Panathinaikos struggled early in the season, with Dejan Radonich losing to Nate Walters early in the season with a concussion.
The American playmaker will miss the first important games of the new season, starting with the Super Bowl Final Four in Rhodes. There, the Greens, with Olympiacos as the main rival, will claim the first title of the season, if, of course, the two Eternals overcome the obstacles of Colossus and Prometheus, respectively, in Saturday’s semi-final.
Walters will also miss the first Euroleague match against Real Madrid in OAKA on October 6 (tickets went on sale yesterday) as well as the first league match against Aris in Thessaloniki. Prior to Walters’ return, the only clean playmaker left at Panathinaikos was Paris Lee. Real Madrid are also counting the losses, as apart from the dubious Hanga, Rudy Fernandes will be absent from the OAKA due to wrist surgery.
• Seven referees (Koromilas, Poursanidis, Papapetrou, Tsaruha, Pitsilkas, Zacharis, Kardaris) were selected for the Super Cup and the trio was drawn on match day.
Source: Kathimerini
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