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
Greece-United States Kosta Koufos Utah Jazz Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings
2013
1st
#15
2013
Greece 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
United States-Greece Lou Tsioropoulos Boston Celtics Boston Celtics
3
157
11
1980
3rd
#58
1980
United States-Greece Kurt Rambis New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings
14
880
139
1987
Undrafted
Undrafted
1987
Russia-Greece Sergei Bazarevich Undrafted Atlanta Hawks
1
10
-
1995
2nd
#31
2000
Serbia-Greece Dragan Tarlać Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls
1
43
-
1996
1st
#14
2000
Serbia-Greece Peja Stojaković Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks
13
804
95
1996
1st
#23
2002
Greece Efthimios Rentzias Denver Nuggets Philadelphia 76ers
1
35
-
1998
1st
#17
1999
Slovenia-Greece Rasho Nesterovič Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors
12
811
64
2000
1st
#25
2000
Greece-Georgia (country) Jake Tsakalidis Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
7
315
10
2000
2nd
#30
2002
Serbia-Greece Marko Jarić Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies
7
447
-
2001
2nd
#47
2001
Greece Antonis Fotsis Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies
1
28
-
2003
2nd
#58
2006
Greece Andreas Glyniadakis Detroit Pistons Seattle SuperSonics
1
13
-
2004
2nd
#50
2006
Greece Vassilis Spanoulis Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets
1
31
1
2009
2nd
#45
2013
Greece-United States 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
Greece-United States David Stergakos Boston Celtics
1978
5th
#95
United States-Greece Dave Caligaris Detroit Pistons
1979
4th
#68
Greece-United States Nick Galis Boston Celtics
1982
9th
#205
Greece Panagiotis Giannakis Boston Celtics
1986
2nd
#37
Greece Panagiotis Fasoulas Portland Trail Blazers
1987
4th
#90
Greece Fanis Christodoulou Atlanta Hawks
2003
2nd
#34
Greece Sofoklis Schortsanitis Los Angeles Clippers
2006
2nd
#57
Greece Loukas Mavrokefalidis Minnesota Timberwolves
2007
2nd
#58
Greece Georgios Printezis San Antonio Spurs
2014
2nd
#51
Greece Thanasis Antetokounmpo New York Knicks

All the drafted players

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

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