Kendrick Nan: “I came to Panathinaikos in order to return to the NBA, but now I am not sure about it”

The American guard has long desired his return to the NBA, but the climate in his “trill” has changed the footage a little. Kendrick Nan is one of the best players of this year’s Euroleague. The American guard came from NBA to Panathinaikos and immediately made a difference in European basketball. Kendrick Nan spoke of his tenure to Panathinaikos, the possible return to the NBA and not only. Detailedly what he said on the website “Amerikanos24” : For his journey so far and how he shaped him as a player and human: “I always tried to knock on this door that is closed, I always give this second chance, this second, third push. You know what I’m saying, and I knock on the door and I’m going through the back door. I wasn’t selected and had to play in the G League championship. So it was hard, but that’s me. I’m a kid from the south side of Chicago and nothing was easy for me, so I embrace that. It’s not like… complaining about it. It’s more pleasant this way.” About what Panathinaikos’s short streak and records mean this year: “I would say they mean something. I say it with the pride I feel. I’m part of my team and I’m just trying to make the team better. Do you understand what I’m saying? We, we practice a lot here and I’m the type of man, even though I play, I can play most minutes and have the greatest use on the field, I come to every practice ready to play. And I demand my teammates do the same. I’m trying to make everyone better and we go out and do it together as a team. And my teammates must take a lot of credit too. Because we did it together. We went out there and did it together.” For life in Greece : “Life here is good. Sunny days, many sunny days, very beautiful weather, beautiful city, beautiful restaurants, good people. I’ve certainly felt love here. Um, I don’t have much to complain about Greece itself. I’m just a professional and I have certain routines and stuff. The European level has not yet reached this level. We schedule the whole routine and we like the players. Do you understand what I’m saying? The requirements, time on the field, time of treatment, time of individual training. I’d like more, but I’m sure they’ll come sooner or later. The organization does a very good job, In the NBA you may have a court card and a shot at 2:00. And here they would if I asked.” For his future and the possibility of staying in Panathinaikos : “It is really hard to say. I am completely honest. I mean, I first came here with the goal of coming back. In the meantime I had hits here and everything was great. Apparently love was unrivalled. If I were to come back, I’d be more than happy about it. I wouldn’t regret it at all.” For his relationship with Dimitris Giannakopoulos : “We met a few times, but that’s all. Just a few congratulations, a few messages. But he’s a great guy, a great guy.” For players who have made him more difficult and defense and attack: “It’s hard to say who is the hardest player to guard, because I’ve never been left with anyone to cover for me. With this system, there’s help everywhere. So I never really felt like I had to lower my legs and play alone. Also the field is smaller, so even if they pass me, the help is there. So I never felt like I had to plan my game for a particular player. The toughest defenders I’ve ever faced are Tavares and Fal. Guards don’t worry me because they’re playing screen changes. So my teammate will obviously release me. And then I have the tall one across from me, just sitting there waiting for me. So it’s a little harder to plan your game for it. And not especially for the person guarding me.” About who Kostas Sloukas reminds him of : (laughs). “This is funny. Because I thought of someone when I first came here. But I would see him as a Dragic. He’s like Goran Dragic”. For Panathinaikos recovered immediately after all defeats against Olympiacos : “You would expect us to learn something from defeat, but I think that with this team, we move very quickly and we have amnesia in the last previous game, which is good, but it can cost us that we forget the way we lost and the mistakes we made. I think we got better as the season progresses, but I think we could take another step to correct some mistakes and errors we make during the game that causes us some losses, including myself.”