Sarris out with ACL rupture
Terrible news to start the season. PAOK's handball team has lost a key player, Sarris suffered an anterior cruciate ligament rupture and faces a lengthy absence (1). It is the injury every athlete dreads, right at the start of the campaign. No timeline yet, but an ACL typically means months, not weeks.
Basketball team confirmed for Giannakopoulos tournament
Your basketball team will take part in the «Pavlos Giannakopoulos» pre-season tournament. PAOK and Partizan are both in, alongside hosts Panathinaikos, according to reports out of Serbia (2). A proper test against EuroLeague opposition before the season proper.
Tsiaras heads to EuroCup draw and NBA Summer League
Sports Director Giorgos Tsiaras leaves Wednesday for Barcelona and the EuroCup draw, then on to Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League (3). The trip signals PAOK's scouting is already in full swing, looking for the right foreign additions well ahead of the new basketball season. Tsiaras is flying solo on this one. Head coach Andrea Trinchieri stays in Thessaloniki to finalize pre-season plans (3).
