{"id":799614,"date":"2026-07-14T11:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/799614\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T11:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:44:13","slug":"panathinaikos-owner-makes-bold-juancho-hernangomez-contract-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/799614\/","title":{"rendered":"Panathinaikos owner makes bold Juancho Hernangomez contract promise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dimitris Giannakopoulos made it clear that Panathinaikos want Juancho Hernangomez to stay long-term, saying the club is ready to let him determine the terms of a new deal.<\/p>\n

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens<\/a> owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos has made his position clear regarding Juancho Hernangomez<\/a>‘s future with the Greek powerhouse.<\/p>\n


\n \"Juan
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\n Position
\n PF\n <\/p>\n

\n Age
\n 30\n <\/p>\n

\n Height
\n 206 cm\n <\/p>\n

\n Weight
\n 104 kg\n <\/p>\n

\n Birth place
\n Madrid, Spain\n <\/p>\n

Speaking during an Instagram Live broadcast<\/a>, Giannakopoulos emphasized that he wants the Spanish forward to remain in Athens beyond his current contract.<\/p>\n

“Who’s going to let Juancho leave?” Giannakopoulos said.<\/p>\n

“I say, write on a piece of paper, ‘We want you to play for as long as you want,’ and put our signature on it. Then let him fill in the rest.”<\/p>\n

Hernangomez is currently under contract with Panathinaikos through the summer of 2027 after signing an extension in January 2025.<\/p>\n

The forward previously stated that he feels at home in Athens and is happy with his role at Panathinaikos.<\/p>\n

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Credit Dainius Luk\u0161ta<\/p>\n

Hernangomez remains an important Panathinaikos piece <\/p>\n

The 30-year-old joined Panathinaikos in 2023 following seven seasons in the NBA and helped the Greens capture the 2024 EuroLeague championship during his first campaign.<\/p>\n

Hernangomez averaged 8.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 12.3 PIR across 44 EuroLeague appearances during the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n

This summer, PAO have already added Guerschon Yabusele, so the team currently has four prominent power forwards: Hernangomez, Yabusele, Dinos Mitoglou, and Nigel Hayes-Davis. The latter could play in the small forward position next season.<\/p>\n

\"\" Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens Position Player Status PG Jerian Grant Signed until 2028 PG\/SG Vassilis Toliopoulos Signed until 2028 SG\/PG Kostas Sloukas Signed until 2027 SG Kendrick Nunn Signed until 2028 SG Brancou Badio (story<\/a>) Signed until 2029 SG\/SF Panagiotis Kalaitzakis Signed until 2027 +1 SF Cedi Osman Signed until 2027 (Rumored Out) SF Nikos Rogkavopoulos Signed until 2029 SF\/PF Isaac Bonga (story<\/a>) Signed until 2029 PF Juancho Hernangomez Signed until 2027 PF Konstantinos Mitoglou Signed until 2029 PF Nigel Hayes-Davis Signed until 2028 PF Guerschon Yabusele (story<\/a>) Signed until 2029 PF\/C Ioannis Kouzeloglou Signed until 2027 C Mathias Lessort Signed until 2028 C Moustapha Fall Signed until 2028 +1 Coach Zeljko Obradovic (signed until 2029<\/a>) Expiring \u00a0 Left Ergin Ataman, Marius Grigonis, Kenneth Faried (story<\/a>), TJ Shorts (story<\/a>), Alexandros Samodurov Signed Isaac Bonga, Brancou Badio, Zeljko Obradovic, Moustapha Fall, Guerschon Yabusele (story<\/a>) Potential Departures Cedi Osman Incoming deals \u00a0 Targets \u00a0 <\/p>\n

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