Starting from Giannis Sfairopoulos leaving Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet on October 9 and Joan Penarroya parting ways with FC Barcelona on November 9 , the trend of head-coaching departures in the EuroLeague spread to Ettore Messina stepping down from his position at EA7 Emporio Armani Milan , Zeljko Obradovic leaving Partizan Mozzart Bet , and Igor Kokoskov exiting Anadolu Efes this week .
Five head-coaching changes in the first 13 games of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season is a big number for this demanding job.
The five departures over 13 games set a new record with the current format in place since the 2016-17 season, an exhausting schedule for many involved parties, including those guiding the teams from the bench.
And to think, last season only three teams went into diff

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