{"id":510142,"date":"2026-08-15T11:31:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=510142"},"modified":"2026-08-15T11:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:31:35","slug":"max-menetti-returns-to-the-bench-as-he-joined-paok-i-couldnt-have-asked-for-anything-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/max-menetti-returns-to-the-bench-as-he-joined-paok-i-couldnt-have-asked-for-anything-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Menetti returns to the bench as he joined PAOK: “I couldn’t have asked for anything better”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Back on the bench after LBA TV experience<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

After spending last season away from coaching while working with LBA TV<\/strong>, Max Menetti is ready to return to the sidelines.<\/p>\n

The former Pallacanestro Reggiana coach will join Andrea Trinchieri’s staff at PAOK Thessaloniki<\/strong>, a move he is extremely happy with.<\/p>\n

“I’m very happy. I’m joining an important project with a new and ambitious ownership group. I really couldn’t have asked for anything better. Working with LBA TV was a great experience, but I wanted to get back to coaching.”<\/em><\/p>\n

An ambitious new ownership group<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Menetti also spoke highly of PAOK’s new ownership, led by Aristotelis Mistakidis<\/strong>, highlighting an approach that differs from the usual stereotype surrounding Greek basketball owners.<\/p>\n

“Our owner is completely different: calm, willing to listen and learn, and above all he has a broad, long-term vision for basketball.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Mistakidis’ experience in Italy is another positive factor. He lived in the country for six years and speaks Italian fluently, something Menetti believes can be particularly useful when working together as a team.<\/p>\n

Reunited with Trinchieri<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Menetti will once again work alongside Andrea Trinchieri<\/strong>, with whom he previously shared an important chapter at \u017dalgiris Kaunas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“We experienced some great moments together at \u017dalgiris and won trophies. Having his trust confirmed again is priceless.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The pair now reunite in Thessaloniki, with PAOK aiming to build an ambitious project around their experience and basketball knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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