Panathinaikos reportedly nearing deal with EuroCup MVP Jerian Grant / News - Basketnews.com

Jerian Grant, who first came to Europe for Promitheas in 2020, might be Panathinaikos' next backcourt addition.

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Panathinaikos Athens have bid farewell to five players over the course of the past six days. They have also signed Luca Vildoza, Dimitris Moraitis, Kostas Antetokounmpo and Mathias Lessort.

Jerian Grant

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Now, according to Telesport, the Greens are closing in on an agreement with EuroCup MVP Jerian Grant, who spent the 2022-23 season at Turk Telekom. He has had a great year in Turkey, averaging 14.9 points, 6.1 assists, 3.2 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 2.9 turnovers, shooting 54% on 2-pointers, 30% on 3-pointers and 82% on free throws per 33:27 minutes.

On the other hand, he averaged 16.3 points and 5.7 in the Turkish BSL.

Grant had been one of the players closely monitored by PAO head coach Ergin Ataman, per Giorgos Kouvaris from gazzetta.gr. Ataman had reportedly singled out three players from the Turkish league for the backup point guard position. Hence, Grant isn't destined to be an option for Panathinaikos' first rotation, but rather a player who's going to come off the bench.

Grant, 31, started his professional career in New York, followed by his NBA career in Chicago, Orlando and Washington. His first European stop was Promitheas Patras in 2020, and then came the call from Armani Milan in 2021. The season in Italy did not go according to expectations, and a return to a lower level of competition followed.

The decision to move to Turk Telekom turned out to be a great one, and under the guidance of Erdem Can, he showed how useful he can be.

Panathinaikos Athens

Position Player Status PG/SG Luca Vildoza(story) Signed until 2026 SG Matt Thomas Signed until 2024 SG Marius Grigonis Signed until 2024 SG Georgios Kalaitzakis Signed until 2024 SG Dimitris Moraitis(story) Signed until 2026 SG/SF Panagiotis Kalaitzakis Signed until 2024 +1 SF/PF Lefteris Mantzoukas Signed until 2025 PF Nikos Chougkaz Signed until 2025 PF/C Kostas Antetokounmpo(story) Signed until 2025 C Mathias Lessort(story) Signed until 2025 Coach Ergin Ataman(signed until 2025) Expired contract Georgios Papagiannis, Mateusz Ponitka, Derrick Williams (will not return), Nate Wolters (won't return), Arturas Gudaitis (will not return), Lefteris Bochoridis Rumored to leave Nate Wolters (won't return), Derrick Williams (won't return), Mateusz Ponitka (won't return), Paris Lee (won't return) Interested Tyler Dorsey, Georgios Papagiannis, Ioannis Papapetrou (story), Dinos Mitoglou (story), Jerian Grant (story)

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Dinos Mitoglou close to returning to PAO Panathinaikos reportedly nearing deal with EuroCup MVP Jerian Grant Panathinaikos and Mateusz Ponitka part ways Derrick Williams and Panathinaikos part ways Panathinaikos and Nate Wolters officially part ways Kevin Punter explains decision to stay with Partizan, reveals Papapetrou's future Panathinaikos opted out of Paris Lee's contract Mathias Lessort moves to Panathinaikos Panathinaikos targeting Tyler Dorsey after Punter's fallout Luca Vildoza joins Panathinaikos for long-term stay Kostas Antetokounmpo joins Panathinaikos Athens Like what we are doing? You can express your gratitude here.