Maksvitis: “Panathinaikos has a roster with a lot of quality”

Aggressive virtues and more Panathinaikou praised the coach of Zalgiris, Kazis Maksvitistalking about tomorrow’s mission of his team to OAKA.

“It is interesting that last week we played with Efes and now their former coach is at Panathinaikos. They have a similar style. He has a roster with a lot of options, a lot of creation and a lot of pick and roll situations. They have some losses in positions 3-4, but they have options with players like Mitoglou, who is one of their stars. Grigonis is in good shape, playing a lot of minutes and playing in the ‘3’. Of course there are other dangerous players, such as Slukas, Grant, Vildosa, and they also have good tall ones. They are a good team, with an attacking philosophy. Somehow, although we expected Panathinaikos to be one of the best in attack, they have so far been one of the best in defense. But perhaps the sample is not enough for safe conclusions“, write down.

Regarding Kendrick Nunn he commented: “He only played a little in the first two games and it is obvious that he can score a lot. He will need to adapt to the Euroleague rules and work on his shot selection, but he has huge potential».

Regarding whether there was a possibility of Grigonis returning to Zalgiris after Brazdeikis left for Olympiakos, he said:When Ignas left, we might not have time anymore. If it had been done earlier and Marius didn’t have a big role, maybe things would have turned out differently».

Regarding Tomas Dimsa’s injury he said: “We hope he plays. He will try to train to compete. Butkevicius has a minor problem but will play normally. The main question mark is Dimsa».