Dejan Radonjic comments on Matt Thomas and situation with Andrews / News - Basketnews.com

Dejan Radonjic told that although Matt Thomas might not be exactly what the team is searching for, he would help the roster. Andrew Andrews hasn't signed the release paper that would remove him from the registered players' list in the Greek League, which doesn't allow Marius Grigonis to join the squad in the local championship, the coach said.

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Panathinaikos Athens easily defeated Ionikos Nikaias in the Greek League today. After the match, the team's head coach Dejan Radonjic provided an uncharacteristically detailed press conference.

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First of all, the coach was asked to comment on the recent news that the team has submitted an offer to Matt Thomas.

"He is a good player and we will see what the situation is in the next few days," the coach said.

"First of all, at the moment not so many players are in the market now, and we have to analyze what we have on the team and what the market has. With what we have right now, a player like [Matt Thomas] can help us," he said when asked if Thomas is the kind of player the club is currently searching for. "I'll be very happy if we can sign Dinos Mitoglou tomorrow, for example, to play for us."

Panathinaikos played with 11 men on the roster today. At the same time, Marius Grigonis remains unregistered in the Greek League due to a foreign player limit.

"We still have a problem with 7 foreigners and we have 3 changes, and the situation is strange. We will make one change in the next period and one before the Cup (Feb. 16-19). We have to go from game to game. With 9 foreigners on the roster, we will decide before the Cup," the coach explained. "It would be important to be able to change players more easily and rest them for the EuroLeague, especially with injuries."

Another issue is caused by Andrew Andrews, the coach said.

"He's been out of the team for 3 months," Radonjic commented on Andrews. "He hasn't signed his release yet so that he exits our Greek league roster."

Contrary to other leagues in Europe, it's not enough for the team to remove the player from the registered players' list. The Greek League requires the player to sign the release papers in order for him to be removed from the roster in the tournament.

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