List of Greek NBA players

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

Currently active NBA players

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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