{"id":509975,"date":"2026-08-14T11:25:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=509975"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:25:54","slug":"peristeri-betsson-signs-manolis-chatzidakis-for-the-2026-27-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/peristeri-betsson-signs-manolis-chatzidakis-for-the-2026-27-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Peristeri Betsson signs Manolis Chatzidakis for the 2026-27 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1636\">Peristeri Betsson has officially announced the signing of Greek center <strong data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1496\">Manolis Chatzidakis<\/strong> for the 2026-27 season. 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