Mike Batiste talks struggling Panathinaikos, GM Diamantidis, and Zeljko returning home
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BasketNews' Giorgos Kyriakidis catches up with EuroLeague icon and Panathinaikos legend Mike Batiste. Topics: Intro (00:00); Donating to Greece wildfire victims (1:38); Returning to OAKA and participating in the training session with Pao (4:02); How Panathinaikos can return to being a winning organization (5:52); Dimitris Diamantidis becoming the General Manager of Panathinaikos (7:16); Chatting about Panathinaikos with Mario Hezonja back in the NBA (8:11); Surprising Zeljko Obradovic return to Partizan Belgrade (9:11); Agreeing with Zeljko that NBA doesn't trust coaches from Europe (11:52); Most positive and negative changes to the EuroLeague since his playing days (13:43); Kyle Hines following his footsteps as an undersized center (15:40); Being great friends with Spanoulis and his future plans (18:59). Accepting the end of playing career (20:23)
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