Nick Calathes, the Greek basketball player who was cut before the start of the season but stayed with the team, hit two three-pointers in overtime against Monaco to send Fenerbahce Beko to the Final Four of the EuroLeague.
Nick Calathes, who hit crucial three-pointers in the final moments of the Monaco game, grabbed the last ball to send the game to overtime and send Fenerbahce to the Final Four of the EuroLeague.
After his 6th Final Four appearance, Nick Calathes has been reborn this season. When the season started, Calathes’ name was not included in the roster planning of the technical team. Calathes, one of the most important players of the Greek National Team, was directly informed about this by the technical staff and the management. Moreover, the 35-year-old was replaced by Raul Neto
was transferred. Calathes, who was also criticized by the fans for his low shooting percentage last season, didn’t show any negative reaction and reacted professionally.
and went out for training. The next day, however, news reached the Fenerbahce camp that Neto had suffered an injury in the national game. In the wake of this injury, the coaching staff and the management changed their earlier decision and decided to stick with Calathes. Little did they know at the time that this move would play a critical role in Fenerbahce’s Final Four run this season.
Nick took the decision and his return with maturity, playing 36 of 39 games in the EuroLeague this season. As the most experienced player on the team, he led the youngsters. In the story that has been written so far, he is one of the two guys, along with Nigel Hayes-Davis, who have been the backbone of the team.
