Dimitris Priftis: 'We're looking at the market, but Jovic is not yet ready to play' / News - Basketnews.com

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Panathinaikos OPAP Athens departed for Milan on Monday afternoon, ahead of Tuesday's EuroLeague Round 15 game against AX Armani Exchange Milan.On Monday morning, the Greens had their last training session at OAKA, with Nemanja Nedovic and Jehyve Floyd being unable to follow their teammates due to injury.Panathinaikos head coach Dimitris Priftis stated that "Milan are a very tough team and very experienced. They play with enough physical contact.

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It takes a lot of concentration and high-level performance for us to be competitive. It's a tough game."

Asked about the transfer scenarios, Priftis stressed that "there is nothing we can say. The team continues as it is and we are heading to the next games with the roster that we have.

When conditions allow it and the situation calls for it, we will do what we need to do for the team's ".The Greek coach also admitted that Panathinaikos are still on the market, on the lookout for players.

"That's definitely true," Priftis confirmed before making a special reference to a player whose name has been associated numerous times with the Greek side, Stefan Jovic.

"Jovic is not yet ready to play contact basketball. So, we will have to take everything into account," Dimitris Priftis said.

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