[Gazzetta] Jonas Valanciunas has been in Athens since Friday evening on behalf of Panathinaikos in order to undergo the necessary medical examinations. The team’s people assured that in the coming days there will be an official reception for the star, once the situation has been fully cleared
Jonas Valanciunas quietly set foot in Athens on Friday night (04/07), however Panathinaikos gave the answer as to whether there will be the expected reception for the Lithuanian star.
Jonas Valanciunas has been in Athens since Friday evening (04/07) on behalf of Panathinaikos in order to undergo the necessary medical examinations.
In fact, there were no Greens fans at “El. Venizelos” to welcome the Lithuanian superstar , as the KAE had informed early on that the player would not have contact with the public. The reason is that his status in the NBA has not yet been clarified.
We remind you that Valanciunas was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Nuggets a few hours ago, when free agency opened on the other side of the Atlantic, with the Denver team counting on the Lithuanian center to accompany Nikola Jokic , with limited playing time of course. This exchange is expected to be officially completed on Sunday (06/07) and from then on, the 33-year-old tall man will be able to be released from the Nuggets and officially agree with Panathinaikos, with whom they have verbally shaken hands.
The team’s people assured that in the coming days there will be an official reception for the Lithuanian star in Greece, once the situation has been fully cleared, to be combined with a party by thousands of friends of the “seven-star” at “Eleftherios Venizelos”, as is customary in such cases.
“In about 10 days we will be here again ,” were the words of the people at Panathinaikos, anticipating the warm welcome that is expected to follow for one of the most important transfers in the history of both Panathinaikos and the EuroLeague in general.