Papanikolaou: “The respect that exists between me and Slukas cannot change”

The… basketball season officially begins in Greece, with the jamball taking place in Rhodes for the Super Cup (29-30/9).

THE Kostas Papanikolaou spoke as captain at the press conference ahead of the matches for the first title of the season, and referred to the goals of the new year as well as the level of his readiness Olympiakou. At the same time, he also commented on the fact that he will now have as an opponent his… permanent teammate Kostas Sloukas.

In detail what the captain of Olympiakos said:

“First of all, I would like to wish everyone a good year, let’s only deal with basketball and the beautiful moments it offers, let’s be healthy because we see what’s happening around us. Last year was a very successful year, we certainly had changes, we lost players who were important to our game, one of whom is sitting next to me (s.s. Sloukas). We have a lot of confidence and great chemistry already even though new guys have joined the team, our goal is to win the first title and keep Olympiakos high.

The mutual respect that exists between me and Sluka cannot change what we have lived in one life because we play in different teams. I have said that everyone is entitled to their opinion, but we have to look at the bigger picture of a move from one team to another. We are professionals, sports are in the realm of entertainment. I’ve experienced it before with Papapetrou, we spent a lot of time together, but on the floor there will also be opposition, there will also be skirmishes, there is no reason to make it bigger than it is”.