Panathinaikos sign youngster Neoklis Avdalas to his first professional contract / News - Basketnews.com

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A few hours before their EuroLeague Round 23 game against Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens announced the extension of their partnership with Neoklis Avdalas.

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The young guard has signed his first professional contract ten days before he turned 16, as he was born on February 4, 2006. The five-year contract will keep him at OAKA until 2027. The news was reported first by totalbasket.gr.The 15-year-old athlete and youngest scorer in club and EuroLeague history started his career in the Greens' youth teams. He scored his first points at the highest level in the game against ALBA Berlin on 10 December.

Throughout the current campaign, Avdalas has logged totals of eight minutes and two points over three games.

"I feel excited that a team like Panathinaikos trusted me and gave me the opportunity to sign my first professional contract," Avdalas told the club's website.

"I feel great joy and a strong sense of responsibility because I have to work a lot, earn my place in the team and do justice to its people.

I feel happy and also very lucky to be at Panathinaikos. My only goal is to get better every day."

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