{"id":762367,"date":"2026-06-26T21:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/762367\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T21:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:22:17","slug":"panathinaikos-reach-agreement-with-valencia-standout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/762367\/","title":{"rendered":"Panathinaikos reach agreement with Valencia standout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Panathinaikos have reportedly reached an agreement with Valencia Basket standout Brancou Badio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/33-panathinaikos-aktor-athens.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Panathinaikos Aktor Athens<\/a> have reportedly reached an agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/23525-brancou-badio.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brancou Badio<\/a>, adding one of the EuroLeague&#8217;s breakout guards to their roster ahead of the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/23525-brancou-badio.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-361220-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Brancou  Badio\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                SG\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                27\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                191 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                85 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                Rufisque, Senegal\n            <\/p>\n<p>Greek champions have agreed to terms with the 27-year-old Senegalese guard following an impressive campaign with <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/677-valencia-basket.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valencia Basket<\/a>. The move was first reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportal.gr\/basket\/article\/o-panathinaikos-ekane-diko-tou-ton-bantio\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yannis Psarakis of Sportal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> Badio impressed throughout the EuroLeague season <\/p>\n<p>Badio enjoyed the best season of his professional career during the 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The athletic shooting guard became one of Valencia&#8217;s most reliable players on both ends of the floor, earning praise for his scoring ability, defensive intensity, and consistent performances in key games.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-470868-any718x552.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit Panagiotis Moschandreou\/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>He finished the EuroLeague season averaging 11.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 36 percent from three-point range and knocking down two triples per contest.<\/p>\n<p>Badio also played an important role in Valencia&#8217;s successful domestic campaign, helping the club capture the Liga Endesa title while contributing to its run to the EuroLeague Final Four.<\/p>\n<p> Journey from Barcelona to EuroLeague contender <\/p>\n<p>Badio&#8217;s path to one of Europe&#8217;s biggest clubs has been built through steady development.<\/p>\n<p>The Senegalese guard began his professional career with FC Barcelona&#8217;s second team before continuing his development in Germany with Skyliners Frankfurt.<\/p>\n<p>He later returned to Spain, where he spent time with BAXI Manresa before joining Valencia Basket.<\/p>\n<p>It was with Valencia that Badio established himself as a high-level EuroLeague player.<\/p>\n<p>Over two seasons with the Spanish club, he became an important member of the rotation, helping the team reach the EuroLeague Final Four while also lifting the Liga Endesa trophy.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paveikslelis-197264-tmlg.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/>  Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens    Position Player Status   PG Jerian Grant Signed until 2028   PG TJ Shorts Signed until 2027 (Rumored Out)   PG\/SG Vassilis Toliopoulos Signed until 2028   SG\/PG Kostas Sloukas Signed until 2027   SG Kendrick Nunn Signed until 2028   SG\/SF Panagiotis Kalaitzakis Signed until 2027 +1   SF Cedi Osman Signed until 2027   SF Nikos Rogkavopoulos Signed until 2029   PF Juancho Hernangomez Signed until 2027   PF Konstantinos Mitoglou Signed until 2029   PF Nigel Hayes-Davis Signed until 2028   PF\/C Alexandros Samodurov Signed until 2028 (Rumored Out)   PF\/C Ioannis Kouzeloglou Signed until 2027   C Mathias Lessort Signed until 2028   C Moustapha Fall Signed until 2028 +1   Coach Zeljko Obradovic (<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-250186-zeljko-obradovic-announced-as-new-panathinaikos-head-coach.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signed until 2029<\/a>)   Expiring \u00a0   Left Ergin Ataman, Marius Grigonis, Kenneth Faried (<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-250373-panathinaikos-bid-farewell-to-the-world-cup-gold-medal-winner.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">story<\/a>), TJ Shorts (<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-250389-tj-shorts-leaves-panathinaikos-with-next-team-already-found.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">story<\/a>)   Potential Departures Alexandros Samodurov   Incoming deals Brancou Badio   Targets Jonas Valanciunas, Isaac Bonga (<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-250133-panathinaikos-target-isaac-bonga-amid-nba-interest.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">story<\/a>)   <\/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_5\" 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>                                            Like what we are doing? 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