{"id":570750,"date":"2026-03-28T21:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/570750\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T21:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:39:10","slug":"nba-prospect-joins-panathinaikos-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/570750\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA prospect joins Panathinaikos practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After his NCAA season with Virginia Tech, Neoklis Avdalas returned to Greece and has joined Panathinaikos practices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/33-panathinaikos-aktor-athens.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens<\/a> have been reinforced in practice by a familiar face.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/35177-neoklis-avdalas.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Neoklis  Avdalas<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/35177-neoklis-avdalas.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-329049-crop90x135.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Neoklis  Avdalas\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tPosition:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tSG<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAge:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t20<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tHeight:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t203 cm<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tWeight:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t85 kg<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tBirth place:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAthens, Greece<\/p>\n<p>According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport24.gr\/basket\/gastrenteritida-o-ernangkometh-me-avdala-oi-proponiseis-tou-panathinaikou\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Sport24<\/a>, following the conclusion of his NCAA season with Virginia Tech, <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/35177-neoklis-avdalas.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Neoklis Avdalas<\/a> has returned to Greece and rejoined Panathinaikos training sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Avdalas still belongs to Panathinaikos, and from now on he will take part in the team\u2019s program.<\/p>\n<p>The 6&#8217;9&#8243; (2.06 m) Greek guard averaged 12.1 points and 4.6 assists as a freshman in the ACC, and has recently entered the NCAA transfer portal.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2021, Avdalas made history by becoming the youngest player ever to score in a EuroLeague game, at just 15 years, 10 months, and 6 days old.<\/p>\n<p>Before heading to the NCAA, he spent last season with Peristeri, where he averaged 8.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in the Greek League.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_6\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for reading us! 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