As Panathinaikos climb the ladder, Kendrick Nunn is taking over the team / News - Basketnews.com

Panathinaikos waited for Kendrick Nunn for several months during the offseason, knowing that he could have been a great addition to coach Ergin Ataman. After an adjustment period, the former Miami Heat guard has turned into a key contributor for Panathinaikos, taking over the team both offensively and defensively.

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Life is not always easy for American players coming to the EuroLeague. Even some of the more experienced ones who have come to play at the highest level in Europe have found it difficult to adapt to the different style of play and generally to a basketball system that travels at a different speed than the NBA.

Points this season

48%80,8Points made:80,8Accuracy:47,6%Place in standings:10Record max:99Record min:68Best scorer:Kendrick NunnTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

The transition between the two worlds can be far from automatic. Of course, there are exceptions, and we can find several examples of players who arrived from the United States and made a significant impact in their first EuroLeague season.

This list certainly includesKendrick Nunn, who joinedPanathinaikos AKTOR Athenswith the season already, making a major impact in his first European season.

During the offseason, several EuroLeague clubs courted the player at length but wanted to take his time before making a final decision.

Nunn was coming from a less-than-positive experience with the Los Angeles Lakers after suffering a knee injury that caused him to miss his entire first year in a Lakers jersey.

Therefore, he wanted to explore the NBA market until the last available moment, hoping to continue playing in the world's most important league.

But when no really interesting proposal for him came from the NBA, the American player chose the road to Europe, accepting the rich offer made to him by Panathinaikos. As BasketNews sources indicate, this season, Nunn earns around

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