Panathinaikos: Which match does Slukas miss and when do Vildosa-Balcerovski return

THE Panathinaikos AKTOR “locked” the home advantage until the finals of the Stoiximan Basket League playoffs after the 85-80 win over Olympiakos, but… along the way he lost Kostas Sloukas. The team leader suffered first degree left adductor contusion and will be out of action for about ten days.

This means that the “greens” they will be without the 34-year-old playmaker for two or three Euroleague games. He will definitely miss the game the next day with her Maccabi Tel Aviv in Belgrade, while in the coming devil’s week he will be absent from the match with Armani Milan in OAKA (31/1) and it is… borderline whether he will make it to next Friday’s match with Zalgiris in Kaunas (2/2). However, barring the unexpected, he will definitely return for the match against Fenerbahce at OAKA on February 9, while the break for the Final 8 Cup (15-18/2) and the Eurobasket qualifiers follows. Of course, Slukas also loses the game against Apollon in Patras next Sunday, but this is of little importance since Panathinaikos AKTOR has essentially secured the home advantage.

Especially, therefore, for at least the next two matches of the Euroleague, the “greens” will march without two guards, since the Luka Vildosa. The Argentine’s recovery from the torn meniscus he suffered is going well and he is expected to return for the match against Fenerbahce (9/2), while possibly also taking time in the match with Aris in the OAKA that will precede it (on February 5). Around then, its reappearance is expected Olek Balcherovskyafter the appendicitis removal surgery he had.

In the upcoming games, starting with this one against Maccabi, the Ergin Ataman he will need to bet a lot on the guards in the Jerian Grant and Kendrick Nunnwhile the very good yesterday will definitely take time Panagiotis Kalaitzakisprobably also o Dimitris Moraitis, while Marius Grigonis will also take some time in “2”. Especially in Thursday’s match, where the firepower of the Israelis is Lorenzo Brown (who overcame the problem in the waist and played yesterday) and Wade Baldwin, no one is spared.

As for the possibility of acquiring a center, the chances are not many. It is recalled that the deadline for transfers in the Euroleague ends on February 7.