TJ shorts to join Panathinaikos unless he gets an NBA offer

Free Agent Point Guard TJ shortsThe 2024/25 was appointed to the All-Eurolleague First Team in 2024/25 confirms a multi-year contract with the Greek Powerhouse Panathinaikos, confirms Donatas Urbonas from BasketNews.com.

The news was for the first time by Sotiris Vetakis by SDNA.GR.

Aris Barkas from EUROHOOPS also hears shorts that are signed at Panathinaikos. However, the agreement is still temporary because the 27-year-old wants to leave the opportunity to sign at an NBA team. The Grizzlies According to reports, there are a legitimate interest in shorts that played under head coaches Tuomas Iisalo Both in Germany and France.

It remains to be seen which type of contract Memphis may be willing to extend on shorts, but it is difficult to imagine as lucrative as Panathinaikos' offer, notes Barkas. Nevertheless, shorts said a few years ago that it would be a “dream” to play in the NBA one day.

Despite its tiny stature – it is listed at 5'9 ″ and 161 LBS. -Shorts was very productive in Europe since it was naughty by UC Davis in 2019. In 33 Euroleague competitions this season with Paris (27.1 minutes per game), he scored an average of 18.7 points, a league-best 7.5-assist, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals, with a shootout with a shootout from .49999/.415/.732. It was recently appointed as a back-to-back MVP of the best basketball league in France.

It is also accepted Georgios Papagiannisaccording to urbonas. The 27 -year -old Greek center played for seven years with Panathinaikos, which last adapted during the 22nd/23 campaign. He has spent the last two seasons with Fenerbahce (Türkiye) or as Monaco and is represented by the same agent as shorts, says Barkas.