Suitcases for Athens are prepared by Luka Vildosa! The Argentinian guard has completed his obligations with Red Star after losing the Adriatic League title from Partizanand now it’s only a matter of time before he dons his shirt Panathinaikou! The agreement of the 27-year-old with the “clover” has been a given for some time. It’s just that both sides were waiting for the year to finish in the ABA Liga, which, of course, happened tonight.
The player is expected to immediately pass the necessary medical examinations and continue to be announced from Panathinaikos, probably for the next two years. It is recalled that the Argentinian guard has a contract with Red Star until 2024, however, this includes a very affordable buyout in the order of 150,000 euros. The former Baskonia and Bucks guard averaged 12.7 points, 3.6 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals in the Euroleague this year.
Earlier, we remind you, his new coach PanathinaikouErgin Ataman, on the sidelines of his long interview at “BeINsports”confirmed that he wanted to bring with him to Athens Rodrigue Beaubois and Elijah Bryanthowever, Efes gave them the contracts they both requested and noted, essentially, that he did not want to go into an auction process with his now former team! We remind, both of us recently renewed their collaboration with the Turkish champion.
Characteristically, he stated: “It is true that we were interested in the Rodrigue Beaubois and Elijah Bryant. However, after I got the contract, which they wanted in Anatolou Efes, I didn’t want to paint their eyes with money and bring them to Panathinaikos».
In the continuation of his interview, however, Ataman, talking about the transfers and the strengthening of Panathinaikos, threw… bombsas he said:We are in contact with very important names of the Euroleague, let’s go get at least 2-3 stars»! Within these 2-3, it seems that Luka Vildosa also joins.
Panathinaikos, moreover, on Thursday morning (22/06) announced the acquisition of Costas Antetokounmpowhile he has also closed the Dimitris Moraitis.
Petridis: “Ataman has won over the people of the team – The budget will increase significantly”
The latest news of Panathinaikos basketball was carried on the “air” of News Bulletin 247 and the show “Newsroom” by George Petridis.
Initially, it was mentioned in the interview, which he gave to “BeINsports” o Ergin Atamancommenting on what the new coach of the “greens” said, both about the transfer goals of the team, as well as for Olympiakos and Giorgos Bartzokas.
He then emphasized that the Ataman has won over his people Panathinaikou from their first meetings, with his strong personality. In addition, he noted that the Turkish coach can change the climate that exists in the team after this year’s bad season, while finally he spoke about the Moraitis and Vildosawhich are expected to be the next additions to the “clover”.
Finally, he also referred to Kevin Panderwho has made it clear that he will respond to the proposal, which he has, as soon as he completes his obligations with Partizan, while he added that Panathinaikos intends to significant investments in positions “1” and “5”also waiting for what will happen with Papagiannis.
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