sopot-vs-pge-start-lublin", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "LUB" } ], "home_first10": 5, "last_season": { "id": "TRE", "wins": 19, "losses": 11, "home_wins": 11, "home_losses": 4, "away_wins": 8, "away_losses": 7, "points_for": 2640, "points_against": 2534, "rank": 4, "games": 30, "ppg": 88.0, "opp_ppg": 84.46666666666667 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-02", "time": "20:15", "home": "TRE", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223465/energa-trefl-sopot-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "DZI" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "GTK", "team": "Euvic GTK Gliwice", "coach": "Nebojša Vidić", "coach_status": "Retained", "continuity": "Low", "continuity_basis": "Gordon and Misztal remain, but the imported rotation has been rebuilt around a retained coach.", "retained": [ "Kacper Gordon", "Kajetan Misztal" ], "arrivals": [ "Eric Nottage — lead guard", "Selton Miguel — scoring guard/wing", "Justin Gray — wing; replaces a cancelled summer signing", "Milan Šuškavčević — centre" ], "departures": [ "Kuba Piśla — Legia; announced 18 Sep", "Wesley Gordon — CS Vâlcea; reported 20 Jun" ], "availability": "The 13 Sep report confirms participation by several new players, including Nottage, Gray and Šuškavčević. No comprehensive medical bulletin was verified; a missing scorer line is not an injury diagnosis.", "sources": [ { "label": "Club roster and coach", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://gtk.gliwice.pl/zespol", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "dda921fbcff121.json" }, { "label": "Vidić retained", "date": "15 Jun 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27192/vidic-nadal-trenerem-tauron-gtk", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "04b68856072804.json" }, { "label": "Completed imported roster", "date": "18 Aug 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1268692/tauron-gtk-zamknelo-sklad-takiego-zawodnika-w-plk-jeszcze-nie-bylo", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "5374e06c696b2b.json" }, { "label": "Piśla destination signing", "date": "18 Sep 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1274617/legia-reaguje-na-problemy-jest-transfer-reprezentanta-polski", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "4d02074dc95212.json" }, { "label": "PLK preseason participation reports", "date": "13 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27409/niedzielne-sparingi-zakonczone", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "9db669699fab47.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Cancelled Green move and Gray replacement", "date": "17 Aug 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1268516/mial-byc-filarem-tauron-gtk-musieli-szukac-zastepstwa", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "e884823838a085.json" }, { "label": "Wesley Gordon destination report", "date": "20 Jun 2026", "url": "https://arenavalceana.ro/un-recuperator-cu-pedigree-de-ncaa-cooptat-in-haita-lupilor-negri/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "fb8fd1e4579830.json" }, { "label": "Vâlcea roster cross-check", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://baschetromania.ro/lista/lot-jucatori-cs-valcea-1924-rm-valcea/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "fda88d53ef1cc0.json" }, { "label": "Euvic sponsor announcement", "date": "18 Sep 2026", "url": "https://gtk.gliwice.pl/aktualnosci/euvic-wchodzi-do-gry-nowy-sponsor-tytularny-gtk-gliwice-na-trzy-sezony", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "0eb9b871aa0d7f.json" } ], "band": "Establish / rebuild", "band_index": 3, "identity": "GTK has kept Vidić while rebuilding its imported rotation. Nottage can organise the ball, Miguel and Gray provide new perimeter options, and Šuškavčević changes the centre position. Gordon and Misztal offer limited continuity around them. The late substitution of Gray for a cancelled signing illustrates why the current squad matters more than the first summer announcement. Establishing dependable defensive possessions is the clearest route to a stronger baseline.", "outlook": "The initial ambition is to establish a competitive floor and move into the play-in conversation. A new imported group makes early cohesion and availability more informative than reputation.", "question": "Can GTK turn a rebuilt imported rotation into consistent possession-by-possession defence?", "watch": [ "Assess the active Nottage–Miguel–Gray combinations before assigning permanent perimeter roles.", "Watch how Vidić covers centre fouls and the minutes allocated to the young retained players." ], "signals": [ "Track opponent offensive-rebound percentage and free-throw rate after five and ten games.", "Count games with more assists than turnovers and identify who initiates the closing possessions." ], "board_focus": "Rebuilt imports; defensive floor and centre cover", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-04", "time": "12:30", "home": "GTK", "away": "MKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223462/euvic-gtk-gliwice-vs-mks-dabrowa-gornicza", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "MKS" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-09", "time": "20:15", "home": "AST", "away": "GTK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223476/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-euvic-gtk-gliwice", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "AST" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-17", "time": "15:00", "home": "GTK", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223477/euvic-gtk-gliwice-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ZAS" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-23", "time": "20:15", "home": "GTK", "away": "TOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223492/euvic-gtk-gliwice-vs-arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "TOR" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-11-01", "time": "00:00", "home": "GTK", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223494/euvic-gtk-gliwice-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "WKS" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-08", "time": "00:00", "home": "GTK", "away": "TRE", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223507/euvic-gtk-gliwice-vs-energa-trefl-sopot", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "TRE" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-13", "time": "00:00", "home": "LUB", "away": "GTK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223511/pge-start-lublin-vs-euvic-gtk-gliwice", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LUB" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-20", "time": "00:00", "home": "GOR", "away": "GTK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223522/gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych-vs-euvic-gtk-gliwice", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "GOR" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-07", "time": "00:00", "home": "CZA", "away": "GTK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223528/energa-czarni-slupsk-vs-euvic-gtk-gliwice", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "CZA" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-11", "time": "00:00", "home": "LEG", "away": "GTK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223537/legia-warszawa-vs-euvic-gtk-gliwice", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LEG" } ], "home_first10": 5, "last_season": { "id": "GTK", "wins": 7, "losses": 23, "home_wins": 5, "home_losses": 10, "away_wins": 2, "away_losses": 13, "points_for": 2419, "points_against": 2676, "rank": 15, "games": 30, "ppg": 80.63333333333334, "opp_ppg": 89.2 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-04", "time": "12:30", "home": "GTK", "away": "MKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223462/euvic-gtk-gliwice-vs-mks-dabrowa-gornicza", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "MKS" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "GOR", "team": "Górnik Zamek Książ Wałbrzych", "coach": "Andrzej Adamek", "coach_status": "Retained", "continuity": "Low", "continuity_basis": "Four players remain in the club’s 26 Sep review; the creator and imported frontcourt combinations are substantially new.", "retained": [ "Ike Smith", "Dariusz Wyka", "Maciej Bojanowski" ], "arrivals": [ "Mike Scott — lead guard; announced 17 Jul", "Kenny Goins — forward; announced 17 Jul", "AJ Rohosy — centre; announced 28 Aug", "Ron Curry — late guard addition; announced 27 Sep" ], "departures": [ "Lovell Cabbil Jr. — departed; subsequent Krka contract ended 2 Sep", "Grzegorz Kulka — Start Lublin" ], "availability": "27 Sep club announcement: Curry signed for three months with a club option for the rest of the season, while Ike Smith continues rehabilitation expected to take at least several more weeks.", "sources": [ { "label": "Club squad, coach and preseason review", "date": "26 Sep 2026", "url": "https://gornikwalbrzych.com.pl/posts/ostatni-sprawdzian-zaliczony-gornik-gotowy-do-walki-w-nowym-sezonie/438", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "a04d4770141faa.json" }, { "label": "Curry contract and Smith injury update", "date": "27 Sep 2026", "url": "https://gornikwalbrzych.com.pl/posts/ron-curry-dolacza-do-zespolu/439", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "daa6dc878c5cb6.json" }, { "label": "Mike Scott signing", "date": "17 Jul 2026", "url": "https://gornikwalbrzych.com.pl/posts/mike-scott-nowym-rozgrywajacym/418", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "70304c8361f22f.json" }, { "label": "Rohosy signing", "date": "28 Aug 2026", "url": "https://gornikwalbrzych.com.pl/posts/aj-rohosy-ostanim-elementem-w-naszej-ukladance/432", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "be5f2c8646dad6.json" }, { "label": "Cabbil’s subsequent Krka exit", "date": "2 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.basketkrka.si/si/news/6179/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "27623a93ff848d.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Goins signing", "date": "17 Jul 2026", "url": "https://gornikwalbrzych.com.pl/posts/kenneth-goins-nowym-zawodnikiem/419", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "dc80e02e22932f.json" }, { "label": "Cabbil’s initial destination", "date": "6 Jul 2026", "url": "https://www.aba-liga.com/news/54950/experienced-lovell-cabbil-jr-reinforced-krka/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "4ef7440e1fcdc9.json" }, { "label": "Kulka destination roster", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.startlublin.pl/klub/zawodnicy", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "85425a383f2527.json" } ], "band": "Playoff / play-in fight", "band_index": 2, "identity": "Górnik retains Adamek but has changed much of the playing structure. Scott can organise the new guard group, Goins and Rohosy alter the frontcourt, and Curry arrives as a short-term reinforcement while Ike Smith rehabilitates. Wyka and Bojanowski remain familiar reference points. Replacing Cabbil’s creation is a central challenge, but the immediate version must also work with the players available now rather than an assumed fully fit squad.", "outlook": "A playoff or play-in fight is plausible. The opening weeks are partly a temporary construction: Curry’s short contract and Smith’s absence can change both usage and the closing lineup.", "question": "Can Scott and Curry build a functional attack before Ike Smith returns?", "watch": [ "Track Curry’s three-month contract and the club’s later option decision separately from his current role.", "Use dated updates for Smith; the latest club account supersedes earlier optimistic reports." ], "signals": [ "Log Scott/Curry overlap, assist-to-turnover totals and who closes the last five minutes.", "Track defensive-rebound percentage with Rohosy on court and the replacement centre used when he sits." ], "board_focus": "Curry short contract; Smith rehabilitation", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-05", "time": "19:00", "home": "ANW", "away": "GOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223467/anwil-wloclawek-vs-gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ANW" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-12", "time": "19:00", "home": "STA", "away": "GOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223471/tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski-vs-gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "STA" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-18", "time": "12:30", "home": "GOR", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223482/gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "DZI" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-25", "time": "12:30", "home": "ARK", "away": "GOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223488/amw-arka-gdynia-vs-gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ARK" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-10-30", "time": "00:00", "home": "GOR", "away": "KIN", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223497/gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych-vs-king-szczecin", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "KIN" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-07", "time": "00:00", "home": "MKS", "away": "GOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223505/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-vs-gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "MKS" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-15", "time": "00:00", "home": "AST", "away": "GOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223512/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "AST" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-20", "time": "00:00", "home": "GOR", "away": "GTK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223522/gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych-vs-euvic-gtk-gliwice", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "GTK" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-04", "time": "00:00", "home": "GOR", "away": "TOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223527/gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych-vs-arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "TOR" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-13", "time": "00:00", "home": "GOR", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223539/gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "WKS" } ], "home_first10": 5, "last_season": { "id": "GOR", "wins": 15, "losses": 15, "home_wins": 8, "home_losses": 7, "away_wins": 7, "away_losses": 8, "points_for": 2464, "points_against": 2532, "rank": 11, "games": 30, "ppg": 82.13333333333334, "opp_ppg": 84.4 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-05", "time": "19:00", "home": "ANW", "away": "GOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223467/anwil-wloclawek-vs-gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ANW" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "KIN", "team": "King Szczecin", "coach": "Maciej Majcherek", "coach_status": "Retained", "continuity": "Medium", "continuity_basis": "Gielo, Żołnierewicz and Kostrzewski remain around Majcherek; all imported players change.", "retained": [ "Tomasz Gielo", "Przemysław Żołnierewicz", "Mateusz Kostrzewski" ], "arrivals": [ "Ondřej Sehnal — lead guard; announced 16 Jul", "Alexandre Chassang — centre", "Mikołaj Witliński — frontcourt; from Trefl", "Noah Reynolds — scoring guard; announced 17 Jul" ], "departures": [ "Nemanja Popović — Memphis; current university roster", "Jovan Novak — departed; reported 15 Aug" ], "availability": "Chassang, Sehnal, Reynolds, Witliński and the featured retained core appear in the 20 Sep report. No comprehensive medical bulletin was verified.", "sources": [ { "label": "Club roster and head coach", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.kingwilki.pl/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "bb9019cdac4035.json" }, { "label": "Sehnal signing", "date": "16 Jul 2026", "url": "https://www.kingwilki.pl/posts/ondrej-sehnal-nowym-rozgrywajacym-kinga-szczecin/394", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "4d63b57538b963.json" }, { "label": "Chassang signing", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://www.kingwilki.pl/posts/reprezentant-i-mistrz-francji-zagra-w-kingu/398", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "0844f233d164c2.json" }, { "label": "Witliński signing", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://www.kingwilki.pl/posts/mikolaj-witlinski-na-trzy-sezony-w-kingu-szczecin/397", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "4b421772b03aa6.json" }, { "label": "PLK preseason participation reports", "date": "20 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27424/w-niedziele-kluby-plk-graly-sparingi", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "5d0f55e8f8e67b.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Reynolds signing", "date": "17 Jul 2026", "url": "https://www.kingwilki.pl/posts/noah-reynolds-zagra-w-kingu/395", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "61158e8b650ce4.json" }, { "label": "Dated roster turnover and coach continuity", "date": "15 Aug; updated 16 Aug 2026", "url": "https://24kurier.pl/aktualnosci/sport/koszykowka-king-ze-wzmocnieniami-rozpoczyna-przygotowania/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "142861ab1bdcba.json" }, { "label": "Popović destination roster", "date": "2026/27 roster", "url": "https://gotigersgo.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/nemanja-popovic/12944", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "a4be381426a3af.json" }, { "label": "Assistant-coach departure", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://www.kingwilki.pl/posts/lubomir-ruzicka-nie-bedzie-trenerem-kinga-szczecin/400", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "1496f6085354a3.json" } ], "band": "Deep-playoff ambition", "band_index": 1, "identity": "King preserves Majcherek and a substantial Polish wing core, then rebuilds the imported group around Sehnal, Reynolds and Chassang. Witliński adds another domestic frontcourt option beside Gielo, with Żołnierewicz and Kostrzewski maintaining familiar connections. Losing Popović and Novak still requires new creation and interior relationships. The roster suggests several workable combinations; the early challenge is choosing those that defend together without reducing the space available to the guards.", "outlook": "A deep playoff run is a credible ambition. Six home games in the first ten provide a favourable setting for integration, although last season’s strong home record belongs to a different imported group.", "question": "Can King’s retained Polish core accelerate the new guards’ and centres’ integration?", "watch": [ "Do not label the assistant-coach change a head-coach reset; Majcherek remains.", "Watch how Chassang and Witliński split centre minutes and which combinations preserve spacing." ], "signals": [ "Track Sehnal’s assists and turnovers alongside team three-point attempt rate in each five-game block.", "Record the closing frontcourt and opponent offensive-rebound percentage in those games." ], "board_focus": "Established Polish core, entirely new imported group", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-03", "time": "15:00", "home": "TOR", "away": "KIN", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223463/arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun-vs-king-szczecin", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "TOR" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-10", "time": "17:30", "home": "KIN", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223474/king-szczecin-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "WKS" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-17", "time": "19:00", "home": "TRE", "away": "KIN", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223480/energa-trefl-sopot-vs-king-szczecin", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "TRE" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-24", "time": "15:00", "home": "KIN", "away": "LUB", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223489/king-szczecin-vs-pge-start-lublin", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "LUB" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-10-30", "time": "00:00", "home": "GOR", "away": "KIN", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223497/gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych-vs-king-szczecin", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "GOR" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-07", "time": "00:00", "home": "KIN", "away": "CZA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223504/king-szczecin-vs-energa-czarni-slupsk", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "CZA" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-15", "time": "00:00", "home": "LEG", "away": "KIN", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223514/legia-warszawa-vs-king-szczecin", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LEG" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-21", "time": "00:00", "home": "KIN", "away": "ANW", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223519/king-szczecin-vs-anwil-wloclawek", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ANW" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-05", "time": "00:00", "home": "KIN", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223531/king-szczecin-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "STA" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-13", "time": "00:00", "home": "KIN", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223534/king-szczecin-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "DZI" } ], "home_first10": 6, "last_season": { "id": "KIN", "wins": 21, "losses": 9, "home_wins": 13, "home_losses": 2, "away_wins": 8, "away_losses": 7, "points_for": 2538, "points_against": 2479, "rank": 2, "games": 30, "ppg": 84.6, "opp_ppg": 82.63333333333334 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-03", "time": "15:00", "home": "TOR", "away": "KIN", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223463/arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun-vs-king-szczecin", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "TOR" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "LEG", "team": "Legia Warszawa", "coach": "Heiko Rannula", "coach_status": "Retained", "continuity": "Low", "continuity_basis": "The championship coach and Polish wings stay, but Pluta and the main imported creators/interior pieces have been replaced.", "retained": [ "Michał Kolenda", "Wojciech Tomaszewski", "Błażej Czapla" ], "arrivals": [ "Kristers Zoriks — lead guard", "Arguster Daniels IV — scoring wing", "Zach Freemantle — frontcourt scorer", "Kuba Piśla — late wing addition; announced 18 Sep" ], "departures": [ "Andrzej Pluta — Girona; announced 23 Jun", "Matthias Tass — Start Lublin", "Maksymilian Wilczek — Twarde Pierniki Toruń" ], "availability": "16 Sep: Szymon Tomczak’s foot injury was expected to require about three months away from training. On 28 Sep the club said Kolenda had not played in the Supercup and was approaching a return to team training; October availability was an expectation.", "sources": [ { "label": "Club squad and shirt numbers", "date": "14 Sep 2026", "url": "https://legiakosz.com/posts/numery-na-koszulkach-na-sezon-202627/14105", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "59b9499560e997.json" }, { "label": "Club Supercup final and coach", "date": "27 Sep 2026", "url": "https://legiakosz.com/posts/legia-z-pierwszym-superpucharem-zastal-pokonany-11096/14136", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "8ca3c03480772b.json" }, { "label": "Kolenda rehabilitation update", "date": "28 Sep 2026", "url": "https://legiakosz.com/posts/kolenda-wygrana-w-takim-turnieju-buduje-zespol/14139", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "ae224814670436.json" }, { "label": "Tomczak injury; quotes club", "date": "16 Sep 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1274171/fatalne-wiesci-z-obozu-legii-warszawa", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "1ca1398db80185.json" }, { "label": "Pluta destination", "date": "23 Jun 2026", "url": "https://basquetgirona.com/en/noticia/andrzej-pluta-signs-for-basquet-girona/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "15587d707e534c.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Piśla signing", "date": "18 Sep 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1274617/legia-reaguje-na-problemy-jest-transfer-reprezentanta-polski", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "4d02074dc95212.json" }, { "label": "Daniels signing", "date": "6 Aug 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1266406/mistrz-polski-odpalil-bombazzzo-to-on-bedzie-lowca-punktow-w-legii-warszawa", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "0744f862b2c35a.json" }, { "label": "Tass destination roster", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.startlublin.pl/klub/zawodnicy", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "85425a383f2527.json" }, { "label": "Wilczek destination preseason squad", "date": "Aug 2026", "url": "https://twardepierniki.pl/index.php/posts/training-camp-2026/418", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "15c696e9ceaef3.json" } ], "band": "Title ambition", "band_index": 0, "identity": "Legia keeps Rannula after the title but replaces much of the championship playing structure. Zoriks and Daniels take on new perimeter responsibilities, while Freemantle and Golomán reshape the interior options. Tomaszewski and Czapla provide returning wing depth, with Kolenda still completing rehabilitation. Piśla’s late addition helps cover a disrupted rotation. The central task is sustaining organised creation and defensive balance after Pluta’s departure, rather than assuming automatic championship continuity.", "outlook": "Title ambition remains reasonable, supported by the retained coach and the new personnel. The Supercup confirms competitive participation, but does not resolve the longer-term rotation or the current injury constraints.", "question": "Can the rebuilt champions maintain quality when their first-choice creators rest?", "watch": [ "Kolenda did not play in the Supercup; verify his first actual appearance and workload.", "Tomczak’s September prognosis concerns time away from training, not a guaranteed match-return date." ], "signals": [ "Record Zoriks/Daniels creation shares, team turnovers and the handler used in bench stretches.", "Track opponent offensive-rebound percentage and closing-frontcourt changes through games 5 and 10." ], "board_focus": "Rebuilt champions; Kolenda and Tomczak availability", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-02", "time": "18:00", "home": "CZA", "away": "LEG", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223468/energa-czarni-slupsk-vs-legia-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "CZA" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-09", "time": "18:00", "home": "ZAS", "away": "LEG", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223469/zastal-zielona-gora-vs-legia-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ZAS" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-16", "time": "20:15", "home": "LEG", "away": "ANW", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223484/legia-warszawa-vs-anwil-wloclawek", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ANW" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-25", "time": "15:00", "home": "LEG", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223486/legia-warszawa-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "STA" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-10-31", "time": "20:00", "home": "LEG", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223499/legia-warszawa-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "DZI" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-08", "time": "12:30", "home": "ARK", "away": "LEG", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223503/amw-arka-gdynia-vs-legia-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ARK" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-15", "time": "00:00", "home": "LEG", "away": "KIN", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223514/legia-warszawa-vs-king-szczecin", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "KIN" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-22", "time": "00:00", "home": "MKS", "away": "LEG", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223520/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-vs-legia-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "MKS" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-04", "time": "00:00", "home": "LEG", "away": "AST", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223529/legia-warszawa-vs-enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "AST" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-11", "time": "00:00", "home": "LEG", "away": "GTK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223537/legia-warszawa-vs-euvic-gtk-gliwice", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "GTK" } ], "home_first10": 6, "last_season": { "id": "LEG", "wins": 22, "losses": 8, "home_wins": 12, "home_losses": 3, "away_wins": 10, "away_losses": 5, "points_for": 2603, "points_against": 2401, "rank": 1, "games": 30, "ppg": 86.76666666666667, "opp_ppg": 80.03333333333333 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-02", "time": "18:00", "home": "CZA", "away": "LEG", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223468/energa-czarni-slupsk-vs-legia-warszawa", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "CZA" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "MKS", "team": "MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza", "coach": "Artur Gronek", "coach_status": "Retained", "continuity": "Medium", "continuity_basis": "Peterka, Musiał and Piechowicz remain, but the high-usage imports and centre combination change.", "retained": [ "Martin Peterka", "Jakub Musiał", "Marcin Piechowicz" ], "arrivals": [ "Jordan Hall — creator; announced 23 Aug", "Kyle Lofton — lead guard; announced 10 Aug", "Kalib Boone — centre", "Daylen Kountz — scoring guard" ], "departures": [ "Ron Curry — Górnik; announced 27 Sep", "Dominic Green — Czarni; announced 3 Jul", "Justin Gray — GTK; confirmed August" ], "availability": "Hall, Lofton, Boone, Kountz, Peterka, Musiał and Piechowicz appear in the 13 Sep report. No comprehensive current medical bulletin was verified.", "sources": [ { "label": "Club roster", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://mksdabrowa.pl/sklad-ekstraklasa/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "9ed34eba82c6d8.json" }, { "label": "Club head coach", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://mksdabrowa.pl/sztab-szkoleniowy/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "2d5d10fb7f14cd.json" }, { "label": "Hall official signing", "date": "23 Aug 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27372/byly-gracz-spurs-w-mks", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "53fa8b35b27a5d.json" }, { "label": "Lofton signing; older Curry status superseded", "date": "10 Aug 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1267125/jest-kolejny-transfer-w-plk-nastepny-klub-z-szostka-obcokrajowcow", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "2225c675289780.json" }, { "label": "PLK preseason participation reports", "date": "13 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27409/niedzielne-sparingi-zakonczone", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "9db669699fab47.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Boone signing", "date": "1 Aug 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1265519/wybrali-zupelnie-inny-profil-gracza-oto-najnowszy-transfer-mks-u", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "ed902ca0922dae.json" }, { "label": "Curry destination", "date": "27 Sep 2026", "url": "https://gornikwalbrzych.com.pl/posts/ron-curry-dolacza-do-zespolu/439", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "daa6dc878c5cb6.json" }, { "label": "Green destination", "date": "3 Jul 2026", "url": "https://czarni.stk.slupsk.pl/pl/art/dominic-green-nowym-zawodnikiem-energa-czarnych-slupsk.1765.html", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "8c089810a64782.json" }, { "label": "Gray destination roster", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://gtk.gliwice.pl/zespol", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "dda921fbcff121.json" } ], "band": "Playoff / play-in fight", "band_index": 2, "identity": "Gronek retains Peterka, Musiał and Piechowicz, but the imported creation and centre options are substantially different. Hall and Lofton offer new ways to initiate, with Kountz supplying another perimeter route and Boone an interior target. Peterka can help connect those pieces from the frontcourt. Curry’s eventual departure closes an earlier summer possibility. MKS needs the new guards to share responsibility without compromising its defensive balance when possessions break down.", "outlook": "The starting band is a playoff or play-in fight. Six home dates in the first ten give the new group an opportunity to build a base; guard decision-making and transition defence set the limits.", "question": "Can Hall and Lofton organise a balanced attack without exposing the defence?", "watch": [ "Treat Curry as a departure; older renewal reports do not describe the opening roster.", "Check Boone’s foul load and the smaller frontcourt Gronek uses behind him." ], "signals": [ "Compare assists, turnovers and opponent fast-break points where the official box provides them.", "Log Hall/Lofton overlap and the closing centre in games 1–5 and 6–10." ], "board_focus": "New Hall–Lofton creation; Boone’s interior role", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-04", "time": "12:30", "home": "GTK", "away": "MKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223462/euvic-gtk-gliwice-vs-mks-dabrowa-gornicza", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "GTK" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-10", "time": "15:00", "home": "MKS", "away": "TOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223475/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-vs-arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "TOR" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-18", "time": "17:30", "home": "MKS", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223479/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "WKS" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-25", "time": "19:30", "home": "MKS", "away": "TRE", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223490/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-vs-energa-trefl-sopot", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "TRE" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-11-02", "time": "00:00", "home": "LUB", "away": "MKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223496/pge-start-lublin-vs-mks-dabrowa-gornicza", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LUB" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-07", "time": "00:00", "home": "MKS", "away": "GOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223505/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-vs-gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "GOR" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-16", "time": "00:00", "home": "CZA", "away": "MKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223513/energa-czarni-slupsk-vs-mks-dabrowa-gornicza", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "CZA" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-22", "time": "00:00", "home": "MKS", "away": "LEG", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223520/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-vs-legia-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "LEG" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-07", "time": "00:00", "home": "ANW", "away": "MKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223530/anwil-wloclawek-vs-mks-dabrowa-gornicza", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ANW" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-12", "time": "00:00", "home": "MKS", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223535/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "STA" } ], "home_first10": 6, "last_season": { "id": "MKS", "wins": 16, "losses": 14, "home_wins": 10, "home_losses": 5, "away_wins": 6, "away_losses": 9, "points_for": 2651, "points_against": 2600, "rank": 9, "games": 30, "ppg": 88.36666666666666, "opp_ppg": 86.66666666666667 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-04", "time": "12:30", "home": "GTK", "away": "MKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223462/euvic-gtk-gliwice-vs-mks-dabrowa-gornicza", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "GTK" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "LUB", "team": "PGE Start Lublin", "coach": "Wojciech Kamiński", "coach_status": "Retained", "continuity": "Low", "continuity_basis": "Ramey, Put and Pelczar return, but the principal scoring partner, centre and forward combinations change.", "retained": [ "Courtney Ramey", "Filip Put", "Bartłomiej Pelczar" ], "arrivals": [ "Jaizec Lottie — lead guard", "Lucas Williamson — scoring wing", "Matthias Tass — centre; from Legia", "Grzegorz Kulka — forward; from Górnik" ], "departures": [ "Liam O’Reilly — Sporting CP; announced 16 Aug", "Michał Krasuski — Dziki Warszawa" ], "availability": "27 Sep club report: Kulka and Janari Jõesaar did not travel because of injuries; a minor injury also kept Tass out of the final friendly. No exact opening-game clearance was verified.", "sources": [ { "label": "Club roster", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.startlublin.pl/klub/zawodnicy", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "85425a383f2527.json" }, { "label": "Club coaching staff", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.startlublin.pl/klub/sztab-szkoleniowy", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "6c48d43942cd88.json" }, { "label": "Club final-friendly availability", "date": "27 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.startlublin.pl/aktualnosci/za-nami-proba-generalna", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "94baa7d31b6d1a.json" }, { "label": "PLK preseason participation reports", "date": "13 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27409/niedzielne-sparingi-zakonczone", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "9db669699fab47.json" }, { "label": "O’Reilly destination announcement index", "date": "16 Aug 2026", "url": "https://www.sporting.pt/pt/tax_noticias/modalidades/basquetebol?page=1", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "b1c1ebdd7f3f14.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Krasuski destination roster", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/druzyny/11257/dziki-warszawa", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "ad7ab4800ba312.json" } ], "band": "Playoff / play-in fight", "band_index": 2, "identity": "Kamiński retains Ramey, Put and Pelczar while reshaping the main guard, wing and centre combinations. Lottie brings another organiser, Williamson a new perimeter scoring route, and Tass a different interior reference. Kulka and Jõesaar are intended forward options, but the final friendly came with several absences. Start’s early identity therefore depends on both role allocation and which frontcourt pieces are genuinely available, especially when the first lineup rests.", "outlook": "A playoff or play-in challenge is a reasonable aspiration, with a wide early range. Six home dates in the first ten help, but the frontcourt’s availability must accompany every early performance judgement.", "question": "Can Start build a coherent defence while integrating an interrupted frontcourt?", "watch": [ "Recheck Kulka, Jõesaar and Tass individually after the 27 Sep injury update.", "Exclude the inconsistent individual scoring line in the final-friendly article from analysis." ], "signals": [ "Record active frontcourt players, centre minutes and opponent offensive-rebound percentage.", "Track Lottie/Ramey assist and turnover totals, separating games with and without the intended starting centre." ], "board_focus": "Three frontcourt injury checks before the opener", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-03", "time": "19:30", "home": "LUB", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223466/pge-start-lublin-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "STA" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-11", "time": "15:00", "home": "DZI", "away": "LUB", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223472/dziki-warszawa-vs-pge-start-lublin", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "DZI" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-17", "time": "17:30", "home": "LUB", "away": "ARK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223481/pge-start-lublin-vs-amw-arka-gdynia", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ARK" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-24", "time": "15:00", "home": "KIN", "away": "LUB", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223489/king-szczecin-vs-pge-start-lublin", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "KIN" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-11-02", "time": "00:00", "home": "LUB", "away": "MKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223496/pge-start-lublin-vs-mks-dabrowa-gornicza", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "MKS" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-06", "time": "00:00", "home": "AST", "away": "LUB", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223506/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-pge-start-lublin", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "AST" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-13", "time": "00:00", "home": "LUB", "away": "GTK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223511/pge-start-lublin-vs-euvic-gtk-gliwice", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "GTK" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-22", "time": "00:00", "home": "LUB", "away": "TOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223523/pge-start-lublin-vs-arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "TOR" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-06", "time": "00:00", "home": "LUB", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223526/pge-start-lublin-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "WKS" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-12", "time": "00:00", "home": "TRE", "away": "LUB", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223540/energa-trefl-sopot-vs-pge-start-lublin", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "TRE" } ], "home_first10": 6, "last_season": { "id": "LUB", "wins": 10, "losses": 20, "home_wins": 7, "home_losses": 8, "away_wins": 3, "away_losses": 12, "points_for": 2489, "points_against": 2717, "rank": 13, "games": 30, "ppg": 82.96666666666667, "opp_ppg": 90.56666666666666 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-03", "time": "19:30", "home": "LUB", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223466/pge-start-lublin-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "STA" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "STA", "team": "Tasomix Rosiek Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski", "coach": "Andrzej Urban", "coach_status": "Retained", "continuity": "Low", "continuity_basis": "Urban, Gołębiowski and Czoska remain; the lead guard, wing stopper and interior rotation need new combinations.", "retained": [ "Daniel Gołębiowski", "Nikodem Czoska" ], "arrivals": [ "Jaylin Hunter — lead guard; announced 22 Jun", "Tajion Jones — perimeter scorer", "Karl-Johan Lips — forward" ], "departures": [ "Quan Jackson — Dziki; announced 23 Sep", "David Brembly — Astoria Bydgoszcz" ], "availability": "Jones played in the 26 Sep friendly against MKS; the report confirms Urban as coach. A complete current medical bulletin was not verified. Jones’ reported 47 points belong to a friendly, not a PLK season record.", "sources": [ { "label": "Jaylin Hunter official signing", "date": "22 Jun 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27221/tasomix-rosiek-stal-ma-rozgrywajacego", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "076b4bcbb08efd.json" }, { "label": "Latest friendly and coach confirmation", "date": "27 Sep 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1276134/ale-wystep-az-trudno-uwierzyc", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "79a69ac940f89c.json" }, { "label": "PLK preseason participation reports", "date": "13 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27409/niedzielne-sparingi-zakonczone", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "9db669699fab47.json" }, { "label": "Jackson destination signing", "date": "23 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27429/quan-jackson-w-dzikach", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "e63d3eb0965b4b.json" }, { "label": "Brembly destination roster", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.astoria.bydgoszcz.pl/1-liga/sklad", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "dfa38f16082470.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Club home page checked; roster coverage limited", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://stal-ostrow.com/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "62df11bf82a8e3.json" }, { "label": "League roster checked; incomplete", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/druzyny/11309/tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "fbafe995032cd8.json" } ], "band": "Playoff / play-in fight", "band_index": 2, "identity": "Stal retains Urban but reworks the principal imported roles. Hunter supplies a new organising option, Jones offers perimeter scoring, and Lips changes the forward mix around returning Gołębiowski and Czoska. Jackson’s departure leaves a perimeter responsibility that must be reassigned, while Brembly’s move removes another familiar wing. The first ten games should reveal whether scoring options translate into controlled possessions and whether the new group can defend without frequent rotation breakdowns.", "outlook": "The initial band is a playoff or play-in fight. Jones’ spectacular friendly is a reason to examine shot quality and usage, not a basis for extrapolating regular-season scoring.", "question": "Can Stal pair its new scoring options with a dependable defensive structure?", "watch": [ "Use Jaylin Hunter as the new point guard; similar player names in transfer lists can mislead.", "Separate Jones’ friendly production from PLK performance and watch his shot diet against stronger pressure." ], "signals": [ "Track team three-point attempt rate and turnovers in each five-game block, not percentage alone.", "Record the closing perimeter defenders and opponent free-throw rate in competitive games." ], "board_focus": "New guard roles; replace Jackson’s perimeter defence", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-03", "time": "19:30", "home": "LUB", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223466/pge-start-lublin-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LUB" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-12", "time": "19:00", "home": "STA", "away": "GOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223471/tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski-vs-gornik-zamek-ksiaz-walbrzych", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "GOR" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-19", "time": "19:00", "home": "CZA", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223483/energa-czarni-slupsk-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "CZA" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-25", "time": "15:00", "home": "LEG", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223486/legia-warszawa-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LEG" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-10-30", "time": "00:00", "home": "ANW", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223500/anwil-wloclawek-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ANW" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-08", "time": "00:00", "home": "STA", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223501/tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ZAS" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-15", "time": "15:00", "home": "STA", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223516/tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "DZI" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-22", "time": "00:00", "home": "STA", "away": "ARK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223518/tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski-vs-amw-arka-gdynia", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ARK" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-05", "time": "00:00", "home": "KIN", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223531/king-szczecin-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "KIN" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-12", "time": "00:00", "home": "MKS", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223535/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "MKS" } ], "home_first10": 4, "last_season": { "id": "STA", "wins": 16, "losses": 14, "home_wins": 11, "home_losses": 4, "away_wins": 5, "away_losses": 10, "points_for": 2485, "points_against": 2524, "rank": 10, "games": 30, "ppg": 82.83333333333333, "opp_ppg": 84.13333333333334 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-03", "time": "19:30", "home": "LUB", "away": "STA", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223466/pge-start-lublin-vs-tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LUB" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "WKS", "team": "WKS Śląsk Wrocław", "coach": "Danny Franco", "coach_status": "New", "continuity": "Low", "continuity_basis": "Nizioł and Luc remain, but Franco inherits a heavily rebuilt imported guard and frontcourt rotation.", "retained": [ "Jakub Nizioł", "Kyrell Luc" ], "arrivals": [ "Anthony Hickey — lead guard; announced 20 Aug", "Devin Robinson — forward", "John Egbunu — centre", "Paul Scruggs — late guard addition; announced 27 Sep" ], "departures": [ "Noah Kirkwood — Cedevita Olimpija; league review 16 Sep", "Stefan Đorđević — Budućnost; league review 15 Sep" ], "availability": "Scruggs signed on 27 Sep, so his opening role and registration require a matchday check. Matt Rogers appeared in September friendlies but his contract was terminated on 28 Sep; he is excluded from the active projection.", "sources": [ { "label": "Franco coach appointment", "date": "19 Jun 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27211/wks-slask-ma-nowego-trenera", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "098bbcc07d0a81.json" }, { "label": "Current roster reconciliation and Rogers reversal", "date": "2 Sep; updated 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.wroclaw.pl/sport/transfery-slaska-wroclaw-przed-sezonem-2026-2027-nowi-zawodnicy", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "d0790d31e2a051.json" }, { "label": "Scruggs club signing", "date": "27 Sep 2026", "url": "https://wks-slask.eu/paul-scruggs-nowym-zawodnikiem-slaska-wroclaw/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "4252f4a09e1589.json" }, { "label": "Kirkwood destination roster", "date": "16 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.aba-liga.com/news/55150", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "49f3b29725b6da.json" }, { "label": "Đorđević destination roster", "date": "15 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.aba-liga.com/news/55146", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "84ab1ffbabb538.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Club roster", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://wks-slask.eu/obl-bkt-eurocup/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "a9815df3c205a1.json" }, { "label": "PLK preseason participation reports", "date": "19 Sep 2026", "url": "https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/27422/sobotnie-sparingi-zakonczone", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "686c60cc748e58.json" }, { "label": "Rogers termination and Scruggs addition", "date": "28 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.wroclaw.pl/sport/matt-rogers-paul-struggs-transfery-slaska", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "904f078df16109.json" } ], "band": "Title ambition", "band_index": 0, "identity": "Śląsk changes coach and much of its imported structure. Hickey gives Franco an experienced organiser, Robinson and Egbunu offer different frontcourt targets, and Nizioł preserves a domestic reference point. Scruggs arrives late, joining a guard group that also includes Parsons and Luc. Rogers’ departure changes the summer plan again. The expected domestic rotation must be established on its own terms because European and PLK lineups may use the available personnel differently.", "outlook": "The personnel support title ambition in Poland, with substantial integration risk. The first ten include the advanced December game at Anwil, so the monitoring window ends before nominal round ten.", "question": "Can Franco turn a crowded new guard group into a clear domestic hierarchy?", "watch": [ "Verify Scruggs’ registration and first PLK minutes; his 27 Sep signing does not establish readiness.", "Exclude Rogers after the 28 Sep termination and distinguish European selections from domestic ones." ], "signals": [ "Record Hickey/Scruggs/Parsons/Luc usage and the actual closing guard pair each game.", "Compare team turnovers and opponent offensive-rebound percentage in games 1–5 versus 6–10." ], "board_focus": "New coach; late Scruggs, domestic rotation choices", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-04", "time": "17:30", "home": "ARK", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223464/amw-arka-gdynia-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ARK" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-10", "time": "17:30", "home": "KIN", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223474/king-szczecin-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "KIN" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-18", "time": "17:30", "home": "MKS", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223479/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "MKS" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-24", "time": "19:30", "home": "WKS", "away": "AST", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223491/wks-slask-wroclaw-vs-enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "AST" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-11-01", "time": "00:00", "home": "GTK", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223494/euvic-gtk-gliwice-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "GTK" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-07", "time": "00:00", "home": "WKS", "away": "TOR", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223508/wks-slask-wroclaw-vs-arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "TOR" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-14", "time": "00:00", "home": "WKS", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223509/wks-slask-wroclaw-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ZAS" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-22", "time": "00:00", "home": "WKS", "away": "TRE", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223524/wks-slask-wroclaw-vs-energa-trefl-sopot", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "TRE" }, { "round": 13, "date": "2026-12-03", "time": "00:00", "home": "ANW", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223560/anwil-wloclawek-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ANW" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-06", "time": "00:00", "home": "LUB", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223526/pge-start-lublin-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "LUB" } ], "home_first10": 4, "last_season": { "id": "WKS", "wins": 20, "losses": 10, "home_wins": 12, "home_losses": 3, "away_wins": 8, "away_losses": 7, "points_for": 2687, "points_against": 2537, "rank": 3, "games": 30, "ppg": 89.56666666666666, "opp_ppg": 84.56666666666666 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-04", "time": "17:30", "home": "ARK", "away": "WKS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223464/amw-arka-gdynia-vs-wks-slask-wroclaw", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "ARK" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" }, { "id": "ZAS", "team": "Zastal Zielona Góra", "coach": "Arkadiusz Miłoszewski", "coach_status": "Retained", "continuity": "Medium", "continuity_basis": "Mazurczak, Garrison and Matczak retain an established perimeter structure; several forwards and interior roles change.", "retained": [ "Andrzej Mazurczak", "Conley Garrison", "Filip Matczak" ], "arrivals": [ "Beau Beech — late forward addition", "Gauthier Denis — wing", "Trazarien White — forward", "Veljko Brkić — centre" ], "departures": [ "Jakub Szumert — SMU; confirmed 24 Jun", "Dwight Wilson — KB Peja; club confirmation" ], "availability": "The 27 Sep Supercup final report confirms participation by all featured newcomers and the retained core. No comprehensive medical clearance for the PLK opener was verified.", "sources": [ { "label": "Club roster and coach", "date": "Checked 29 Sep 2026", "url": "https://basketzg.pl/", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "cf9c785df6a857.json" }, { "label": "Beech club addition", "date": "Sep 2026", "url": "https://basketzg.pl/posts/beau-beech-zastalowcem/1180", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "83c464d2cdea9a.json" }, { "label": "Denis club addition", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://basketzg.pl/posts/mistrz-eurocup-w-zielonej-gorze-gauthier-denis-na-pokladzie/1161", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "a604c6c95418fd.json" }, { "label": "Club Supercup final report", "date": "27 Sep 2026", "url": "https://basketzg.pl/posts/superpuchar-2026-dla-legii-warszawa/1182", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "f4ec63740a7fe5.json" }, { "label": "Wilson destination confirmation", "date": "Summer 2026", "url": "https://basketzg.pl/posts/dwight-wilson-w-kb-peja/1163", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "7533522a4c0921.json" } ], "supplementary_sources": [ { "label": "Szumert destination announcement", "date": "24 Jun 2026", "url": "https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1258621/wiadomo-gdzie-zagra-jakub-szumert-ogromna-duma", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "ac27bc37cd78f3.json" }, { "label": "Szumert destination roster", "date": "2026/27 roster", "url": "https://smumustangs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2026-27", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "6d06cba10e61c4.json" }, { "label": "Independent opponent participation report", "date": "27 Sep 2026", "url": "https://legiakosz.com/posts/legia-z-pierwszym-superpucharem-zastal-pokonany-11096/14136", "checked": "2026-09-29", "snapshot": "8ca3c03480772b.json" } ], "band": "Deep-playoff ambition", "band_index": 1, "identity": "Zastal keeps Miłoszewski and a recognisable perimeter framework through Mazurczak, Garrison and Matczak. Beech and Denis add new forward and wing options, while White and Brkić reshape the interior combinations after Szumert and Wilson leave. The retained guards can reduce the amount of basic reconstruction required. The challenge is ensuring the new frontcourt supports that continuity with dependable rebounding and defensive coverage rather than merely offering additional scoring choices.", "outlook": "A deep playoff run is a credible ambition, but last season’s final is not a guaranteed baseline. Four home games in the first ten make the away version of the new frontcourt particularly important.", "question": "Can the retained guards carry last season’s connectivity into a new frontcourt?", "watch": [ "Beech is a late addition; distinguish his initial minutes from the settled rotation.", "Use the Supercup to confirm participation, not to forecast shooting efficiency or defensive strength." ], "signals": [ "Track team assist-to-turnover totals and identify who creates when Mazurczak rests.", "Compare opponent offensive-rebound percentage and paint points, where available, across home and away games." ], "board_focus": "Retained guards; new frontcourt, four home dates", "first_ten": [ { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-03", "time": "17:30", "home": "AST", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223461/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "AST" }, { "round": 2, "date": "2026-10-09", "time": "18:00", "home": "ZAS", "away": "LEG", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223469/zastal-zielona-gora-vs-legia-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "LEG" }, { "round": 3, "date": "2026-10-17", "time": "15:00", "home": "GTK", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223477/euvic-gtk-gliwice-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "GTK" }, { "round": 4, "date": "2026-10-24", "time": "17:30", "home": "ZAS", "away": "ANW", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223485/zastal-zielona-gora-vs-anwil-wloclawek", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ANW" }, { "round": 5, "date": "2026-10-31", "time": "00:00", "home": "TOR", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223493/arriva-lotto-twarde-pierniki-torun-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "TOR" }, { "round": 6, "date": "2026-11-08", "time": "00:00", "home": "STA", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223501/tasomix-rosiek-stal-ostrow-wielkopolski-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "STA" }, { "round": 7, "date": "2026-11-14", "time": "00:00", "home": "WKS", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223509/wks-slask-wroclaw-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "WKS" }, { "round": 8, "date": "2026-11-22", "time": "00:00", "home": "ZAS", "away": "DZI", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223517/zastal-zielona-gora-vs-dziki-warszawa", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "DZI" }, { "round": 9, "date": "2026-12-06", "time": "00:00", "home": "TRE", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223525/energa-trefl-sopot-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "TRE" }, { "round": 10, "date": "2026-12-13", "time": "00:00", "home": "ZAS", "away": "ARK", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223533/zastal-zielona-gora-vs-amw-arka-gdynia", "venue_role": "H", "opponent": "ARK" } ], "home_first10": 4, "last_season": { "id": "ZAS", "wins": 16, "losses": 14, "home_wins": 9, "home_losses": 6, "away_wins": 7, "away_losses": 8, "points_for": 2538, "points_against": 2438, "rank": 8, "games": 30, "ppg": 84.6, "opp_ppg": 81.26666666666667 }, "opener": { "round": 1, "date": "2026-10-03", "time": "17:30", "home": "AST", "away": "ZAS", "source": "https://plk.pl/mecz/223461/enea-laciate-astoria-bydgoszcz-vs-zastal-zielona-gora", "venue_role": "A", "opponent": "AST" }, "last_roster_check": "2026-09-29" } ] }