Montero unlikely to play for Olympiakos against Fenerbahçe

Olympiakos will face Fenerbahçe in the Euroleague at Sunel Arena on October 23 at 21:15. The Greek side goes into this game with serious absences in its perimeter rotation. Jan Montero also looks very unlikely to take the court.

Evan Fournier will not play because of an injury. Tyler Dorsey is awaiting a decision on a disciplinary violation and will not be in the squad either. Coach Yorgos Bartzokas said of Montero: "Extremely doubtful. In general, it is hard for him to play. He has not trained so far."

Bartzokas noted that they are short on guards. He said they want to make up for the gap in playmaking and scoring through team play, tough defense and sticking to the plan. The perimeter players who remain are Cody Miller McIntyre, Cory Joseph and Omiros Netzipoglou. Yorgos Bournelis is also expected to be added to the 12-man list.

Speaking about Fenerbahçe, Bartzokas described the opponent as a physical team with good defense, quality talent and good guidance from its head coach. He recalled that the two teams have met twice this season, in a preseason game and in the Euroleague Super Cup. Acknowledging that the absences among the perimeter players are significant, Bartzokas said: "The Euroleague is like that, you have to play in difficult conditions."