The youngster had a fringe role in his third EuroLeague season
Tribute to the Champs: Lefteris Mantzoukas
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Having a bit-part role in a successful team is always difficult, but Lefteris Mantzoukas will have learned a lot during his time with Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in the Greens’ 2023-24 title-winning campaign.
Still just 20, Mantzoukas made a total of 14 appearances for Panathinaikos, of which 13 came in the regular season. The Greek wing had minutes in all but one of his team’s first 13 regular-season contests. Notably, Mantzoukas had standout performances against FC Bayern Munich and Valencia Basket in Rounds 2 and 9, respectively, by scoring 3 three-pointers in each of those games and ending with a season-high 9 points.
After Round 13, Mantzoukas featured just twice more – in Round 28 against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne and in Game 2 of the playoffs against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv – but only played 1:28 minutes across those two fixtures. He was, however, in Berlin with his teammates for the Final Four and was able to get his hands on the trophy during the post-game celebrations after Panathinaikos defeated Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in the semifinals and Real Madrid in the championship game.