Ataman: “I think Sloukas and Lesor will be ready with Efes – We may look at the market”

Without… breath, he continues his duties in the Euroleague Panathinaikos AKTORwho hosts her Anatolou Efes at OAKA for the 20th matchday of the competition (21:15, NovaSports Prime, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247).

Ahead of the match against his former team, o Ergin Ataman talked about the situation of Kostas Sloukas and Matias Lessor, stressing that both will probably be available for the match. At the same time, he referred to the void caused by his serious injury Luka Vildosabut also in the possibility of transfer aid.

His statements in detail:

For the match with Efes: “We started the second round in the Euroleague and we are in fourth place. We have the advantage and now in the “devil’s week” it is very important for us to be ready both physically and psychologically for the matches. We have our problems, Vildoza is out, but Efes also has a problem with Clyburn who will be out and maybe one more player. It is a game that must be played with concentration, in harmony with our world that will fill the stadium. It is a very dangerous match because Efes showed in the last match against Real that they have skills. The defense will be very important against Efes.”

On whether the match has differences with the first one in Turkey: “In Istanbul we played our worst game against Efes. We had a chance to win right down to the last possession. Larkin’s foul on the three-pointer was what decided the game. It’s a different game, with a different strategy, they also had a lot of injured players. Now they have players who play more judiciously and more in the style the team wants. It will be a different game for us too. We’ll have Juancho.”

Regarding the situation of Sluka and Lessor: “Slukas was training and Lessor was doing a little training. We didn’t have much time, because we only played Peristeri yesterday afternoon. I believe they will be ready and they must be ready. Because we don’t have Vildosa and we lack 27-30 minutes.”

On whether Panathinaikos will get a player to replace Vildosa: “At the moment we are in the “devil’s week”. We might look at the market. We’ll see that later.”