List of Greek NBA players

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The list of Greek players that either play or have played in the National Basketball Association (NBA):

Currently active NBA players[edit]

Draft Year Round Pick Entry Year Player Teams teams played for
2013 1st #15 2013 Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks
2014 2nd #51 2016 Greece Thanasis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks


Former NBA players[edit]

Draft Year Round Pick Entry Year Player Drafted by NBA teams played for NBA seasons NBA games NBA playoff games
1953 7th #57 1953 United States-Greece Lou Tsioropoulos Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 3 157 11
1959 5th #37 1960 United States-Greece Nick Mantis Saint Louis Hawks Minneapolis Lakers, St. Louis Hawks, Chicago Zephyrs 2 52 11
1980 3rd #58 1980 United States-Greece Kurt Rambis New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings 14 880 139
1987 Undrafted Undrafted 1987 Russia-Greece Sergei Bazarevich Undrafted Atlanta Hawks 1 10 -
1996 1st #23 2002 Greece Efthimios Rentzias Denver Nuggets Philadelphia 76ers 1 35 -
2000 1st #25 2000 Greece-Georgia (country) Jake Tsakalidis Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets 7 315 10
2001 2nd #47 2001 Greece Antonis Fotsis Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies 1 28 -
2003 2nd #58 2006 Greece Andreas Glyniadakis Detroit Pistons Seattle SuperSonics 1 13 -
2004 2nd #50 2006 Greece Vassilis Spanoulis Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets 1 31 1
2008 1st #23 2008 Greece-United States Kosta Koufos Utah Jazz Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings 12 686 37
2009 2nd #45 2013 Greece-United States Nick Calathes Minnesota Timberwolves Memphis Grizzlies 2 129 9
2012 2nd #48 2014 Greece Kostas Papanikolaou New York Knicks Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets 2 69 8
2016 1st #13 2016 Greece Georgios Papagiannis Phoenix Suns Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers 2 39 -
2017 2nd #41 2017 Greece-United States Tyler Dorsey Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks 3 107 -
2017 Undrafted Undrafted 2017 Canada-Greece Naz Mitrou-Long Undrafted Utah Jazz, Indiana Pacers 3 20 -
2018 2nd #60 2018 Greece Kostas Antetokounmpo Philadelphia 76ers Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls 3 22 -
2021 2nd 60 2021 Greece Georgios Kalaitzakis Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder 1 13 -

Drafted but did not play in the NBA[edit]

Draft Year Round Pick Player Drafted by
1978 4th #72 Greece-United States David Stergakos Boston Celtics
1978 5th #95 United States-Greece Dave Caligaris Detroit Pistons
1979 4th #68 Greece-United States Nick Galis Boston Celtics
1982 9th #205 Greece Panagiotis Giannakis Boston Celtics
1986 2nd #37 Greece Panagiotis Fasoulas Portland Trail Blazers
1987 4th #90 Greece Fanis Christodoulou Atlanta Hawks
2003 2nd #34 Greece Sofoklis Schortsanitis Los Angeles Clippers
2006 2nd #57 Greece Loukas Mavrokefalidis Minnesota Timberwolves
2007 2nd #58 Greece Georgios Printezis San Antonio Spurs
2015 2nd #59 Greece Dimitrios Agravanis Atlanta Hawks

All the drafted players[edit]

Draft Year Round Pick Player Drafted by
1953 7th #57 United States-Greece Lou Tsioropoulos Boston Celtics
1959 5th #37 United States-Greece Nick Mantis Saint Louis Hawks
1978 4th #72 Greece-United States David Stergakos Boston Celtics
1978 5th #95 United States-Greece Dave Caligaris Detroit Pistons
1979 4th #68 Greece-United States Nick Galis Boston Celtics
1980 3rd #58 United States-Greece Kurt Rambis New York Knicks
1982 9th #205 Greece Panagiotis Giannakis Boston Celtics
1986 2nd #37 Greece Panagiotis Fasoulas Portland Trail Blazers
1987 4th #90 Greece Fanis Christodoulou Atlanta Hawks
1996 1st #23 Greece Efthimios Rentzias Denver Nuggets
2000 1st #25 Greece-Georgia (country) Jake Tsakalidis Phoenix Suns
2001 2nd #47 Greece Antonis Fotsis Memphis Grizzlies
2003 2nd #34 Greece Sofoklis Schortsanitis Los Angeles Clippers
2003 2nd #58 Greece Andreas Glyniadakis Detroit Pistons
2004 2nd #50 Greece Vassilis Spanoulis Dallas Mavericks
2006 2nd #57 Greece Loukas Mavrokefalidis Minnesota Timberwolves
2007 2nd #58 Greece Georgios Printezis San Antonio Spurs
2008 1st #23 Greece-United States Kosta Koufos Utah Jazz
2009 2nd #45 Greece-United States Nick Calathes Minnesota Timberwolves
2012 2nd #48 Greece Kostas Papanikolaou New York Knicks
2013 1st #15 Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks
2014 2nd #51 Greece Thanasis Antetokounmpo New York Knicks
2015 2nd #59 Greece Dimitrios Agravanis Atlanta Hawks
2016 1st #13 Greece Georgios Papagiannis Phoenix Suns
2017 2nd #41 United States-Greece Tyler Dorsey Atlanta Hawks
2018 2nd #60 Greece Kostas Antetokounmpo Philadelphia 76ers
2021 2nd #60 Greece Georgios Kalaitzakis Milwaukee Bucks

NBA champions[edit]

Season Player Team
1956–57 United States-Greece Lou Tsioropoulos Boston Celtics
1958–59
1981–82 United States-Greece Kurt Rambis Los Angeles Lakers
1984–85
1986–87
1987–88
2019–20 Greece Kostas Antetokounmpo
2020–21 Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks
Greece Thanasis Antetokounmpo

Former NBA All-Star Game participants[edit]

Season Location Player Team
2016–17 New Orleans, LA Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks
2017–18 Los Angeles, CA
2018–19 Charlotte, NC
2019–20 Chicago, IL
2021–22 Atlanta, GA

Former NBA All-Star Game Contest participants[edit]

Season Location Player Team NBA All-Star Game Contest
2013–14 New Orleans, LA Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge
2014–15 New York, NY Slam Dunk Contest

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

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