Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg) Weight 104 kg League NBA Name Kostas Papanikolaou Career start 2008 | Role Basketball player Salary 4.694 million USD (2015) Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Height 2.06 m | |
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NBA draft 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall Similar People Georgios Printezis, Joey Dorsey, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Erick Green, Nick Johnson | ||
Kostas papanikolaou hits back to back threes in first nba game
Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Παπανικολάου; born July 31, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 204 cm, he plays at the small forward position. He has previously played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets, and is also a member of the senior Greek national team.
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- Kostas papanikolaou hits back to back threes in first nba game
- Kostas papanikolaou rockets 2015 season highlights
- Aris 20082009
- Olympiacos 20092013
- FC Barcelona 20132014
- Houston Rockets 20142015
- Denver Nuggets 20152016
- Return to the Olympiacos 2016present
- National team career
- Pro career
- Greek national team
- Career statistics
- References
Kostas papanikolaou rockets 2015 season highlights
Aris (2008–2009)
Papanikolaou began playing basketball with the youth teams of Proteas Grevenon and Aris, and he made his pro debut in the Greek League, with Aris, during the 2008–09 season. He was named the MVP of the Greek Youth All-Star Game in 2009. He was also named the Greek League's Best Young Player in 2009.
Olympiacos (2009–2013)
On September 14, 2009, Papanikolaou signed a five-year, €1.3 million net income deal with Olympiacos, after Olympiacos paid a €950,000 buyout fee to Aris, to secure his player rights. Papanikolaou's contract with Olympiacos had an NBA buyout clause worth €1 million.
With Olympiacos, he won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships in 2012. Papanikolaou was voted the EuroLeague Rising Star for the EuroLeague 2012–13 season. With Olympiacos, he also won the 2012–13 season EuroLeague championship.
FC Barcelona (2013–2014)
On July 20, 2013, Papanikolaou signed a four-year deal with Spanish League club FC Barcelona, after Barcelona bought Papanikolaou out of his contract with Olympiacos, paying a transfer buyout fee of €1.5 million to Olympiacos, and giving Papanikolaou a contract worth €5.5 million net income, during the contract's first three years (the 4th optional year would be at an additional salary). The contract included NBA buyout clauses in the amounts of €1.1 million for 2014, and €750,000 for 2015.
Barcelona went on to win the 2013–14 Spanish Liga ACB championship.
Houston Rockets (2014–2015)
On June 28, 2012, Papanikolaou was selected with the 48th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. On July 16, 2012, his draft rights were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers, via a trade that sent Raymond Felton to the Knicks.
On July 10, 2013, Papanikolaou's rights were acquired by the Houston Rockets, via a trade that sent Thomas Robinson to the Trail Blazers.
On September 23, 2014, Papanikolaou signed with the Houston Rockets. On February 13, 2015, he took part in the Rising Stars Challenge of the NBA All-Star Game; and in spite of an injury-plagued rookie season, during which he averaged 4.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, while coming off the bench, the Rockets decided to pick up his team option for the 2015–16 season.
Denver Nuggets (2015–2016)
On July 20, 2015, the Rockets traded Papanikolaou, Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Pablo Prigioni, a 2016 first-round draft pick, and cash considerations to the Denver Nuggets, in exchange for Ty Lawson and a 2017 second-round draft pick. On September 25, 2015, he was waived by the Nuggets. He later re-signed with Denver on November 5, 2015, and made his debut for the team that night. He was waived again by the Nuggets on January 7, 2016, before his salary became fully guaranteed.
Return to the Olympiacos (2016–present)
On January 20, 2016, Papanikolaou signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Olympiacos, returning to the club for a second stint.
National team career
As a member of the junior national basketball teams of Greece, Papanikolaou won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. Papanikolaou also won the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he was also named to the All-Tournament Team and won the MVP award.
In August 2009, he made his debut with the senior men's Greek national basketball team in a friendly game. He then won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with Greece's junior national team, where he was also named to the All-Tournament Team. With Greece's senior national team, he then played at EuroBasket 2011, the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, EuroBasket 2013, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the EuroBasket 2015.
Pro career
Greek national team
Career statistics
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.