Overseas Hoops: Ioannis Papapetrou remains as Panathinaikos captain

The NBA-out clause included on the contract of Ioannis Papapetrou has expired By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net Panathinaikos OPAP is heading to the next season with Ioannis Papapetrou retaining his status as captain. Papapetrou, 27, had recently signed a two-year contract extension. It included an NBA-out clause, which expired on Wednesday. He did not receive an NBA offer, despite teams seeming interested to secure his services. The Greens held their first joint practice on Wednesday with Papapetrou among the players working under head coach Dimitris Priftis. The Greek forward went for 12.1 points, 4.1…

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Ioannis Papapetrou re-signs with Panathinaikos

Ioannis Papapetrou will stay with PAO for another two years By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Panathinaikos‘s hopes and wishes came to fruition as the club managed to find an agreement with captain Ioannis Papapetrou on a two-year deal, they announced. Papapetrou, 27, in his third season with the Greens, averaged 12.1 points and 4.1 rebounds across 27 EuroLeague games and has received interest from multiple teams this offseason. The forward also posted 13.9 points, 4.04 rebounds, and 3.3 assists in 25:06 minutes over 28 games in the Greek League…

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