Georgios Papagiannis and Matt Thomas available for Greek Cup / News - Basketnews.com

Papagiannis fully recovered from his hamstring injury while Thomas logged in limited practice but is expected to be ready for the Greek Cup.

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Georgios Papagiannis did not play in the last EuroLeague game against Valencia Basket. On top of that, Matt Thomas suffered a head injury in Monday's Greek League game.

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The Greek club avoided losing both players ahead of the first tournament of the season, though. According to Georgios Zakkas from SDNA, both Papagiannis and Thomas will be available for head coach Dejan Radonjic.

Papagiannis practiced fully ahead of the competition in Crete. The Greek center felt discomfort in his hamstring last week, the same issue he experienced during the summer ahead of EuroBasket 2022. The club then decided to rest the player ahead of the Greek Cup.

PAO newcomer Matt Thomas was elbowed in the head area during Monday's Greek league win vs. Promitheas Patras (87-79). The guard logged in limited practice with the team but will be ready, Zakkas notes.

Panathinaikos will play against Kolossos Rhodes in the quarterfinal of the Greek Cup tomorrow.

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