Nicholas William Calathes (

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: Νικόλαος Γουίλιαμ "Νικ" Καλάθης, born February 7, 1989) is a

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professional

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player for

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of the French

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and the

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. He is widely considered as one of the best point guards in EuroLeague history. After playing

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for the

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, Calathes won the EuroLeague title with

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, and reached another final in

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with

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. A two-time

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selection, he is the EuroLeague all-time assists leader as well as the competition's all-time steals leader. Calathes represents the Hellenic national basketball team internationally, and won a bronze medal at

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Early life

His father started the Orlando Raptors, where he won several AAU Championships. He attended

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, and graduated as the leading high school basketball scorer in Seminole County history. He teamed with future Florida Gator

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, future VCU Ram Joey Rodriguez, to help Lake Howell to a 31–3 record, and a state championship in 2007. At Lake Howell, Calathes twice won the Florida Mr. Basketball award, placing him on a long list of NBA players who have won that award, including

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, Brandon Knight, and

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College career

Calathes accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

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, where he played for coach

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team from 2007 to 2009. Calathes was considered one of the top play-making guards in college basketball. At , he could play the positions of

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, and

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. He was a first-team All-

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(SEC) selection in 2009, and he was the only player in the nation to average better than 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game. Calathes broke the Florida school records for assists and assists per game in each of his first two years, totaling 221 as a freshman (6.1 assists per game), and 231 (6.4 assists per game) as a sophomore. He ranked third in Florida school history in career assists after just two years. He was the SEC Newcomer of the Year and the SEC co-Freshman of the Year in 2008, as he led Florida in scoring and assists.

College career highs

Professional career

Panathinaikos (2009–2012)

On May 23, 2009, Calathes announced that he would bypass the

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to play in the

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. He agreed to terms with the elite

club

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. The three-year deal paid Calathes around

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2.4 million

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, in addition to providing him with a home, car, and endorsements, making for a total package commensurate with what the NBA rookie salary scale provided an early lottery selection. Despite his commitment to play in Greece, he was still selected in the second round of the

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by the

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. He was then traded to the

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for a 2010 second-round draft pick and cash. In his first year with Panathinaikos, he won the Greek League championship, averaging 5.4 points, 2.0 assists, and 2.2 rebounds in 15 minutes per game. He also participated in the Greek Youth All-Star Game (for players age 22 and under), in which he scored six points and dished six assists. In 2010, Calathes was also voted the third best young player (age 22 and under) in the Greek League, after Nikos Pappas and

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. In the 2010–11 season, Calathes had an average of 7.8 points, 3.2 assists, and 3.1 rebounds in the Greek League. He also participated in the senior men's

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, replacing

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(who was out with an injury), because he was 16th in the fan voting with 1,200 votes. Calathes scored 11 points and dished six assists in the All-Star Game. In the EuroLeague 2010–11 playoffs, Calathes scored a career-high 12 points against

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in game 4 of the playoff series. Barcelona head coach Xavi Pascual said, " Diamantidis was the MVP of the series, but Calathes was the key player." His teammate,

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, stated about him, "Calathes played four outstanding games, especially on defense, and was a key for us." In the four-game playoff series against Barcelona, Calathes averaged 7.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and a steal in 26 minutes per game. In the 2010–11 EuroLeague semifinal against

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, Calathes had another good performance, which helped send Panathinaikos to the 2011

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. He scored 17 points, dished two assists to his teammates, and grabbed six rebounds. At the 2011 EuroLeague Final against

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, Calathes helped Panathinaikos, by scoring four points, recording six assists, and making two steals. Finally, Calathes won his first EuroLeague title. In the 2010–11 Greek League playoffs, Calathes had an average of 8.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game, in 23 minutes per game. He helped Panathinaikos to reach the Greek League Finals. He played especially good in the fourth game of the Greek League Finals, in which he had 16 points, 11 assists, and five rebounds, in 42 minutes. He won his second Greek League championship with Panathinaikos, and he was named to the

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website's All-Greek A1 League First Team and All-Defensive Team. He also won the Eurobasket.com website's Most Improved Player of the Year award.

Lokomotiv Kuban (2012–2013)

In the summer of 2012, Calathes signed a two-year contract with the Russian

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team Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. He signed a two-year €2.2 million

contract. He was named to the

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and selected the season MVP of Europe's 2nd-tier level competition, the EuroCup, in 2013.

Memphis Grizzlies (2013–2015)

On July 22, 2013, the Dallas Mavericks traded Calathes's draft rights to the

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in exchange for a 2016 second-round pick. On August 20, 2013, Calathes officially signed a two-year contract with the Grizzlies. In February 2014, starting for the injured Mike Conley Jr., he was named Rookie of the Month, averaging 10.7 points, 4.6 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game. On April 18, 2014, just days before the 2014 postseason commenced, Calathes was suspended for 20 games for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy; the league stated that Calathes had tested positive for

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, though there was no evidence indicating that Calathes had been testosterone doping or using any other performance-enhancing substance that would have been masked by the Tamoxifen. The NBA statement announcing the suspension, which took effect immediately, also indicated that the banned substance was an ingredient in a supplement that Calathes had been taking. Calling the suspension a "true injustice", acting NBPA Executive Director Ron Klempner indicated that the suspension would be appealed.

Return to Panathinaikos (2015–2020)

On July 15, 2015, Panathinaikos announced the signing of Calathes for three years. It was reported that the

of the deal was $7 million. On October 22, against the

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club

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, Calathes set a new personal career-high of 11 assists in a

game. On March 6, 2016, he won the

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for the second time in his career, having nine points, seven assists, and four rebounds in the Greek Cup Final. He was named the 2016 Greek League Best Defender. He won the Greek Cup again with Panathinaikos in 2017, as well as the Greek championship title. In the summer of 2017, Calathes played in

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for Pedro's Posse. He competed for the $2 million prize, losing in the first round to Team 23, by a score of 107–92. In the 2017–18 season, Calathes emerged as the team leader of Panathinaikos. Over 31 EuroLeague games, he averaged career-highs of 14.5 points and 8 assists per game. In May 2018, he was named to the

of the 2017–18 season. On June 27, 2018, Calathes agreed to a €6.5 million net income contract extension with Panathinaikos, that would keep him in Athens through the 2020–21 season.

Barcelona (2020–2022)

On July 9, 2020, Calathes signed with

of the Spanish

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. On June 23, 2022, Calathes was excluded from the plans of Barcelona coach,

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, for the 2022–23 season, after arguments between the two ex-teammates and due to the decision of the Blaugrana to cut down on their budget.

Fenerbahçe (2022–2024)

On August 23, 2022, Calathes signed a two-year contract with Fenerbahçe of the

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(BSL). In a highly successful 2023–24 season, which saw Calathes reunite with his former coach Jasikevičius, Fenerbahçe made its return to the

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after a five-year break. The team also won the Turkish League and the Turkish Cup.

AS Monaco (2024–present)

On June 17, 2024, Calathes signed a two-year deal with

of the French

and the

, joining his former Panathinaikos teammate and EuroLeague all-time leading scorer Mike James.

National team career

Junior national team

Calathes made his debut with the Greek junior national team at the

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, where he averaged 11.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in 22 minutes per game. With the Under-20 Greek junior national basketball team, he played in 10 games in total, scoring 115 points, averaging 11.5 points per game.

Senior national team

In 2009, Calathes debuted with the

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, and with them he won the bronze medal at the

. At the 2009 EuroBasket, Calathes was 5th in the tournament in steals, with 1.6 per game, and he also averaged 4.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, and two assists, in 17 minutes per game. In the semifinal against

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, despite his team losing the game, he scored 10 points, grabbed four rebounds, dished two assists, and made two steals. The next summer, at the

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, Greece failed to win a medal. Calathes averaged 4.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists during the tournament. At the

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, Calathes helped Greece to finish in sixth place, with averages of 9.2 points and 3.8 assists per game. He also played at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Calathes was suspended from competing in any

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competitions for four months, from April 2014 to August 2014, by WADA. This was due to his NBA suspension for violating the league's anti-drug policy, after he tested positive for

. With Greece, he also played at the

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, the

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, and the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He also played with Greece at the

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, and the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification. Calathes has played with the Greece men's national basketball team in 105 games to date, scoring 851 points, for an average of 8.1 points per game.

Greek senior national team stats

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Personal life

Calathes was born to a

father and an

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mother. He holds

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with the United States and Greece. He acquired his Greek passport on June 30, 2008, due to his Greek background. His paternal grandparents emigrated to

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from the Greek island

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. His older brother, Pat, is also a professional basketball player. Calathes' last name in Greek translates as "basket" (καλάθι). In 2013, Calathes' fiancé, Tiffany, gave birth to the couple's first child.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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, 14 , , 2 , , 13.7 , , .386 , , .227 , , .455 , , 1.9 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , , , 3.5 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;",

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

† , 22 , , 6 , , 15.4 , , .562 , , .353 , , .692 , , 1.6 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , .1 , , 4.8 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="background:#CFECEC;", 23* , , 14 , , 23.5 , , .486 , , .298 , , .500 , , 2.8 , , 2.4 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 7.6 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 27 , , 26 , , 30.2 , , .417 , , .329 , , .568 , , 4.1 , , 6.4 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 2.0* , , .2 , , 9.0 , , 12.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 33 , , 33 , , 27.2 , , .405 , , .246 , , .500 , , 4.0 , , 5.5 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , 9.8 , , 11.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , 31 , , 31 , , 29.0 , , .476 , , .293 , , .576 , , 3.8 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 8.0* , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 1.7* , , .1 , , 14.5 , , 18.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 33 , , 33 , , 31.0 , , .393 , , .265 , , .528 , , 4.3 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 8.7* , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 1.7* , , .1 , , 12.2 , , 15.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="background:#CFECEC;", 28* , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 28* , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 32.2* , , .420 , , .281 , , .594 , , 4.9 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 9.1* , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 13.3 , , 17.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

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, style="background:#CFECEC;", 41* , , 37 , , 25.1 , , .428 , , .327 , , .533 , , 3.3 , , 6.5 , , .9 , , .2 , , 7.8 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 29 , , 27 , , 24.5 , , .487 , , .317 , , .450 , , 4.0 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 6.4* , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 7.3 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", Fenerbahçe , 39 , , 39 , , 25.7 , , .440 , , .336 , , .382 , , 4.0 , , 4.9 , , 1.1 , , .0 , , 8.0 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 38 , , 35 , , 23.7 , , .464 , , .357 , , .513 , , 4.2 , , 4.8 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 7.1 , , 10.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 358 , , 311 , , 25.8 , , .438 , , .300 , , .537 , , 3.7 , , 5.8 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 9.0 , , 11.8

EuroCup

, - , style="text-align:left;",

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, style="text-align:left;",

Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban () is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. It participates in the VTB United League. Their honour list includes a EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup championship in the 2012–13 season, and two Russian Basketb ...

, 17 , , 15 , , 33.8 , , .551 , , .275 , , .593 , , 5.9 , , 6.6 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 12.9 , , 17.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 17 , , 15 , , 33.8 , , .551 , , .275 , , .593 , , 5.9 , , 6.6 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 12.9 , , 17.2

Domestic leagues

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;",

HEBA A1 The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Basketball Associat ...

, , 30 , , 16.0 , , .516 , , .364 , , .622 , , 2.4 , , 2.1 , , .9 , , .1 , , 5.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;",

, , 34 , , 19.9 , , .525 , , .279 , , .667 , , 3.1 , , 3.2 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;",

, , 33 , , 22.0 , , .476 , , .275 , , .537 , , 2.3 , , 3.0 , , 1.7 , , .0 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", RPBL , , 9 , , 30.6 , , .482 , , .300 , , .651 , , 6.0 , , 5.3 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 12.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", VTBUL , , 16 , , 31.0 , , .541 , , .414 , , .611 , , 4.6 , , 5.8 , , 1.7 , , .1 , , 15.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", GBL , , 34 , , 28.0 , , .412 , , .261 , , .533 , , 4.6 , , 6.3 , , 1.9 , , .3 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", GBL , , 35 , , 23.3 , , .471 , , .368 , , .545 , , 3.7 , , 5.3 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 9.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", GBL , , 35 , , 22.0 , , .460 , , .318 , , .500 , , 3.9 , , 6.9 , , 1.7 , , .1 , , 10.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", GBL , , 27 , , 22.7 , , .438 , , .378 , , .811 , , 3.4 , , 8.2 , , 1.4 , , .0 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", GBL , , 19 , , 17.0 , , .418 , , .419 , , .800 , , 3.4 , , 7.2 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 40 , , 20.0 , , .478 , , .393 , , .523 , , 2.9 , , 5.3 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 39 , , 22.5 , , .406 , , .288 , , .590 , , 4.3 , , 5.2 , , .8 , , .3 , , 6.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , , style="text-align:center;", TBSL , , 20 , , 22.5 , , .420 , , .329 , , .429 , , 3.9 , , 5.7 , , .9 , , , , 7.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , , style="text-align:center;", TBSL , , 22 , , 24.2 , , .472 , , .458 , , .700 , , 3.9 , , 7.8 , , .9 , , .1 , , 6.8

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;",

, 36 , , 36 , , 32.6 , , .426 , , .367 , , .724 , , 5.2 , , 6.1 , , 1.6 , , .1 , , 15.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;",

, 36 , , 35 , , 33.3 , , .482 , , .390 , , .707 , , 5.3 , , 6.4 , , 1.9 , , .2 , , 17.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 72 , , 71 , , 33.0 , , .455 , , .380 , , .715 , , 5.3 , , 6.3 , , 1.8 , , .1 , , 16.3

Early life

College career

College career highs

Professional career

Panathinaikos (2009–2012)

Lokomotiv Kuban (2012–2013)

Memphis Grizzlies (2013–2015)

Return to Panathinaikos (2015–2020)

Barcelona (2020–2022)

Fenerbahçe (2022–2024)

AS Monaco (2024–present)

National team career

Junior national team

Senior national team

Greek senior national team stats

Personal life

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

EuroLeague

EuroCup

Domestic leagues

College

See also

References

External links