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	Drafted by	NBA teams played for
2008	1st	#23	2008	- Kosta Koufos	Utah Jazz	Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings
2013	1st	#15	2013	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks	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	- Lou Tsioropoulos	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics	3	157	11
1980	3rd	#58	1980	- Kurt Rambis	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings	14	880	139
1987	Undrafted	Undrafted	1987	- Sergei Bazarevich	Undrafted	Atlanta Hawks	1	10	-
1995	2nd	#31	2000	- Dragan Tarlać	Chicago Bulls	Chicago Bulls	1	43	-
1996	1st	#14	2000	- Peja Stojaković	Sacramento Kings	Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks	13	804	95
1996	1st	#23	2002	Efthimios Rentzias	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers	1	35	-
1998	1st	#17	1999	- Rasho Nesterovič	Minnesota Timberwolves	Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors	12	811	64
2000	1st	#25	2000	- Jake Tsakalidis	Phoenix Suns	Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets	7	315	10
2000	2nd	#30	2002	- Marko Jarić	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies	7	447	-
2001	2nd	#47	2001	Antonis Fotsis	Memphis Grizzlies	Memphis Grizzlies	1	28	-
2003	2nd	#58	2006	Andreas Glyniadakis	Detroit Pistons	Seattle SuperSonics	1	13	-
2004	2nd	#50	2006	Vassilis Spanoulis	Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets	1	31	1
2009	2nd	#45	2013	- Nick Calathes	Minnesota Timberwolves	Memphis Grizzlies	2	129	9

Drafted but did not play in the NBA

Draft Year	Round	Pick	Player	Drafted by
1978	4th	#72	- David Stergakos	Boston Celtics
1978	5th	#95	- Dave Caligaris	Detroit Pistons
1979	4th	#68	- Nick Galis	Boston Celtics
1982	9th	#205	Panagiotis Giannakis	Boston Celtics
1986	2nd	#37	Panagiotis Fasoulas	Portland Trail Blazers
1987	4th	#90	Fanis Christodoulou	Atlanta Hawks
2003	2nd	#34	Sofoklis Schortsanitis	Los Angeles Clippers
2006	2nd	#57	Loukas Mavrokefalidis	Minnesota Timberwolves
2007	2nd	#58	Georgios Printezis	San Antonio Spurs
2014	2nd	#51	Thanasis Antetokounmpo	New York Knicks

All the drafted players

Draft Year	Round	Pick	Player	Drafted by
1953	7th	#57	- Lou Tsioropoulos	Boston Celtics
1978	4th	#72	- David Stergakos	Boston Celtics
1978	5th	#95	- Dave Caligaris	Detroit Pistons
1979	4th	#68	- Nick Galis	Boston Celtics
1980	3rd	#58	- Kurt Rambis	New York Knicks
1982	9th	#205	Panagiotis Giannakis	Boston Celtics
1986	2nd	#37	Panagiotis Fasoulas	Portland Trail Blazers
1987	4th	#90	Fanis Christodoulou	Atlanta Hawks
1995	2nd	#31	- Dragan Tarlać	Chicago Bulls
1996	1st	#14	- Peja Stojaković	Sacramento Kings
1996	1st	#23	Efthimios Rentzias	Denver Nuggets
1998	1st	#17	- Rasho Nesterovič	Minnesota Timberwolves
2000	1st	#25	- Jake Tsakalidis	Phoenix Suns
2000	2nd	#30	- Marko Jarić	Los Angeles Clippers
2001	2nd	#47	Antonis Fotsis	Memphis Grizzlies
2003	2nd	#34	Sofoklis Schortsanitis	Los Angeles Clippers
2003	2nd	#58	Andreas Glyniadakis	Detroit Pistons
2004	2nd	#50	Vassilis Spanoulis	Dallas Mavericks
2006	2nd	#57	Loukas Mavrokefalidis	Minnesota Timberwolves
2007	2nd	#58	Georgios Printezis	San Antonio Spurs
2008	1st	#23	- Kosta Koufos	Utah Jazz
2009	2nd	#45	- Nick Calathes	Minnesota Timberwolves
2012	2nd	#48	Kostas Papanikolaou	New York Knicks
2013	1st	#15	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks
2014	2nd	#51	Thanasis Antetokounmpo	New York Knicks

Notes and references

External links

International players who have played in the NBA
International players who have been drafted but have never played in the NBA
Superbasket.gr list (Greek)
E-tipos.com (Greek)
Doubleteam.wordpress.com (Greek)

Basketball in Greece

Hellenic Basketball Federation

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Cup Competitions	Greek Cup Greek Women's Cup

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