2026 adidas Eurocamp Notebook: The future No. 1 pick stood out Cyro Asseo, HoopsHypeSun, June 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM UTC 0 The adidas Eurocamp at La Ghirada Città dello Sport in Treviso remains the premier predraft platform in its nineteenth edition. Prospects from 3SSB (3Stripes Select Basketball) and outside the American college system compete at the highest level, as global talent is evaluated and earns visibility in front of scouts who help shape the professional basketball landscape.
2026 adidas Eurocamp Notebook: The future No. 1 pick stood out
Cyro Asseo, HoopsHypeSun, June 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM UTC
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The adidas Eurocamp at La Ghirada Città dello Sport in Treviso remains the premier pre-draft platform in its nineteenth edition. Prospects from 3SSB (3Stripes Select Basketball) and outside the American college system compete at the highest level, as global talent is evaluated and earns visibility in front of scouts who help shape the professional basketball landscape. Past alumni like Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic, and generations of European contributors have reshaped the NBA itself.
"Basketball, especially now, is so globally connected, especially on the Europe and US side, that our investments, whether it's 3SSB, EuroLeague NextGen, or EuroCamp, result in the same thing at the end," adidas GM of basketball Max Staiger said, noting that the camp serves a key function in the brand's vision for the sport. "The investments we're making in Europe might create a platform where somebody is found and goes to a European club and ends up in the NBA."
The 2026 edition brought together six teams and more than 70 athletes ranging from 16 to 22 years old under the slogan "Future In Progress," a message that was seen throughout the event and captured the developmental ethos Eurocamp cultivates each summer, resonating with scouts and players. Over three days, the prospect pool participated in live tournament play, skill development sessions, and mentorship opportunities.
The adidas leadership integrated special guests: Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson, Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner, Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe, and AS Monaco guard Mike James, who shared their perspectives with prospects destined for years of impact in professional basketball. "The athletes who work really well for us are the ones who never forget the joy of playing basketball, the personality beyond the performance," Staiger said, emphasizing that adidas seeks athletes who embody basketball's human dimension. "That connection point is really being a human being at the end of the day."
Players debuted the exclusive AE 2's "Gelato" Crazy Energy+ colorway, a design that nods to Treviso's energy and visual identity, alongside archive-inspired uniforms connecting this class to Eurocamp's enduring legacy.
Adidas Eurocamp 2026Tournament Results
Day 1 (Fri, June 5):
3SSB Select 66, Eurocamp 1 81 | Team World 63, NBL Next Stars 90 | Next Gen 97, Eurocamp 1 87
Day 2 (Sat, June 6):
Eurocamp 2 116, Team World 73 | 3SSB Select 89, Next Gen 83 | NBL Next Stars 94, Eurocamp 2 88
Day 3 (Sun, June 7):
Team World 76, 3SSB Select 93 | Next Gen 104, Eurocamp 2 89 |
Championship: Eurocamp 1 62, NBL Next Stars 66
Awards
Eurocamp MVP: Stefan Joksimovic (Slovenia)
Finals MVP: Max Mackinnon (Australia)
Rising Star: Josiah Rose (USA)
Best Defender: Dash Daniels (Australia)
All-Eurocamp Team: Maxence Lemoine (France), Malique Lewis (Trinidad & Tobago), Javon Bardwell (USA), Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje (USA), Pavle Backo (Serbia)
Adidas Eurocamp 2026Stefan Joksimovic, Slovenia, G/F | Eurocamp MVP
Joksimovic walked into Treviso as a name scouts circled and walked out as the camp MVP. His measurements tell part of the story, 6-foot-7 barefoot, 187 pounds, a 6-8 wingspan, all at 17 years old, but the herky-jerky pace and polished footwork told the rest. He bullies smaller defenders in the post, initiates off the bounce, punishes anyone who reaches, and capped the week with 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting to remove any doubt. That jumbo-playmaker package, pass, dribble, shoot, all at his size, with enough length to hold up defensively, is exactly what NBA front offices chase.
Stats: 16.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.3 blocks on 53.1% FG and 10.0% 3P.
Max Mackinnon, Australia, G/F | Finals MVP
Make no mistake, Mackinnon was a grown man scoring on teenagers, and he did it efficiently from start to finish. Here at HoopsHype, we have seen the Aussie in person three times this pre-draft cycle, at Portsmouth and G League Elite Camp after his season with LSU, and his game travels: pace, purpose, smart shots, and a jumper that makes defenses pay for sagging or going under. He took over the title game with 21 points on 8-of-14, five assists to one turnover, and steered NBL Next Stars past Eurocamp 1 for the championship. He's a twig, but the shooting is NBA-ready and the decision-making matches; he came to Treviso to lift his stock in a thin second round and did exactly that. He could be a name to keep an eye on as a second-round pick that could be put on a two-way contract or a draft-and-stash.
Stats: 18.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.3 blocks on 51.2% FG and 44.4% 3P.
Javon Bardwell, USA, G/F
No one brought more juice to the floor than Bardwell before illness cut his week short. The Kansas commit plays above the rim, lives at the offensive glass, and refuses to concede a possession. He torched Next Gen for 25 points on 11-of-19 with seven offensive boards in 32-plus minutes. He's the prototypical big two-guard, athletic and physical with a motor that never idles. He isn't a one-and-done, but the tools are real enough to put him in the lottery conversation of a weak 2027 class.
Stats: 18.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 2.0 steals, and 0.0 blocks on 51.6% FG and 30.0% 3P.
Adidas Eurocamp 2026Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje, USA, F/C
Several scouts told me that it is widely viewed that Boumtje-Boumtje is the projected No. 1 pick of the 2028 draft, and a week in Treviso made the case easy. The Duke-bound five-star, son of former Portland Trail Blazer big man Rueben Boumtje-Boumtje, ran point until he was 14, and it shows in the vision and handle he carries at the four. He's the modern frontcourt archetype every franchise covets: a floor-spacing hub who can slide to the five, guard inside-out, and protect the rim, cut from the same cloth as Paolo Banchero, Alex Sarr, Evan Mobley, and this year's Cam Boozer. He dropped 20 on Eurocamp 2 and backed it with 17 against 3SSB Select, moving like a wing even with his back to the basket. Due to his age, he will have to play two years of college basketball before being eligible for the NBA Draft, similar to Jayden Quaintance, who was too young to enter the 2025 draft.
Stats: 17.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.3 blocks on 52.5% FG and 38.5% 3P.
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Marc-Owen Fodzo Dada, France, G/F
When Fodzo Dada got rolling, he was the most electric player in the gym, and he rolled in both appearances. The French wing poured in 21 on 8-of-12 against NBL Next Stars and added 12 more in the rout of Team World, getting downhill at will and finishing above the rim. The perimeter stroke gives him genuine two-way scoring upside; at his best, he's unguardable on the open floor, at his worst, he's still productive. The feel, instincts, and shot-creation make him one of the more compelling Europeans in this class.
Stats: 16.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals, and 0.0 blocks on 56.5% FG and 40.0% 3P.
SECOND TEAMJosiah Rose, USA, G, Rising Star
The Rising Star award is meant to flag the player who emerged, and Rose made it an easy call. He was everywhere for 3SSB Select, 19 points on 9-of-19 with five assists against Next Gen, then 14 and five more dimes against Team World, contesting, pulling up, finishing, and creating for others. His motor never shuts off, and his feel makes teammates better. The three-ball needs to come around to unlock off-ball reps at the next level, but the toughness, creation, and defensive activity already scream prospect worth tracking.
Stats: 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks on 44.7% FG and 14.3% 3P.
Malique Lewis, Trinidad & Tobago, G/F
Lewis didn't fill the scoresheet, but he made every play that mattered. NBL Next Stars used him as connective tissue, rebounding, facilitating, pressuring the ball, the same role he's filled in the G League and Australia, and he flashed real range when defenses collapsed. He was one of the best teammates in Treviso, which is its own kind of scouting note. Sources told me he's a lock for the second round of this year's draft, and a week like this made it easy to see why.
Stats: 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.3 blocks on 44.4% FG and 50.0% 3P.
Jalen Davis, USA, F
Davis was 3SSB Select's steadiest bucket. He scored in double figures all three games and kept his field-goal rate above 54 percent by reading defenses and attacking openings instead of forcing. He closed the tournament with 20 points and six boards on 8-of-15. He rebounds and competes at the point of attack, flashing the two-way awareness coaches value. He won't draw the loudest pre-college buzz, but the production makes him a real prospect.
Stats: 14.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.3 steals on 54.5% FG and 30.8% 3P.
Teo Miličić, Next Gen, G/F
Miličić carries the basketball pedigree, and he plays like it. His father, Igor Miličić, is a former basketball player and has coached multiple championship teams in Europe. His older brother, Igor Miličić Jr., played at Tennessee last year and is in the G League. The young wing distributed, knocked down perimeter looks, and competed across all three Next Gen games, capping the run with 9 points and seven assists to just two turnovers in the win over Eurocamp 2. He manages pace and reads the floor at a level beyond his years, and the shooting already projects as a weapon. File the name away as he might be the prodigy child of the Miličić lineage.
Stats: 12.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.3 steals, on 50.0% FG and 44.4% 3P.
Emmanuel Ahamefule, UK/USA, F
Few players were more productive than Ahamefule, who already plays like he's figured out his pro role. He gets to his spots, finishes with authority and defends with the length to alter shots, and he scored it efficiently all week, headlined by a 20-point, eight-rebound finale on 7-of-10 with a perfect 4-of-4 at the line. The three-ball on low volume is a real bonus in his bag. He knows what he's good at and executes without hesitation, a trait that ages well.
Stats: 13.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.7 blocks on 61.1% FG and 60.0% 3P.
Adidas Eurocamp 2026Pavle Backo, Serbia, All-Eurocamp Team
Backo was Eurocamp 2's most dependable scorer across a brutal three-game slate, posting double figures every night with the on-ball aggression coaches trust in big moments. His jumper still needs work, but the scoring instincts, rebounding, and defensive grit are already pro tools, and they earned him an All-Eurocamp nod. Sources told me he's expected to withdraw from the 2026 draft. One detail that stuck with me courtside: Backo is a Type 1 diabetic, now in remission and off medication, and he travels everywhere with wheat bread on hand.
Stats: 12.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.0 steals, and 0.3 blocks on 45.7% FG and 18.2% 3P.
Adidas Eurocamp 2026Oscar Wembanyama, Eurocamp 2, G/F
The name carries weight, and Oscar handled it. He's not his brother and doesn't need to be. What he is right now is a playmaking combo forward with defensive awareness and a developing perimeter game, and he put it together for 12 points, seven rebounds, and three assists in the rout of Team World. His passing landed him among the tournament's assist leaders, a genuine signal for a player his size. He's young, the ceiling is real, and Treviso was a meaningful first step. The younger Wembanyama, sources told HoopsHype, is not expected to pursue the college route and will be draft eligible until 2029.
Stats: 9.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.3 steals, and 0.3 blocks on 40.0% FG and 36.4% 3P.
Maxence Lemoine, France, All-Eurocamp Team
Lemoine ran Eurocamp 1 and earned his All-Eurocamp selection as one of the most complete European guards on hand. He makes the right read, distributes, and keeps his team organized; the scoring won't jump off the page, but the passing and perimeter defense will. His shot diet needs cleaning up. The feel and decision-making, though, set him up well for whatever comes next.
Stats: 12.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.0 blocks on 41.9% FG and 23.1% 3P.
Adidas Eurocamp 2026, Dash DanielsDash Daniels, Australia, Best Defender
The Best Defender award found the right player. Daniels anchored NBL Next Stars' defensive identity for three games, pressuring ball-handlers at the point of attack, generating deflections and rotating on time, then stuffed the title game with 11 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and two steals. The Dyson Daniels brother got more offensive reps here than he sees with Melbourne United, enough to keep defenses honest. But his value lives on the end that wins championships, and when NBL Next Stars needed a stop in their title run, he made it.
Stats: 10.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.0 steals, on 34.3% FG and 22.2% 3P.
Oscar Cluff, Australia, C/F
Cluff led the entire tournament in rebounding, full stop. The Aussie big man protected the paint and crashed the offensive glass relentlessly across all three games, giving NBL Next Stars the interior presence they needed. He's no perimeter threat and doesn't try to be; his value is physical, interior, and immediately professional. He's the latest in a long line of Boomer bigs who do the dirty work with a steel-lunchpail mentality.
Stats: 7.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.7 blocks on 34.8% FG and 0.0% 3P.
Gene Roebuck, Honduras/USA, G/F
Roebuck was Team World's engine through a winless week, and the backstory is worth knowing. Born in Honduras, raised in California, he was discovered by NBA veteran Matt Barnes at an outdoor park and used to play in Barnes' EYBL team and trained under him directly. He never had a comfortable lead to lean on, yet kept competing, with six points, four rebounds, and three assists in the championship-day loss to 3SSB Select. He told me Barnes is teaching him to let his defense feed his offense, a philosophy he pairs with heavy film study of Luka Doncic's rookie tape; Providence has already added him to its board, and the scoring instincts and competitive edge are real.
Stats: 13.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.0 steals, and 0.3 blocks on 32.0% FG and 23.5% 3P.
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