Although the Euroleague season is far from its official end, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s apparent failure may precede preparations for next season.
Mitoglou (25, 2.10) records a breakout season in Oded Katash’s team, with 9 points and 5.6 rebounds. According to sources in Greece, the talented forward is ending his contract in the summer, and while he may be trying to exhaust his options in the NBA, he is very high on Yannis Sapropoulos’ acquisition list for next season. Panathinaikos are very interested in seeing him continue next season, but his men are already exploring more options.
Mitoglu earns about 500,000 euros this season at Panathinaikos. His future will of course depend on the economic situation of the Greeks, but also on that of Maccabi Tel Aviv. If any.
Meanwhile, the club is very dissatisfied with the ability of the players at the very beginning of the critical month that awaits the team. The loss to Eilat last night (Saturday) only deepened the difficult mental situation the team has been in since the loss to Bayern, and Maccabi is well aware that any result that yields less than two wins in the double week – against CSKA on Tuesday and against Valencia on Thursday – will eliminate the chances of qualifying for the Euroleague playoffs. Although there are ten more rounds left to end the regular season.
