Looking for two “pillars”, Olympiacos is filled with Greeks

THE Olympic continues the effort to find the ideal replacements for the vacancies that arose after his departures Kostas Sloukas and his Sasha Vezenkov.

For the guards he is looking for a good scorer, just in case Tyler Dorsey not yet been completely abandoned, even if the odds are very high after Fenerbahce’s failure to sign Sluka. The expat shooting guard would love to work with him again George Bartzokas, under whose guidance he had made the best performances of his career in the 2021/22 season. However, the “red and white” have their eyes on other players as well.

As far as “4” is concerned, with the “wreck” with Nikola Mirotic seems final (he’s headed to Armani Milano, with Monaco also in the running), Olympiacos is looking at a number of players, with European options limited and the NBA market wide open.

In the meantime, Olympiacos, seeing the losses of Greeks it had this year, is trying to stimulate his Greek element. After all, at the moment the Greek passports on the roster are few (Larentzakis, Papanikolaou, Lountzis, Papas and Walkap). In addition to the proposal to extend the contract to Giannouli Larentzakisthe “red and white” have moved for him Giorgos Tanoulis and although in the first phase there is a financial difference with Prometheus, there is optimism that the transfer will take place. The 21-year-old with a height of 2.10 m. ace is considered a great talent, but he is not yet ready to take on a major role at Olympiakos. This does not negate the fact that an important investment for the future can be made on it.

The possibility of his return is open Vassilis Charalambopouloswhile there is also the most difficult scenario for him Tristan Vukcevic. His son Dusan, who belongs to Partizan, is being tested in the Las Vegas Summer League by the Wizards who selected him at No. 42 in the draft. It is considered difficult to go to the NBA this year (he also has a buyout of 1 million dollars), while the fact that he has Greek passport, makes him a very attractive case. However, Partizan has the last word, which binds the 20-year-old power forward (2.13m) with a contract.