Kostas Papanikolaou

Kostas Papanikolaou

34-Year-Old ForwardF
 Free Agent  Foreign  
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a two-year, $1.78 million contract with the Nuggets in November of 2015. Waived by the Nuggets in January of 2016.
Playing for Greece
FFree Agent
July 25, 2024
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.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2015
2014
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.
Papanikolaou signed a two-year deal with the Rockets in August. He'll likely see playing time behind Trevor Ariza after the departure of Chandler Parsons created a void at small forward in Houston.
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Staying in Europe
FFree Agent
July 5, 2018
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
FFree Agent
July 4, 2018
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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FFree Agent
January 17, 2016
Papanikolaou agreed to a contract with Olympiacos of Greece that will run through June 2019, Sportando reports.
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FFree Agent
January 7, 2016
Papanikolaou was waived by the Nuggets on Thursday, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports.
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FDenver Nuggets
December 30, 2015
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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