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Kostas Papanikolaou

February 19, 2024

Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Παπανικολάου; born 31 July 1990) (nicknamed Air Pap) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.04 m (6'8 1⁄2") tall,[3][4] he plays at the small forward position. He has previously played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets and the Denver Nuggets, as well as for the EuroLeague powerhouse FC Barcelona. Papanikolaou is also a regular member of the senior Hellenic national team. He is widely considered amongst the best defensive players in European basketball.[5]

Kostas Papanikolaou
Papanikolaou with Olympiacos, in 2022
No. 16 – Olympiacos
PositionSmall forward
LeagueGreek Basket League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 33)
Trikala, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2012: 2nd round, 48th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009Aris Thessaloniki
2009–2013Olympiacos
2013–2014FC Barcelona
2014–2015Houston Rockets
2015–2016Denver Nuggets
2016–presentOlympiacos
Career highlights and awards

EuroLeague records

  • First Player in EuroLeague History with:[1]

+2.000 Points, +1.000 Rebounds, +400 Assists, +300 3 PM, +200 Steals, +100 Blocks

  • Olympiacos EuroLeague all-time leader in steals[2]
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals

Professional career edit

Aris (2008–2009) edit

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.[6]

Olympiacos (2009–2013) edit

On 14 September 2009, Papanikolaou signed a five-year, €1.3 million net income deal with Olympiacos,[7] after Olympiacos paid a €950,000 buyout fee to Aris, to secure his player rights.[8] Papanikolaou's contract with Olympiacos had an NBA buyout clause worth €1 million.[9]

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.[10] With Olympiacos, he also won the 2012–13 season EuroLeague championship.

FC Barcelona (2013–2014) edit

On 20 July 2013, Papanikolaou signed a four-year deal with Spanish League club FC Barcelona,[11] 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).[8] The contract included NBA buyout clauses in the amounts of €1.1 million for 2014,[12] and €750,000 for 2015.[13]

Barcelona went on to win the 2013–14 Spanish Liga ACB championship.

Houston Rockets (2014–2015) edit

On 28 June 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.[14]

On 10 July 2013, Papanikolaou's rights were acquired by the Houston Rockets, via a trade that sent Thomas Robinson to the Trail Blazers.[15]

On 23 September 2014, Papanikolaou signed with the Houston Rockets.[16] On 13 February 2015, he took part in the Rising Stars Challenge of the NBA All-Star Game; 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.[17]

Denver Nuggets (2015–2016) edit

On 20 July 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.[18] On 25 September 2015, he was waived by the Nuggets.[19] He later re-signed with Denver on November 5, 2015,[20] and made his debut for the team that night.[21] He was waived again by the Nuggets on 7 January 2016, before his salary became fully guaranteed.[22]

Return to Olympiacos (2016–present) edit

On 20 January 2016, Papanikolaou signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Olympiacos, returning to the club for a second stint.[4][23] On 5 July 2018, Papanikolaou and Olympiacos officially agreed on a new three-year contract extension. He signed another three-year extension on 22 September 2020.[24] On July 6, 2023, Papanikolaou renewed his contract with the Greek club through 2026.

National team career edit

Greek junior national edit

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.[25] 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.[26]

Greek senior national team edit

In August 2009, Papanikolaou made his debut with the senior men's Greek national basketball team, in a friendly game. With Greece's senior national team, he then played at EuroBasket 2011, the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the EuroBasket 2013, the 2014 FIBA World Cup, the EuroBasket 2015, the EuroBasket 2017, the 2019 FIBA World Cup and the EuroBasket 2022. He has appeared in 134 games for the senior national side and has scored a total of 842 points.

Player profile edit

A smart off-ball player with speed and size, Papanikolaou can play the positions 2-4 comfortably. He is a very effective shooter from 3-point range, and also loves to attack close-outs and finish strong at the rim. On the other side of the ball, Papanikolaou is a very effective defender, particularly early in his career where he was the 2013 Greek League Defensive Player of the Year, winning the same honor in the Spanish ACB League in the 2014 season. He has also been recognized as a leader, captaining Olympiacos to the Euroleague Championship Game in 2023. Excellent defender,[27][28][29] to his long legs and elusive abilities, while helping him play left-handed.

Awards and accomplishments edit

Youth club career edit

Aris Thessaloniki

  • Panhellenic Youth League Champion: (2009)

Club career edit

Olympiacos

Barcelona

Greek junior national team edit

Individual edit

Pro clubs edit

Greek Youth national team edit

  • 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP
  • 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship All-Tournament Team

EuroLeague records edit

  • First Player in EuroLeague History with:[38]

+2.000 Points, +1.000 Rebounds, +400 Assists, +300 3 PM, +200 Steals, +100 Blocks

  • Olympiacos EuroLeague all-time leader in steals[2]

Career statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high
† Denotes seasons in which Papanikolaou won the EuroLeague
Led the league

NBA edit

Regular season edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Houston 43 1 18.5 .350 .292 .722 2.7 2.0 .7 .3 4.2
2015–16 Denver 26 6 11.3 .364 .313 .643 1.5 .6 .5 .2 2.6
Career 69 7 15.8 .354 .297 .688 2.3 1.5 .6 .3 3.6

Playoffs edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015 Houston 8 0 2.6 .250 .000 .500 .3 .0 .0 .0 .4
Career 8 0 2.6 .250 .000 .500 .3 .0 .0 .0 .4

EuroLeague edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Olympiacos 6 1 6.4 .250 .000 .500 1.2 .8 .5 .0 .8 2.0
2010–11 16 14 13.7 .447 .435 .647 3.1 .3 .6 .1 3.9 4.6
2011–12† 22 13 19.8 .490 .333 .688 3.4 .6 .5 .3 6.1 7.4
2012–13† 31 30 23.8 .497 .521 .723 4.4 1.4 .9 .7 8.7 11.7
2013–14 Barcelona 28 27 25.0 .507 .361 .500 3.4 2.2 .8 .5 6.9 8.5
2015–16 Olympiacos 7 5 18.9 .410 .118 .583 4.3 1.0 .6 .4 5.9 5.9
2016–17 37 32 23.2 .422 .316 .826 4.8 1.5 1.2 .4 8.1 9.7
2017–18 28 23 24.1 .469 .373 .775 4.3 2.1 1.0 .4 8.3 11.3
2018–19 30 23 23.2 .545 .371 .738 3.9 1.6 0.8 .9 6.9 8.1
2019–20 26 21 23.5 .606 .391 .708 3.6 1.5 1.4 .8 8.5 9.4
2020–21 14 13 21.4 353 .370 .895 2.2 1.9 0.6 .7 5.7 5.9
2021–22 37 37 23.2 556 .311 .758 2.5 1.6 0.9 .8 6.6 6.6
2022–23 38 38 25.2 647 .429 .729 3.8 1.9 0.7 .2 8.7 10.3
Career 320 277 22.4 .559 .376 .731 3.7 1.5 0.8 12 7.3 8.6

References edit

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External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
  • at acb.com (in Spanish)
  • Kostas Papanikolaou at draftexpress.com
  • Kostas Papanikolaou at esake.gr (in Greek)
  • Kostas Papanikolaou at eurobasket.com
  • Kostas Papanikolaou at euroleague.net
  • Kostas Papanikolaou at FIBA.com

February 19, 2024
kostas, papanikolaou, konstantinos, kostas, papanikolaou, greek, Κωνσταντίνος, Κώστας, Παπανικολάου, born, july, 1990, nicknamed, greek, professional, basketball, player, team, captain, olympiacos, greek, basket, league, euroleague, standing, tall, plays, smal. Konstantinos Kostas Papanikolaou Greek Kwnstantinos Kwstas Papanikolaoy born 31 July 1990 nicknamed Air Pap is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League GBL and the EuroLeague Standing at 2 04 m 6 8 1 2 tall 3 4 he plays at the small forward position He has previously played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets and the Denver Nuggets as well as for the EuroLeague powerhouse FC Barcelona Papanikolaou is also a regular member of the senior Hellenic national team He is widely considered amongst the best defensive players in European basketball 5 Kostas PapanikolaouPapanikolaou with Olympiacos in 2022No 16 OlympiacosPositionSmall forwardLeagueGreek Basket LeagueEuroLeaguePersonal informationBorn 1990 07 31 31 July 1990 age 33 Trikala GreeceNationalityGreekListed height204 cm 6 ft 8 in Listed weight107 kg 236 lb Career informationNBA draft2012 2nd round 48th overall pickSelected by the New York KnicksPlaying career2008 presentCareer history2008 2009Aris Thessaloniki2009 2013Olympiacos2013 2014FC Barcelona2014 2015Houston Rockets2015 2016Denver Nuggets2016 presentOlympiacosCareer highlights and awards2 EuroLeague champion 2012 2013 EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer 2012 EuroLeague Rising Star 2013 4 Greek League champion 2012 2016 2022 2023 5 Greek Cup winner 2010 2011 2022 2024 2 Greek Super Cup winner 2022 2023 Greek League Finals MVP 2012 Greek League Best Defender 2012 2 Greek League Domestic Player of the Year 2012 2023 2 Greek League Best Young Player 2009 2012 4 All Greek League First Team 2012 2013 2017 2023 All Greek League Second Team 2018 5 Greek All Star 2013 2018 2019 2022 2023 Catalan League champion 2013 Liga ACB champion 2014 Liga ACB Defensive Player of the Year 2014 FIBA Europe Under 20 Championship MVP 2009 EuroLeague records First Player in EuroLeague History with 1 2 000 Points 1 000 Rebounds 400 Assists 300 3 PM 200 Steals 100 Blocks Olympiacos EuroLeague all time leader in steals 2 Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comMedals Men s basketballRepresenting GreeceFIBA U 19 World Cup2009 New Zealand Under 19FIBA Europe Under 20 Championship2009 Greece Under 202010 Croatia Under 20FIBA Europe Under 18 Championship2008 Greece Under 182007 Spain Under 18 Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 Aris 2008 2009 1 2 Olympiacos 2009 2013 1 3 FC Barcelona 2013 2014 1 4 Houston Rockets 2014 2015 1 5 Denver Nuggets 2015 2016 1 6 Return to Olympiacos 2016 present 2 National team career 2 1 Greek junior national 2 2 Greek senior national team 3 Player profile 4 Awards and accomplishments 4 1 Youth club career 4 2 Club career 4 3 Greek junior national team 4 4 Individual 4 4 1 Pro clubs 4 4 2 Greek Youth national team 4 5 EuroLeague records 5 Career statistics 5 1 NBA 5 1 1 Regular season 5 1 2 Playoffs 5 2 EuroLeague 6 References 7 External linksProfessional career editAris 2008 2009 edit 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 6 Olympiacos 2009 2013 edit On 14 September 2009 Papanikolaou signed a five year 1 3 million net income deal with Olympiacos 7 after Olympiacos paid a 950 000 buyout fee to Aris to secure his player rights 8 Papanikolaou s contract with Olympiacos had an NBA buyout clause worth 1 million 9 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 10 With Olympiacos he also won the 2012 13 season EuroLeague championship FC Barcelona 2013 2014 edit On 20 July 2013 Papanikolaou signed a four year deal with Spanish League club FC Barcelona 11 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 8 The contract included NBA buyout clauses in the amounts of 1 1 million for 2014 12 and 750 000 for 2015 13 Barcelona went on to win the 2013 14 Spanish Liga ACB championship Houston Rockets 2014 2015 edit On 28 June 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 14 On 10 July 2013 Papanikolaou s rights were acquired by the Houston Rockets via a trade that sent Thomas Robinson to the Trail Blazers 15 On 23 September 2014 Papanikolaou signed with the Houston Rockets 16 On 13 February 2015 he took part in the Rising Stars Challenge of the NBA All Star Game 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 17 Denver Nuggets 2015 2016 edit On 20 July 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 18 On 25 September 2015 he was waived by the Nuggets 19 He later re signed with Denver on November 5 2015 20 and made his debut for the team that night 21 He was waived again by the Nuggets on 7 January 2016 before his salary became fully guaranteed 22 Return to Olympiacos 2016 present edit On 20 January 2016 Papanikolaou signed a two and a half year deal with Olympiacos returning to the club for a second stint 4 23 On 5 July 2018 Papanikolaou and Olympiacos officially agreed on a new three year contract extension He signed another three year extension on 22 September 2020 24 On July 6 2023 Papanikolaou renewed his contract with the Greek club through 2026 National team career editGreek junior national edit 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 25 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 26 Greek senior national team edit In August 2009 Papanikolaou made his debut with the senior men s Greek national basketball team in a friendly game With Greece s senior national team he then played at EuroBasket 2011 the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament the EuroBasket 2013 the 2014 FIBA World Cup the EuroBasket 2015 the EuroBasket 2017 the 2019 FIBA World Cup and the EuroBasket 2022 He has appeared in 134 games for the senior national side and has scored a total of 842 points Player profile editA smart off ball player with speed and size Papanikolaou can play the positions 2 4 comfortably He is a very effective shooter from 3 point range and also loves to attack close outs and finish strong at the rim On the other side of the ball Papanikolaou is a very effective defender particularly early in his career where he was the 2013 Greek League Defensive Player of the Year winning the same honor in the Spanish ACB League in the 2014 season He has also been recognized as a leader captaining Olympiacos to the Euroleague Championship Game in 2023 Excellent defender 27 28 29 to his long legs and elusive abilities while helping him play left handed Awards and accomplishments editYouth club career edit Aris Thessaloniki Panhellenic Youth League Champion 2009 Club career edit Olympiacos 2 EuroLeague Champion 2012 2013 4 EuroLeague Final Four 2023 Runner up 2017 Runner up 2010 Runner up 2022 Fourth place 4 Greek League Champion 2012 2016 2022 2023 4 Greek Cup Winner 2010 2011 2022 2023 Greek Super Cup Winner 2022 Barcelona EuroLeague Final Four 2014 Third place Spanish League Champion 2014 Catalan League Champion 2013 Greek junior national team edit 2007 FIBA Europe Under 18 Championship nbsp Silver 2008 Albert Schweitzer Tournament nbsp Gold 2008 FIBA Europe Under 18 Championship nbsp Gold 2009 FIBA Under 19 World Cup nbsp Silver 2010 FIBA Europe Under 20 Championship nbsp SilverIndividual edit Pro clubs edit Olympiacos Small Forward of the Decade 2010 20 30 EuroLeague Rising Star 2013 EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer 2012 2 EuroLeague MVP of the Round EuroLeague three point field goal percentage leader 2013 Eurohoops com s EuroLeague Best Defender 2018 31 5 Euroleague Best Defensive Players 2017 32 2018 33 2019 34 2022 2023 35 Brainbasketball com s All Euroleague Defensive Team 2020 36 Spanish League Defensive Player of the Year 2014 Greek League Finals MVP 2012 2 Greek League Domestic Player of the Year 2012 2023 4 All Greek League First Team 2012 2013 2017 2023 All Greek League Second Team 2018 Greek League Best Defender 2012 5 All Greek League Defensive Team 2012 2013 2017 2018 2019 5 Greek League All Star 2013 2018 2019 2022 2023 2 Greek League Best Young Player 2009 2012 Eurobasket com s All Greek League Player of the Year 2012 37 Greek Youth All Star Game MVP 2009 Panhellenic Youth League MVP 2009 All Panhellenic Youth League Team 2009 Panhellenic Youth League Best Defender 2009 Greek Youth national team edit 2009 FIBA Europe Under 20 Championship MVP 2009 FIBA Europe Under 20 Championship All Tournament Team 2010 FIBA Europe Under 20 Championship All Tournament TeamEuroLeague records edit First Player in EuroLeague History with 38 2 000 Points 1 000 Rebounds 400 Assists 300 3 PM 200 Steals 100 Blocks Olympiacos EuroLeague all time leader in steals 2 Career statistics editLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR Performance Index Rating Bold Career high Denotes seasons in which Papanikolaou won the EuroLeagueLed the leagueNBA edit Regular season edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG2014 15 Houston 43 1 18 5 350 292 722 2 7 2 0 7 3 4 22015 16 Denver 26 6 11 3 364 313 643 1 5 6 5 2 2 6Career 69 7 15 8 354 297 688 2 3 1 5 6 3 3 6Playoffs edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG2015 Houston 8 0 2 6 250 000 500 3 0 0 0 4Career 8 0 2 6 250 000 500 3 0 0 0 4EuroLeague edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR2009 10 Olympiacos 6 1 6 4 250 000 500 1 2 8 5 0 8 2 02010 11 16 14 13 7 447 435 647 3 1 3 6 1 3 9 4 62011 12 22 13 19 8 490 333 688 3 4 6 5 3 6 1 7 42012 13 31 30 23 8 497 521 723 4 4 1 4 9 7 8 7 11 72013 14 Barcelona 28 27 25 0 507 361 500 3 4 2 2 8 5 6 9 8 52015 16 Olympiacos 7 5 18 9 410 118 583 4 3 1 0 6 4 5 9 5 92016 17 37 32 23 2 422 316 826 4 8 1 5 1 2 4 8 1 9 72017 18 28 23 24 1 469 373 775 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 8 3 11 32018 19 30 23 23 2 545 371 738 3 9 1 6 0 8 9 6 9 8 12019 20 26 21 23 5 606 391 708 3 6 1 5 1 4 8 8 5 9 42020 21 14 13 21 4 353 370 895 2 2 1 9 0 6 7 5 7 5 92021 22 37 37 23 2 556 311 758 2 5 1 6 0 9 8 6 6 6 62022 23 38 38 25 2 647 429 729 3 8 1 9 0 7 2 8 7 10 3Career 320 277 22 4 559 376 731 3 7 1 5 0 8 12 7 3 8 6References edit Kwstas Papanikolaoy Ena apisteyto milestone monadiko sthn istoria ths Eyrwligkas pic Eurohoops in Greek 10 November 2022 Retrieved 7 February 2023 a b Stathakopoulos Christos Oi 7 prwtoi olwn twn epoxwn sthn Eyrwph Olympiacos BC in Greek Retrieved 18 March 2022 PAPANIKOLAOU KOSTAS HEIGHT 2 04 a b Olympiacos officially announced Papanikolaou Eurohoops net 20 January 2016 Retrieved 20 January 2016 EuroLeague Best Defender by Eurohoops Kwstas Papanikolaoy Greeks do it better Eurohoops in Greek 8 May 2018 Retrieved 18 March 2022 Best young player Papanikolaou ArisBC gr 24 June 2009 Archived from the original on 9 August 2014 Retrieved 24 June 2009 OLYMPIACOS nabs prospect Papanikolaou Euroleague net 14 September 2009 Archived from the original on 9 August 2014 Retrieved 14 September 2009 a b Paei sthn Mpartselona o Papanikolaoy RedPlanet gr in Greek 20 July 2013 Archived from the original on 26 July 2014 Retrieved 20 July 2013 Papanikolaoy O ka8enas mporei na grafei o ti 8elei RedPlanet gr in Greek 22 April 2013 Archived from the original on 10 August 2014 Retrieved 22 April 2013 Rising Star Trophy winner Kostas Papanikolaou Olympiacos Piraeus Euroleague net 1 May 2013 Retrieved 1 May 2013 FC BARCELONA lands Kostas Papanikolaou Euroleague net 20 July 2013 Archived from the original on 26 July 2014 Retrieved 20 July 2013 Interest from Houston for Pap not offer yet Eurohoops net 15 July 2014 Archived from the original on 18 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