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Lefteris Liotopoulos, who will play in the NCAA in the 2024-25 season, is officially in the arms of Rick Pitino.

What everyone has known for several months became official on Thursday evening (September 11th) when St. John’s University announced the signing of Lefteris Liotopoulos, who will wear their jersey starting in the 2024-25 season.

The 17-year-old playmaker from the DEKA Academy is a member of the junior national team and is taking part in the second national championship this year, where he is not only successful, but also dominates with 20, 25 and 30 points. With a height of 1.92 m, Liotopoulos is considered the most important talent of this age in Greece, while he scored 14.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2 .7 assists and more a steal per 28.8 minutes in seven races.

Lefteris is the best young man in Greece. He understands everything about our offense in terms of movement, cuts and execution” was the statement from Rick Pitino, who will have the young guard under his direction from next season. In addition to excelling in the NCAA (and why not), Liotopoulos’ goal is to find himself in the NBA, as well as an academic honor.

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Eurocup: Sanon is the team’s most productive player, Kovlyar helped win

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Eurocup: Sanon is the team’s most productive player, Kovlyar helped win

On 30 November, a series of matches of the 12th round of the regular season were played as part of the EuroCup.

“Shlensk” Issouf Sanona It played away against Cluj-Napoca and was defeated in the tie game, where the leader changed 18 times. The decisive factor in the match was Miletic’s two-point shot with 2 seconds left, which gave the home team a 94:92 victory.

Sanon spent 18 minutes on the field and became the team’s most productive player, scoring 17 points (5/6 free throws, 3/6 two-pointers, 2/7 three-pointers) during this time. Issouf also had 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

“Buducnost” Alexandra Kovlyara It played at home against Türk Telekom and lost the first quarter 20:23, but won the next three quarters to achieve an overwhelming victory with a score of 91:81.

While Kovlyar played 9 minutes, he had 1 rebound and 2 assists.

European Cup. Regular season. 12th round, 30 December

Cluj-Napoca – Slensk – 94:92 (22:17, 27:34, 21:23, 24:18)

Cluj-Napoca: Russell (30 points + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Miletic (19+14+5), Guzman (14+5+1), Molinar (13+1+4), Siser (7+6+1), Kulvetis (5+4+1), Woodbury (3+2+2), Patrick (3+1+1).

Shlensk: Sanon (17+4+4), Kirkwood (16+7+3), Djordjevic (16+9+2), Penawa (13+3+1), Niesel (8+4+3), Kulikowski (6+1+2), Urbaniak (6+7 rebounds), Czerniewicz (5+1 assists), Nunez (3+4+1), Wisniewski (1+2+1).

Budućnost – Türk Telekom – 91:81 (20:23, 24:21, 20:18, 27:19)

Budućnost: Sulaimon (25+1+1), Tanaskovic (17+13+1), Ferrell (16+4+3), Mace (15+2+5), Butey (8+2 rebounds), Mega (5), Jovanovic (2+1 rebounds), Thompson (2+3 rebounds), Butsiel (1+2 rebounds), Kovlyar (1 rebound + 2 assists).

Turk Telekom: Smith (18+1+1), Allman (17+3+4), Özdemiroğlu (12+5 assists), Bankston (9+5+1), Deveaux (7+2 rebounds), Trifunovic (6+1 rebounds), Alexander (4+5 rebounds), Durmaz (4+1 assists), Simonovic (4+4+1), Usher (3 rebounds + 2 assists).

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Jokic may lose his chance to compete for NBA MVP award

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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to left knee hyperextension.

The Serb is expected to miss all 18 matches in January and his maximum appearances this season could be limited to 64 matches. So Jokic will lose the opportunity to compete for the NBA’s main prizes – MVP and inclusion in the All-NBA, as this requires playing at least 65 games in the regular season.

Theoretically, he could return for the January 31 game against the Brooklyn Nets, which would give Nikola the opportunity to play 65 games before the end of the season, but that scenario is unlikely.

Jokic was injured in the last seconds of the first half of the match against Miami Heat (123:147) and did not return to the field after a long break. Before his injury, he managed to score 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes.

Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.

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Denver announces Jokic’s recovery from knee injury

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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.

Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.

Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.

Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.

Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.

Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.

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