Shaquielle McKissic signs contract extension with Olympiacos / News - Basketnews.com

Shaquielle McKissick will stay with Olympiacos until 2025, the Greek club announced.

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It had been rumored for quite some time, but now it's official. Olympiacos Piraeus and Shaquielle McKissic have agreed on a two-year contract extension that will run through 2025.

Shaquielle McKissic

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The American guard / forward, who joined the Greek champs and current EuroLeague leaders in February 2020, had a meeting with the club's presidents, Giorgos and Panagiotis Angelopoulos and signed his new contract.

That was the third extension for the 32-year-old with Olympiacos, after the summer of 2020, when the club activated the option he had on his contract, and in February 2021 when he signed until 2023.

After this development, McKissic is expected to spend five years in Piraeus and become one of the longest-serving non-Greek players in the club's history.

He has played in 106 EuroLeague games with the Reds, averaging 8.9 points, 1.8 assists and 1.8 rebounds, shooting 59% 2-pointers, 30% from behind the arc, and 70% from the free-throw line.

Olympiacos presented the new deal with McKissic with a video where the player is enjoying spa services and another one where he gets a call from the club's presidents telling him his contract has just been extended.

"The presidents just called me and now I feel rejuvenated. Two more years at Olympiacos," the player says.

It was an inventive way for Olympiacos to inaugurate their new Twitter page and also present their season-ticket campaign ahead of the next season. Since last week, current ticket holders can buy their seats for the 2023-24 campaign, having guaranteed seats at every domestic league and EuroLeague game.

The priority to buy the season ticket will be given to the current season ticket holders, as the prices range from €150 (fans zone) to €8000 (courtside seats).

Shaquielle McKissic

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"I feel very, very good," the American guard/forward commented immediately after extending his contract.

"First of all, I want to thank the presidents, Panagiotis and Giorgos Angelopoulos, for the trust and opportunity they give me. Thank you to the coach, his associates, my teammates, and the fans of our team! Thank you to the whole Olympiacos team!

It's a great environment for me and my family. I look forward to the years to come."

When Shaq McKissick signed with the Reds in February 2020, he didn't think he would be able to stay for so many years.

"I dreamed it, but I didn't think it would come true. You see so many players going from one EuroLeague team to another. For me, being in a team that I can really call home is a very important achievement."

His stay at Olympiacos is a kind of record for him, as no other team has stayed so many years. Asked about what kept him in Piraeus, he replied:

"The weather," he joked.

"I'm kidding, though it's true that I love living in Greece. I really could no longer imagine myself playing somewhere else if I didn't have to. When you talk to other players, everyone says the ideal is to live in Greece.

Of course, it has to do with the amazing organization of Olympiacos. I have embraced the culture of the country, I love the fans of Olympiacos and they love me too. That's the most important thing. What more could I ask for?" McKissic wondered.

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