Two teams near the foot of the standings will be searching for a boost as ALBA (1-5) hosts Panathinaikos (2-4). After being called out by coach Ergin Ataman following last week's loss to Barcelona, Juancho Hernangomez will look to react by significantly improving his season averages of 4.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. The Green will hope to welcome back guards Kostas Sloukas and Luca Vildoza after they missed the trip to Barcelona. ALBA is coming off a hard-fought loss at Valencia where Sterling Brown continued his strong form with 19 points and Matt Thomas (16 points) had his third-straight double-digit scoring game, but the German team must take better care of the ball after being undone by 18 turnovers in that game.
Game Notes: ALBA vs. Panathinaikos

- ALBA set club records in scoring (106 points) and two-pointers made (33) against Panathinaikos in a 105-106 double-overtime win in November 2019.
- Panathinaikos guard Marius Grigonis played for ALBA during the 2017-18 season. He was a teammate of current ALBA players Jonas Mattisseck and Tim Schneider.
- ALBA sharpshooter Matt Thomas played for Panathinaikos last season.
- Panathinaikos guard Kostas Sloukas earned weekly MVP honors in Round 12 of the 2019-20 season when he set a career-high with a PIR of 39, collecting 23 points and 10 assists and also making a career-best 13 free throws playing for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul against ALBA.
- Kostas Sloukas tied his career-high with 11 assists against ALBA in Round 10 of last season.
- Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort posted his career high with 3 blocks playing for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade against ALBA in Round 1 loss in the 2022-23 season.


- Panathinaikos forward Ioannis Papapetrou set career-highs with 39 points and a PIR of 41 playing for Panathinaikos in a double-overtime home loss against ALBA in November 2019. Papapetrou played a career-high 48:53 minutes and made a career-best 9 of 10 two-point shots and 6 of 12 three-pointers.
- Panathinaikos big man Dinos Mitoglou had a career-high 3 blocks against ALBA in February 2021.
- ALBA guard Jonas Mattisseck set a career-high with 3 steals against Panathinaikos in November 2019.

























































































