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Four players were cut from Greece's roster before the trip to Ljubljana.

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Two days beforeGreece NT take on Slovenia in Ljubljana in their first pre-World Cup friendly match, coach Dimitris Itoudis made his first roster cuts.

Evangelos Zougris

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The Greek tactician informed guard Dimitris Flionis, forwards Lefteris Mantzoukas and Nikos Chougkaz and center Vangelis Zougris that their services are no longer required.

With four fewer players, Greece's preliminary roster has been reduced from 22 to 18 men.

The four players were informed by Itoudis privately after Monday's practice. According to the Greek federation's announcement, the coach thanked them for their contribution in front of the whole team and they received a round of applause from their teammates.

The players currently at Itoudis' disposal are the following:

Thanasis Antetokounmpo Kostas Antetokounmpo Giorgos Papagiannis Ioannis Papapetrou Dinos Mitoglou Dimitris Moraitis Kostas Papanikolaou Thomas Walkup Giannoulis Larentzakis Michalis Lountzis Lefteris Bochoridis Dimitris Agravanis Nikos Rogkavopoulos Manolis Hadjidakis Panagiotis Kalaitzakis Giorgos Tsalmpouris Vassilis Toliopoulos

Giannis Antetokounmpo's participation in the team's preparation ahead of the World Cup is still uncertain. However, as Itoudis noted, the Bucks superstar's availability status is expected to be announced very soon.

Giannis had a cleanup in his left knee some time ago, which left many doubts hanging over his availability.Giannis' brothers, forward Thanasis and big man Kostas, are also on the roster.

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