
Kostas Papanikolaou
34-Year-Old
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Playing for Greece
Papanikolaou is on the Greek national team roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Papanikolaou plays at the club level for the Olympiacos B.C. of the Greek Basket League and will also suit up for his home country in the Olympics. Outside of the team's clear star, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Papanikolaou has been one of the squad's focal points on offense in exhibitions leading up to Paris.
Papanikolaou plays at the club level for the Olympiacos B.C. of the Greek Basket League and will also suit up for his home country in the Olympics. Outside of the team's clear star, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Papanikolaou has been one of the squad's focal points on offense in exhibitions leading up to Paris.
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Papanikolaou played just one season for the Rockets before they decided to ship him off to Denver to help facilitate the Ty Lawson trade. There was some speculation the Nuggets would buyout Papanikolaou's contract and make him a free agent, but it appears they'll keep him for the time being. Papanikolaou is a 6-9 forward who can handle, distribute, and score. He showed this in his time at Olympiacos in the Greek League and at Barcelona in the Spanish League. In 2013, he was named the Euroleague Rising Star, and his stock rose as he caught the attention of NBA scouts across the league. After being drafted by the Knicks in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft, his draft rights were traded multiple times before ending up with the Rockets. Papanikolaou averaged 4.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 0.7 steals in 19 minutes per game through 43 contests last season as a rookie. He shot 35 percent from the field and 29 percent from three-point range. There were times when the youngster showed exceptional talent, but he just couldn't produce consistently enough to lock down an a consistent role with the Rockets last season. An ankle injury hampered him for a time, and he could never find playing time after the acquisitions of Josh Smith and Corey Brewer. Papanikolaou's role is up in the air for the Nuggets, and it's unclear what's in store for the 25-year-old sophomore.
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Staying in Europe
Papanikolaou agreed Thursday with Olympiacos B.C. of the Greek Basket League on a three-year contract extension, likely ending a bid to return to the NBA.
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Could return to NBA
Papanikolaou has drawn interest from several teams this offseason and is considering a return to the NBA, Ian Begley of ESPN.com reports.
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Papanikolaou agreed to a contract with Olympiacos of Greece that will run through June 2019, Sportando reports.
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Papanikolaou was waived by the Nuggets on Thursday, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports.
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Papanikolaou failed to score (0-3 FG, 0-2 3Pt) and collected five rebounds and one assist across 22 minutes in Tuesday's 93-87 loss to the Nuggets.
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