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Antetokounmpo’s presence at Eurobasket was confirmed by Liolios-Sto Itudis, a member of the Bucks

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With… presidential seal o John Antetokounmpo he will be present for the National team duties this summer. THE president of the EEC, Vangelis Lioliosconfirmed that Greek Freak will be present at both Eurobasket (September 1-18), as well as in World Cup qualifiers with Serbia (25/8 away) and Belgium (28/8) to precede.

Giannis loves the National team more than anything. He is an athlete who loves Greece and we want to emphasize that. Of course, he will be with us in Eurobasket, after all, he also declared it indirectly. He will be in Eurobasket with us in September and this helps all of us who deal with the National team, but especially the Greeks, to be a fist to claim the best in the competition“, he emphasized.

At the same time, Mr. Liolios announced that Dimitris Itoudis’ technical team for the national team will be joined by Josh Oppenheimerwho is a partner of Mike Budenholzer at the Milwaukee Bucks. Also joining the staff will be Stefanos Triantafyllos (who is at Olympiakos) and Marios Batis (who was on the staff of AEK), as Isidoros Koutsos (in China) left for professional obligations ) and Kostas Papadopoulos (on the staff of Galatasaray).


Josh Oppenheimer

He stated in detail to the NRA:

For Giannis Antetokounmpo: “Yes, I believe that we will all have “heavy” cards in the team. Giannis because he loves the National Team and Greece and we must emphasize this and of course he will be with us. After all, he himself declared it two days ago. He will be with us in September at Eurobasket. This helps all of us, all the people involved with the National Team to be a fist to claim that we can at the next Eurobasket”.

Regarding relations with the Bucks: “The Bucks are a whole organization that we have a great relationship with. The same applies to other players belonging to other organizations such as Panathinaikos or Olympiacos or other teams. The EEC must have cooperative relations and everyone understands the benefit they can have when we are united and know that each respects the other. They are relationships of mutual respect and trust.”

For the enthusiasm of the Greek internationals and Dimitris Itoudis: “Yiannis always wanted it, from the first day I spoke with him. All the Greek players are excited about the idea of ​​the National Team. They don’t just play for Greece. They are excited to be a part of this effort. And the big thumbs up is not due to us, but to Dimitris Itoudis who will guide this team and this effort in which we will present ourselves united as Greeks to get the best we can.”

For the goals of the National Team: “It won’t be easy. The teams we will face are very strong, but the hopes are always for the best. We want to be proud of this team, to honor Greece and the national emblem and for the official favorite to be indeed the official favorite of all Greeks. This is our role and this is what we will do. I don’t know if Greece is going for big things as you said. But what interests me is that we keep the ball low, have humility and respect every opponent. Respect is the only way to go high.”

For the friendly against Spain: “It is a pleasure and an honor that this friendly is in our program. You understand what the name Spain means, a team that does not go out and often outside its country for preparation matches. It is a game that is made with the support of our gold sponsor, OPAP, who is by our side. Despite the fact that the tickets will “open” on Monday (25/7), there is already a… panjurism in terms of demand. This shows the people’s love for the team. And yes, since you asked, Giannis will be there from the start of the friendlies, Greek fans will see him. As I said, he is part of the team and I believe that the team, united, can make us very happy. We are united, one fist. Everything is judged on one shot, one rebound, one assist many times in a basketball game. What I’m after is to have the best possible conditions so that luck plays the least role. At the moment we have a very strong technical staff with the best players and we want the best for Greece.”

For the technical staff: “Dimitris Itoudis is a very strong personality and has already spoken to all the players. It is what the bench of the National Team needed. The partners he will have are Sotiris Manolopoulos and Savvas Kamperidis who remain. Isidoros Koutsos and Konstantinos Papadopoulos for their own reasons asked not to be on the staff and their request was accepted. Two persons will be added: Stefanos Triantafyllos and Josh Oppenheimer, who belongs to the technical staff of the Bucks, while Marios Batis will also be a partner. We have a strong coaching staff, of course there are also the trainers, the physiotherapists. We want the National Team to have our respect and support, to create the best possible conditions for the technical staff. The only thing that is certain is that the National Team was, is and will be the official favorite. We respect her, we love her and we are always proud of her, whether in victories or defeats and that is why she demands our respect”.

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