Panathinaikos AKTOR reached 4 consecutive victories in all competitions, as they won 92-68 against Villeurbanne in OAKA and confirmed that they are slowly starting to find a very good rhythm.
After the match, Panagiotis Kalaitzakis made statements and deified two of his teammates, Jerian Grant and him Kendrick Nunn. In fact, he characterized the second one “top player in Europe”but emphasizing that he marks him better than the opposing guards!
In detail, what he said to “Amerikanos24”:
About Jerian Grant: “Today he helped me a lot, he helps me in every training session. He’s one of the best players I’ve ever had. All guys I don’t want to boss anyone around but since he is such a stranger I want to specifically address him. He is always by my side, he helps me a lot in every training session. He’s my brother, I wanted to say that before we start. A big thank you to Jerian.”
On whether Kendrick Nunn is the best player in Europe: “Yeah, it’s Kendrick. Kendrick Nunn is the best player in Europe. I’ve been saying it since last year. What impresses me is that last year he came in the first matches he was trying to find his rhythm a bit, his choices were not very good even when he started to score he had some moments where he made some careless mistakes, he made some bad choices in attack. This year, yes, he’s come on and he’s much more reserved, he’s making much better choices, he’s much calmer. And really yes, I think he is the most talented player in Europe. He is the best scorer in Europe, for sure.”
On his defense of Nan in training: “Yes, you can ask him, I don’t want to say. I don’t want to say it anyway, and I don’t want anyone to play it, but I think I do the best job of all the opposing guards.”
Source: Sport Fm
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