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Ergin Ataman is quite a character. Always direct, sometimes humorous and nearly always interesting in his statements and observations – a delight for sports journalists.

He was the mastermind behind historic teams such as Anadolu Efes – a side full of generational talents which won back-to-back Euroleagues.

Ataman always managed to beat the greatest, imposing fear on his rivals, first at then press conference and then out on court.

And now, on board at Panathinaikos since last year, where he guided the Greens to glory in the Euroleague, to clinch the seventh title in Panathinaikos’ history – and capped off a memorable first year in charge by winning the Greek Basket League (GBL) – their 40th domestic title.

Now, the Turkish coach has spoken out again. And again his message could not have been clearer – especially with the nomenclature of world champions that the NBA assigns to its champion, in this case to thus year’s winners, the Boston Celtics.

A clear declaration of intent from a coach who never tires of winning or being faithful to his style.

And he has also stated that Panathinaikos are capable of winning the next five Euroleagues in a row – if they do, they would surpass Real Madrid’s record tally of 11 European titles along the way