Milutinov out with tendinitis, misses Virtus too
Nikola Milutinov did not make the trip to Lithuania. Tendinitis keeps him out of the Zalgiris game, and he will also miss the away game against Virtus Bologna (2).
That is your starting big man gone for two EuroLeague nights. Costas Papanikolaou also misses the Zalgiris game (4).
Dunston is in, and already on the plane
Bryant Dunston has been announced and travelled with the squad to Lithuania (3).
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With Milutinov out, Dunston is not a long-term project. You need him now.
The Super Cup is already in the cabinet
Olympiacos beat PAOK 101–96 in the Stoiximan Super Cup final (5). First domestic trophy of the season.
Last week they opened EuroLeague with an 89–106 win away at Baskonia (6). Two competitions, two wins.
What comes next
Virtus Bologna away on 1/10, then the league opener against Iraklis on 4/10, then Efes at the SUNEL Arena on 9/10 (8).
On the football side, your last result was a 0–1 win away at Levadiakos on Sunday, September 20. Next up is Panathinaikos at home on Sunday, October 11, 20:00 CEST. You sit fifth on 10 points from five games, goal difference +2, with form reading W D L W W.
Your team is in Kaunas without Milutinov Basketball
Olympiacos travelled to Kaunas for their second EuroLeague game of the season against Zalgiris. Giorgos Bartzokas is not pretending it will be easy.
"We're playing in a tough arena against a team chasing the playoffs. If we don't play well we'll struggle a lot. We play five games in seven days and that's not normal, it's more... gambling," he said (1).
He also did not hide his uncertainty about the squad's shape: "I don't know our readiness. We go there to do a shoot around, watch video and then we go and play" (1).
Five games in seven days. That is the week you are in.
Zalgiris opened with a road win Basketball
Zalgiris beat Red Star 77–83 in Belgrade in their EuroLeague opener, with Jonas Valanciunas and Nate Williams-Goss and Edgaras Toupelis in that squad (7).
Bartzokas called them a playoffs contender (1). The Kaunas trip is not a warm-up.
