Williams and Hunter parted ways with Panathinaikos

Williams and Hunter parted ways with Panathinaikos. The Americans joined Panathinaikos for Euroleague Top 16 and Basket League Play Offs. Elliot Williams made a great beginning with the team but played less with coach Pedoulakis. Williams played 6 games in the regular season and 11 for the plays offs, averaging 11.5 points, 2 rebounds, 1.8 assists in 21 minutes per game.
Hunter played 5 games in the regular season and 9 for the play offs, averaging 2.86 points, 3.29 rebounds in 9 minutes per game.

Both players left the team with a message on instagram about the fans.

Want to thank all of the fans and supporters for an unbelievable first experience in Europe. The passion here in Greece for basketball is unreal. Looking forward to big things in the future #PAO

A photo posted by Elliot Williams (@_ewill901) on Jun 1, 2016 at 10:52am PDT

hunter

Rookie season, what ah year. Couldn't of asked for a better situation coming out here to Athens, it was a honor playing for the fans, and this team. #pao #loveAthens

A photo posted by Vince Hunter (@2easy32) on Jun 1, 2016 at 11:53am PDT

Panathinaikos signed Elliot Williams

Panathinaikos signed Elliot Williams. The 26 years old American guard/forward graduated from Memphis where he played for the Memphis Tigers and had also played for the Duke's Blue Devils. In 2010 he was selected 22nd overall in the NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He played in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers from 2010 until 2013 and with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2013-2014. He continued his career in the NBA D-League with Santa Cruz Warriors and then he signed short term contracts in the NBA with the Utah Jazz , the New Orleans Pelicans and the Memphis Grizzlies.
In 2015 he won the NBA D-League champion (with Ognjen Kuzmic as his teammate) and he was named MVP of the NBA D-League Finals. Williams has played in the NBA D-League All-Star in 2015 and 2016.
For this season he averages 28.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6 assists per game with the Santa Cruz Warriors in the NBA D-League.