The Serbian channel “Meridian Sport” reported that the 66-year-old Serbian is being lured to PAO with a two-year offer worth 10 million euros. If he accepts it, Željko would become the highest-paid basketball coach in Europe.
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Ž. Obradović is a true legend of the Athens club. He coached Panathinaikos from 1999 to 2012 and won the EuroLeague five times (2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011). Ž. Obradović became Greek champion with PAO 11 times.
The Serbian coached his native Belgrade club Partizan since the summer of 2021 but left it at the end of last year due to poor results.
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Panathinaikos made huge investments this season to win the EuroLeague Final Four held in their own arena but failed to even qualify, losing 2-3 in the quarterfinal series against Valencia.
E. Ataman managed to win the EuroLeague only in his first season in Athens in 2024.
