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In 2017, Vilnius Rytas reinforced its first line in Europe with a well-known name: Mavrokefalidzia meadow. Then the tall man was 33 years old and came with a lot of experience in luggage.
The Greek champion, who won four national cups, became the league’s most productive player a year earlier and, in 2015, the cup’s MVP. Piraeus Olympiacos, Barcelona Barcelona, Athens Panathinaikos or AEK – the names of famous clubs were also many in the biography.
She arrived in the capital knowing a bit who she would face here: Linas Kleiza, the then sports director of Ryto, was a former friend of the Greek team in Piraeus.
For Rytas, led by Rimas Kurtinaitis, the season was average: the Top 16 stage in the European Cup, silver in the King Mindaugas Cup and in the Lithuanian Basketball League. By the way, the Greek had carried “Rytas” on his shoulders to the only victory in the LKL final.
During 2017-2018. Mavrokefalidis showed that he can play at a high level, but in the summer he made the unexpected decision to move to the second Greek league. The tall man himself said that what he wanted most was to stay closer to home, not pursue a career, and at the time, this option seemed really good. Although the statistics of 14.9 points and 5.2 rebounds in the European Cup seem to have allowed other offers.
Mavrokefalidis
The 210 cm tall center complimented Nikėka’s Ionika team. She was very ambitious and started her march to the Premier League a year ago. He started from the country’s third division, reached the second a year later and began to build a lineup capable of achieving the goal of ascending to the highest point in another year. The jumps are spectacular.
It was this idea that impressed L. Mavrokefalidis, who was seeking ambition.
Already at the start of the season, the high began to dominate the second Greek league. When he joined, Ionikos suffered just two losses, created a fantastic 15-win series and swept all opponents.
119: 66, 137: 76, 115: 58, 129: 68 – similar results were common for the Nicea team, while Louko’s most impressive performances looked like this: 23 points, 14 rebounds, 41 utility points or 26 points, 14 rebounds and 43 utility scores.
The tall one showed fantastic stability, withstood a 30 minute charge, scored no less than 10 points in any match and drove all opponents to despair. The season averages were 20.4 points (39 percent trit.), 9.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 26.1 utility points.
In Greece’s second league, he was the most productive, useful and most trapped player.
This season has shown the Greeks that it is not yet the time to think of a lower level or a final race.
Mavrokefalidis
In this team, L.Mavrokefalidis remained and started the next season, but showing a high level of play was not overlooked.
Just before the New Year, he had the opportunity to return to the European Cup and he could not let it escape; The pivot thus complemented the Patras Promitheas club.
Still, the role of L. Mavrokefalidis became different in him: 30 minutes on the field changed 20 or less, and the daily routine of 30-37 utility score statistics was changed for black days with failed precision (0/6 and -4 nb), and fast fouls sometimes out of the game. taken out after 10 minutes.
The Greeks no longer showed such stability, but last season the European Cup also shone in brilliant moments. In his best game, he scored 28 points, bounced 13 balls, scored 37 utility points. Then the Patras team crushed the Venetian basketball players 70:52.
Such a veteran performance was one of the top ten last season of the tournament, that it was ultimately stopped by a coronavirus pandemic.
However, he did not stay at the Patras Club and shook hands in the summer with the Athens Peristeri team, which he now represents. This team will compete with Vilnius “Rytas” in the opening match of the Champions League already tonight.
Mavrokefalidis has played a game in the Greek league so far, but had a key wizard from Peristeri with 26 minutes to score 27 points. The 36-year-old veteran still shines like in the best of times, although a couple of years ago he doubted what he could do in his career.
It could be expected that it would be very important for the team and the match in the capital, Loukas still will not appear on the Siemens Arena floor – due to personal circumstances he did not go to Vilnius.
This simplifies the task for Oriente and complicates the Peristeri team. How the capital club will manage so far in the last game with its fans, we will see it tonight from 7.30 pm.
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