Dusan Sakota: “to align the stars and get the BCL title AEK”

Seven years ago she was the same leader of her AEK conquering the BCL. THE Dusan Sakota He wishes the team to do so now, having his father, Dragan, coach, and his brother, Milos, in his stroke.

“The fans flooded me with messages on Instagram and reminded me of everything. Anyone who followed us that season will remember how incredible it was from the way we got to the Final Four, until three -pointers in the final seconds, until the win with half a point in so many games. Everything was like a movie“, He said on a Serbian media.

“That season is of particular importance in my career. Before winning the BCL, we also won the Greek Cup, defeating Panathinaikos in the semifinals and Olympiacos in the final. It means a lot to me, especially because it was double happiness for the family. My father, Dragan, was a coach. I took the role of the leader very seriously and with pride, so I am incredibly happy to take on an important role in both the Final Four and throughout the season“, He added.

“Make some stars align so that every time the Sakota family enters AEK, something beautiful happens. Starting in 2002, when Sale (Dragan) won the title – only since 1992 when Olympiacos or Panathinaikos did not win! It means a lot to us as a family, my brother is in the coaching staff and does a great job. We were always tied to this club, something brought us back there and it would be nice. For us, but also for the club. I really hope that the fourth chapter of Sakota and AEK will also be crowned with a title“, He stressed.

He also referred to the Panathinaikos qualification in the Euroleague Final 4. “Mr. Giannakopoulos and his team have created a brand, Panathinaikos! It has reached a level where interest is at the same level as the NBA. Basketball players become idols larger than players, which was unthinkable a few years ago in Athens. Every game is full. When we were there we must know this, the stage was full of only the biggest games”

Sakota was part of winning wins and titles of Greens in 2007 and 2009. “I was quite lucky to have been a member of the most dominant team in Europe for five years, with Zeljko Obradovic and Dimitris Itoudis on the bench“, Said Dusan Sakota, while concluding a summary of the Panathinaikos organization and all that Dimitris Giannakopoulos does with Panathinaikos:”I have endless respect for the whole Giannakopoulos family. I was incredibly lucky that Paul and Thanassis were owners during my term. The story will tell that they were the most popular and dear owners in the history of Greek basketball, and not only. Dimitris didn’t have such a big role back then, but I like it when I see someone with such a passion to lead the club. He made Panathinaikos a brand. I will always support when someone brings basketball as a sport with so much love. I hope more people like him appear“