HISTORY: 35.000+ fans in a European Basketball Game, to honor Pavlos Giannakopoulos' memory.
Panathinaikos just wrote one more wonderful story. Incredible night in Athens, at the iconic Panathenaic Stadium.
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BOOM: Panathinaikos BC and Kostas Sloukas reached an agreement.
Sloukas, 3× EuroLeague Champion, will sign a three-year contract with the Greens. Massive news for Panathinaikos.
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Edy Tavares at
@Sdna_gr
: "Luka Doncic has the potential to be the No. 1 pick. NBA is going to be easy for him. I think he will be a 'triple double player'. He has the ability to rebound, he has great vision on the court and he plays great pick 'n roll in offense"
#Doncic
Giannis Antetokounmpo was the only Greek player who shot free throws in Belgrade (10/14 FT) vs Serbia and Tyler Dorsey talked about it in the press conference.
"I'm just very surpised. If you find that in any other game let me know", he said.
#SRBGRE
Erdem Can had a very successful time in Fenerbahce next to Zeljko Obradovic, as his assistant coach.
Now, he is leading Turk Telekom to the Eurocup Final.
#ObradovicEffect
Kendrick Nunn about how he feels when he is sharing the floor with Kostas Sloukas: “I love playing with him. He is a great point guard”.
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@SdnaGr
Panathinaikos so far:
✅ 2× EuroLeague champion (Ataman).
✅ Best 🇬🇷 player in Europe (Sloukas).
✅ All-EuroLeague 1st team member (Lessort).
✅ One of Europe’s best guards (Vildoza).
✅ EuroCup’s MVP (Grant).
✅ Greek NT members (Mitoglou, K. Antetokounmpo, Moraitis).
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Ioannis Papapetrou is ready to return to Panathinaikos BC. Ergin Ataman gave the “Green light” and the team offered him earlier today an €1.5M two-year contract, according to
@SdnaGr
sources. Papapetrou wants to return to the Greens and the two sides are working on a possible
SDNA source: Ergin Ataman decided that Aleksander Balcerowski is the perfect fit for him and Panathinaikos will pay the buy out to Gran Canaria to sign the EuroCup Rising Star.
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@SdnaGr
Kostas Sloukas just arrived at Panathinaikos' office. He will talk with Dimitris Giannakopoulos and then he will sign his contract with the Greens.
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@SdnaGr
Career night for Dinos Mitoglou vs Olympiacos tonight.
20 points
8/17 FGs
10 rebounds
4 blocks
Panathinaikos get the away win in the Greek derby.
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SDNA source: Tornike Shengelia decided to accept Panathinaikos' offer and he wants to continue his career in Greece. The deal is not done yet, because Toko is under contract with Virtus Bologna. Shengelia will try to figure it out and complete his move to the Greens.
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Jasikevicius: "I always say, outside of Zalgiris, most likely at this point they will 'kill' me here in Barcelona, but Panathinaikos is my biggest love. They will 'kill' me in Tel Aviv also.
PAO for me is a huge love and I hope the mutual love will stay for a long time"
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Former Panathinaikos' captain & 5× EuroLeague Champion, Fragiskos Alvertis, received an invitation from Dimitris Giannakopoulos and he will travel to Berlin with the Greens.
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@SdnaGr
Dimitris Giannakopoulos: "I have the great pleasure to announce that the best coach in Europe, Mr. Ergin Ataman has agreed to be head coach of Panathinaikos for the next 3 years!".
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Captain Kostas.
Sloukas made a new
#EuroLeague
career high (29 PTS) and the crowd gave him an impressive standing ovation.
Panathinaikos tied the series against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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Panathinaikos BC reached an agreement with Joventut Badalona and Kyle Guy and the Greens will add the American SG in their roster, according to
@SdnaGr
sources.
Ergin Ataman admired Guy's shooting ability and wanted to add him in Panathinaikos. The deal is done.
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Nikola Mirotic just said via Instagram: "I would like to thank BC Partizan for the trust and desire to be part of their team, but I made the decision that it is best for my family and me to continue my career in one of the European teams outside of Serbia".
Jasikevicius about Hezonja's arrival: "This is why Panathinaikos is Panathinaikos. It was emotional when I saw it. I'm happy that he got to experience this, because normally things like that happen once in a lifetime. It's sth you can experience only when you play for this club".
Kostas Sloukas has already started working individually this week. He goes to OAKA everyday to practice, in order to be in the best possible shape during the next season.
Also, Sloukas is expected to be one of Panathinaikos BC captains.
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Sarunas Jasikevicius and Nick Calathes back in 2010 with Pavlos Giannakopoulos, the longtime president and owner of Panathinaikos BC.
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Coach Saras and Nick will fight tomorrow vs Anadolu Efes for the EuroLeague title with
@FCBbasket
. 🔵🔴
#F4Glory
Panathinaikos secured a HUGE away W in Madrid vs Real (97-86). The Greens became the 1st team to win the European Champions in their home court during this
#EuroLeague
season & they also took their 1st W in Madrid since 2013. Amazing night by Ergin Ataman and his players.
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What was Jimmer Fredette thinking before that 3-pointer? "I wasn't thinking at all. I was just thinking to shoot. He wasn't on me. I had made a couple, I was feeling good, I think I can shoot it from anywhere", he said at
@Sdna_gr
.
#Jimmermania
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Juancho Hernangomez at
@SdnaGr
: "Now it feels that the job is done. All the hard work and dedication that we put during the year came down to this. We want to win the titles back next year. We never give up".
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Jan Vesely will always be a legend for
#Fenerbahce
.
EuroLeague champion (2017)
EuroLeague MVP (2019)
3× All-EuroLeague 1st Team (2016, 2018, 2019)
4× Turkish League (2016–2018, 2022)
3× Turkish Cup (2016, 2019, 2020)
2× Turkish President's Cup (2016, 2017)
#YellowLegacy
As "Magic EuroLeague" revealed, Panathinaikos BC and Real Madrid will join a preseason tournament in Dubai during September. Crvena Zvezda was also invited, while Dubai BC will host the event and take part in the friendly games.
@SdnaGr
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BOOM: According to
@SdnaGr
sources, Panathinaikos BC agreed to terms with Mario Hezonja. The deal will be until the end of this season, with an option for 2021-2022 (1+1 years).
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Dinos Mitoglou was unstoppable vs Slovenia: 18 points (6/7 FG, 5/6 FT), 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals.
Greece won the friendly game (88-77).
#HellasBasketball
Panathinaikos BC and Luca Vildoza reached an agreement and he will become a free agent soon.
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Olympiacos BC is the favorite to sign Vildoza, according to
@SdnaGr
sources.
#OlympiacosBC
Nikola Pekovic shared a few words at
@SdnaGr
about Giannakopoulos' family, who made him feel like a member of them, his "brother" (Diamantidis), "the best teammate he had" (Batiste), "the best coach ever" (Obradovic), "the best guy to go out with" (Jasikevicius) & more.
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Kendrick Nunn: “I’m not relaxed. Not relaxed at all. I’m all ears and that’s how I prepare myself. I’m having fun with it at the same time. Playing and having fun. That’s how I’m getting my teammates ready to play in a stage like this”.
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@SdnaGr
Mathias Lessort admitted at
@SdnaGr
that he is working on his 3-point game.
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"I want to take shots. We will work on that. I just want to play in the right way. I am not 'hunting' three-points", he mentioned, while Ioannis Papapetrou also shared his point of view.
Panathinaikos tried to sign Jan Vesely and offered €1M to Barcelona to let him leave. The Greek team also offered a €4M two-year contract to the experienced player. But, according to
@SdnaGr
sources, Barca denied the offer and Vesely will stay in his team. The Greens will
Marius Grigonis destroys his personal records in
#EuroLeague
as Panathinaikos BC beats Anadolu Efes (83-76).
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Grigonis had a night to remember with:
24 PTS
7 3PTS made (career-high)
4 rebounds
3 assists
28 PIR (career-high)
SDNA source: Panathinaikos BC reached an agreement with Marius Grigonis for a two-year contract. Also, the “Greens” agreed with CSKA Moscow for his buy out. So, there are only some details left, in order to be considered as a “done deal”.
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@SdnaGr
Great news for Dinos Mitoglou: His punishment dropped to 16 months after his hearing in Court of Arbitration for Sport, according to
@SdnaGr
sources.
That means that Mitoglou will be available for the Greek National Team in FIBA World Cup 2023.