{"id":106231,"date":"2025-08-30T07:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T07:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/106231\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T07:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T07:40:15","slug":"ataman-give-me-sengun-to-panathinaikos-and-100-we-will-beat-the-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/106231\/","title":{"rendered":"Ataman: \u201cGive me Sengun to Panathinaikos and 100% we will beat the Rockets\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Semih Tuna\/ info@eurohoops.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Riga, Latvia \u2013\u00a0After Alperen Sengun neared a triple-double with Turkiye securing a second win in Group A of EuroBasket 2025,<\/a> Ergin Ataman jokingly went into also securing the services of the 23-year-old center at Panathinaikos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ataman, 59, referred to his recent evaluation of the EuroLeague compared to the EuroLeague, resurfacing his opinion about the NBA champions being labeled as world champions in North America<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw today that many social media, both in the United States and Europe, wrote about my statement about the difference between the EuroLeague and the NBA. I continue, give me Alperen Sengun from the Houston Rockets<\/a> to Panathinaikos<\/a>, and 100% we will beat the Houston Rockets<\/a>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Beyond club duties with the Greek club, Ataman is currently focused on guiding the senior national team of his country and aims for a long EuroBasket run. Bouncing back from a sluggish start and defeating Czechia shaped a 2-0 record in Group A of the preliminary round.<\/p>\n

On the wrong end of Friday\u2019s meeting in Xiaomi Arena and Sengun tallying a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double plus nine assists, two blocks, and one steal, Diego Ocampo\u2019s side was forced down to 0-2.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a plan. Sometimes, we made a good execution. Other times we tried but he beat us, because he is really smart,\u201d the 49-year-old Spanish tactician opened up on the Houston Rockets center, \u201cI love this kind of guys that want to play the ball to pass. For me, this is basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over two appearances in Riga, Sengun has averaged 19.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 1.5 blocks, and 1.0 steals per contest.<\/p>\n

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