Mike Batiste talks struggling Panathinaikos, GM Diamantidis, and Zeljko returning home

BasketNews' Giorgos Kyriakidis catches up with EuroLeague icon and Panathinaikos legend Mike Batiste.

Topics:

• Intro (00:00);
• Donating to Greece wildfire victims (1:38);
• Returning to OAKA and participating in the training session with Pao (4:02);
• How Panathinaikos can return to being a winning organization (5:52);
• Dimitris Diamantidis becoming the General Manager of Panathinaikos (7:16);
• Chatting about Panathinaikos with Mario Hezonja back in the NBA (8:11);
• Surprising Zeljko Obradovic return to Partizan Belgrade (9:11);
• Agreeing with Zeljko that NBA doesn't trust coaches from Europe (11:52);
• Most positive and negative changes to the EuroLeague since his playing days (13:43);
• Kyle Hines following his footsteps as an undersized center (15:40);
• Being great friends with Spanoulis and his future plans (18:59).
• Accepting the end of playing career (20:23)