By Giorgos Orfanakis / info@eurohoops.net
The right programming decides next season’s success to a very large extent and coaches, in collaboration with teams’ managements, have already sat at the table to come up with the best possible plan.
There are many moves and they include, among other things, players’ departures, contract renewals and, of course, signing, all with the aim of raising the level of the team’s roster.
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Ioannis Papapetrou
Stats: 6.8 points, 3.6 rebounds
Ioannis Papapetrou is one of the most interesting cases of small forwards on the free agent market as he’s just 24 years old, already has considerable experience with 114 games in the EuroLeague and still has great room for improvement.
Olympiacos and Panathinaikos are involved in his courtship since his Greek passport skyrockets his value, but there is also interest from clubs outside of Greece too. The Greek forward has a strong body, is a good defender, puts the ball on the floor and can threaten in the post as well as facing the basket.
In general, Papapetrou can do a lot of things on the court but none of them perfectly, which means that, in order to climb levels, he will have to improve or perfect certain elements (shooting, creation, consistency). Last season he played more than any other (21.57 minutes) and now the time has come for him to sign a better contract with Olympiacos or another club.