The arrival of Ergin Ataman as the head coach of Panathinaikos, one of the Greek First Basketball League teams, was greeted with joy in the Greek press.
Sportal.gr sports news portal “Before taking on Anadolu Efes in 2017, his experience with Gregg Popovich determined the character of the Turkish coach and changed the way he handles his players.” made statements.
Stating that Ergin Ataman undertook the task of returning Panathinaikos to Europe’s elite, the news commented that Ataman’s 5 years at Anadolu Efes were “by far the most successful in Euroleague”.
Emphasizing that Ataman had a very successful coaching period at Anadolu Efes, the sports news portal gazzetta.gr drew attention to Ataman’s success in Euroleage in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons.
Proto Thema newspaper, on the other hand, carried Ataman’s statements about the atmosphere in the OAKA stadium to its headline.
The sports news portal sport.24, which gives wide coverage to the transfer news, stated that “Ergin Ataman’s only goal is the summit of Europe, who said that Panathinaikos only talks to big names to create a perfect team.”