Georgios Printezis Israel 80-106 Greece, EuroBasket 2009, Poland. |
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| Nickname(s) | The Big Fish Air Printezis |
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| Position | Small Forward Power Forward |
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| League | Greek League Euroleague |
| Team | Olympiacos |
| Born | February 22, 1985 Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Draft | 2nd round, 58th overall, 2007 San Antonio Spurs |
| Pro career | 2002–present |
| Career history | Olympiacos Piraeus (2002-06) Olympia Larissa (2006-07) Olympiacos Piraeus (2007-09) Unicaja Málaga (2009-11) Olympiacos Piraeus (2011) |
| Awards | Greek Youth All Star Game MVP (2006) Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk Champion (2007) Greek League Best Young Player (2007) |
Georgios Printezis (alternate spelling: Giorgos Printezis) (Greek: Γιώργος Πρίντεζης; born February 22, 1985, in Athens) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[1] tall and he plays at both the small forward and power forward positions.
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In the 2006-07 season, Printezis played with Olympia Larissa in the Greek League, where he averaged 11.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. At the Greek All-Star Game weekend that season, he won the slam dunk competition.[2] At the end of that season, he was also voted the best young player (ages 22 and under) of the Greek Championship.[3]
In 2009, he signed a 3 year contract with an NBA escape clause after the second year, worth €3.6 million euros net income with the Spanish ACB League club Unicaja Málaga.[4][5] On April 27, 2011, he returned to his previous club, Olympiacos,[6] after being transferred from Málaga.[7]
Printezis was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round, with the 58th selection overall of the 2007 NBA Draft. The draft rights to Printezis were then acquired by the Toronto Raptors, in exchange for their second round draft pick in the 2008 NBA Draft (Spurs used that pick to draft Goran Dragić, and immediately traded Dragić to the Phoenix Suns to acquire the draft pick they used in 2009 to draft future NBA All-Rookie second team member DeJuan Blair).[8][9] On January 20, 2011, the Toronto Raptors traded his draft rights to the Dallas Mavericks for Alexis Ajinça, a conditional second 2013 second round draft pick and cash.[10] On December 10th, 2011, the draft rights to Printezis were traded to the New York Knicks, along with the draft rights to Ahmad Nivins and Tyson Chandler in a three-way trade. The Mavericks received Andy Rautins from the Knicks and a second round pick from the Washington Wizards. The Wizards received Ronny Turiaf from the Knicks in addition to a Dallas 2012 second round pick, and 2013 Knicks second round pick, and cash considerations.
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| Bronze | 2009 Poland | National Team |
Printezis was selected to the senior Greek national basketball team that played at the 2008 Olympics Basketball Tournament. He won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2009, and he also played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
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