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It has not been an easy summer for Olympiacos so far. After losing last season’s Euroleague Final at the death against Real Madrid, they’ve lost their two best offensive players in Kostas Sloukas and Sasha Vezenkov.

The former joined bitter rivals Panathinaikos, and the latter left for the NBA, signing with the Sacramento Kings.

Head coach Georgios Bartzokas and the Reds have been patient for the most part. They signed Alba Berlin forward Luke Sikma last month, and while he can fill into Vezenkov’s positiona and his ability as a playmaker from the post will help create offense, they still need to add some raw offensive firepower.

Apparently, it might be Alexey Shved, according to a recent interview the player did.

Shved spent the last two seasons with CSKA Moscow, his boyhood club, but was not able to participate in Euroleague following the exclusion of Russian clubs in the competition due to the country’s international conflicts.

Shved’s contract expired this summer, and he has received interest from China and Euroleague clubs. Apparently, the player talked to Olympiacos last week.

Shved can still score with the best of them in Europe, his talent in that regard is undeniable and he remains a solid playmaker in terms of assist totals.

However, Shved’s efficiency has often been questioned and it’s hard to imagine his preference for isolation’s fitting well with Bartzokas’ system that emphasizes ball movement and player movement.

Olympiacos needs scoring though, individual perimeter scorers to be exact. It’s hard to point at anyone on their current roster and claim they can consistently take opposing players off-the-dribble.

This rumor is loose, and the Reds have also been linked to NBA guard Kendrick Nunn in recent weeks and plenty of other options remain on the table.

This one would easily be the most interesting though and perhaps have the highest upside in terms of off-court drama and on-court success.