Osman: “That’s why I chose Panathinaikos and not Obradovic’s Partizan”

THE Chedi Osman he was the “icing” on the transfer cake of Panathinaikos AKTOR in the summer, as he filled the last gap that existed in the roster and caused a “delirium” of excitement among the team’s fans.

The Turkish forward made statements to Serbian Media and revealed that he had discussions with the They were partisans of Zeljko Obradovic before agreeing with the “greens”. At the same time, he emphasized that the main reason for his choice was that he had already worked with him Ergin Ataman in national of Turkey.

In detail what he said to “sportal.blic.rs”:

On his transfer to Panathinaikos and the interest of Partizan: “There were talks with Partizan, but everything happened so quickly in terms of my career. At that time, I wanted to see if I would have another offer from the NBA, if any team would want to sign me. It was already September, 11, 12, 13… I was starting to get anxious because the Euroleague season had already started, the teams were ready, and I didn’t know what was going to happen.

When I spoke to my manager, he told me that Partizan was one of the teams he was interested in, but there had already been discussions with Panathinaikos at the time. There were discussions, there were also contacts with Zoran Savic, but in the end, I came to an agreement with Panathinaikos.”

For Zeljko Obradovic and Ergin Ataman: “Obradovic is one of the best coaches in Europe. On the one hand I had Ataman, a coach with whom I have worked for many years, especially with the National Team since 2014, and on the other hand Obradovic, who has won everything in his career. Of course, working with these two would be great for me. I chose to work with Ataman because I have known him for many years, I know his systems, the way he likes his team to play, so I made that decision.

Last year he won the Euroleague with Panathinaikos. I know what they expect from the team, I wanted to play with Panathinaikos to have a chance to win the Euroleague with them again. That was it. Of course, on the other hand, working with Obradovic… I don’t know, any player you ask in the Euroleague, they’ll probably say they want to work with him.”

For the match with Red Star: “The stadium will be full, it will definitely be a difficult game. I think they started the season well with 3 wins and no losses. They have lost the last three matches, so I think this match will be very important for them, as well as for us. It will be very exciting.”