Panathinaikos: “Final agreement with Maccabi for Gabriel”

His player Panathinaikou must be considered the Wenien Gabrielas it emerges from Israel. The “greens” after negotiations reached an agreement with Maccabi for the purchase of the South Sudanese center, with the buy-out to be paid to the Israeli team reaching 350,000 euros.

The 27-year-old ace, who will fill the void of the injured Matias Lessor, will sign until the summer with a renewal option on the “clover” side, which will shoulder the remainder of his contract (he was receiving $750,000 per year from Maccabi).

The move will therefore be completed before the December 25 deadline and Gabriel could even make his debut on Friday against Bayern in Munich.

Gabriel is 27 years old, 2.06m tall. and fits the profile of the tall looking o Panathinaikoswho wants to acquire a center who will primarily be good defender. yes, was a teammate of Kendrick Nunn on the Lakers. He was born on March 26, 1997 in Khartoum, Sudan, but left at an early age as a refugee to the US, where he also attended Kentucky College. From 2019 to 2024, he had short passes from NBA teams, averaging 4.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 12.9 minutes in 166 appearances.

In the summer he signed two-year contract with Maccabi and despite missing the first few weeks of the season with an injury, he is averaging 5.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 blocks in 15:06 Euroleague averages in 9 appearances.

With South Sudan, he participated in the World Cup in 2023 and the Olympic Games in 2024. In Paris, he averaged 5.7 points, 9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2 blocks in 22.7 minutes.

????Done Deal – Wenyen Gabriel is moving to Panathinaikos BC!

I can say that Pao and Maccabi have reached a final agreement regarding Wenyen Gabriel’s move

The Greek club will pay around $350K to Maccabi as part of this deal pic.twitter.com/SFhjnjvwOL

— Arel Ginsber (@ArelGinsber8) December 23, 2024