Miller-McIntyre: “When I was at Partizan I accepted an offer from Panathinaikos, the contract was ready”

THE Cody Miller-McIntyre is one of the most impressive “rookies” of the Euroleague, as in his first season in the top European competition he counts 8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists on average with the Baskoniahaving some impressive moments like the triple-double with 20 assists but also the winning baskets against Olympic and Panathinaikos ACTOR.

Speaking to BasketNews, the American guard with a Bulgarian passport revealed that he could have made his EuroLeague debut several years earlier, as when he was in They were partisans accepted a proposal from Panathinaikos AKTOR mid-season, however he remained loyal to the Serbs even though the deal was set to go ahead.

It is worth noting that the Miller-McIntyre played for Partizan in the 2020-21 season, a season where the “greens” made several changes between passing and non-touching guards, such as Kiefer Sykes and Shelwyn Mack.

His statements to “basketnews” in detail:

For Panathinaikos’ proposal: “I was in Partizan. I had a very good year with the team and an offer arrived from Panathinaikos. Written proposal. The contract was ready, everything was ready. However, I remained loyal to the team and signed a two-year extension. I took into account that we were chasing the championship and I felt that the team could do even better. I liked Serbia, I liked the fans and I wanted to fight for the situation that existed and not jump ship. I was called (by Panathinaikos) on a Thursday and told to be there on Sunday or Monday. That season they had three or four guards, so I declined the offer and told them I was fine.”

For the period he considered retiring: “I was really thinking about ending my career. To retire. It was two very difficult years, one after the other. We were relegated with Andorra in 2022. We fought every match, every night, but we kept losing. Then I went to Turkey and the team (including Gaziantep) was successful. Then the earthquake hit us. We were all in a bad psychological state, the families of some people from the group were affected and injured by the earthquake. I could have lost my life. I went to a basketball town and found myself in a bad situation.”