Osman and Calathes make their first appearance as PAOK head to Italy
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At a glance
- Nick Calathes and Cedi Osman joined PAOKโs training sessions and are available to coach Andrea Trinchieri.
- PAOK will travel to Venice and then Udine for a tournament hosted by the Italian club, with games scheduled for September 5 and 6.
- The teamโs only reported injury concern is American guard Brevin Tyree, who underwent arthroscopy but attended part of training.
PAOK have welcomed back two important players, Nick Calathes and Cedi Osman, as preparations continue under coach Andrea Trinchieri.
The returns leave the Italian coach with almost his full roster available ahead of a series of demanding tests in Italy. The teamโs only concern is American guard Brevin Tyree, who underwent arthroscopic surgery but still came to the court and watched part of his teammatesโ training session.
PAOKโs delegation will travel to Venice on Friday morning before continuing to Udine. There, the Thessaloniki club will take part in a tournament organized by the local team in memory of Piera Pagetta, the mother of its president.
PAOK will open the tournament against Udine at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 5. Earlier that day, Reggio Emilia will play Napoli. Depending on the result, PAOK will face either the third-place team at 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 6, or compete in the final at 9:30 p.m.
Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.