Georgios Papagiannis

Georgios Papagiannis Γεώργιος Παπαγιάννης
Player information
birthday	3rd July 1997 (age 23)
place of birth	Maroussi , Athens , Greece
size	220 cm
Weight	125 kg
position	center
High school	Westtown School , West Chester
NBA draft	2016 , 13th Pick, Phoenix Suns
Club information
society	Panathinaikos Athens
league	Basket League
Jersey number	6th
Clubs as active
2012–2013 GS Peristeri 2014–2016 Panathinaikos Athens 2016–2018 Sacramento Kings → 2016–2018 Reno Bighorns 2018 Portland Trail Blazers 2018– Panathinaikos Athens 00000 0000
National team
Since 02015	Greece U18

Georgios Papagiannis ( Greek Γεώργιος Παπαγιάννης , born July 3, 1997 ) is a Greek basketball player . He is 220 cm tall and plays on the position of the center .

Career

Papagiannis made his debut in the first team of GS Peristeri in the 2011/12 season when he made his debut on January 5, 2012, at the age of 14, in a game of the Greek Basketball League against Panathinaikos Athens . Up until the 2017/2018 season, he was the youngest professional player in the Greek basketball league since professional operations were introduced.

He played at the 2013 Jordan Brand Classic International Game.

Papagiannis announced in May 2013 that he would be transferring to Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania . After high school, Papagiannis had many offers from college teams, including prestigious colleges such as Kentucky , Arizona and Connecticut , but he decided to return to Greece, where he played for Panathinaikos Athens from 2014-2016. During this period he was able to win the Greek club cup twice. At the same time he made his debut in the ULEB Euroleague , the most important of all European competitions. In the 2016 NBA draft , Papagiannis was selected in 13th place by the Phoenix Suns , but then swapped for the draft rights to Marquese Chriss for the Sacramento Kings . There he shared his position with DeMarcus Cousins , Willie Cauley-Stein and Kostas Koufos . In order to get more game practice, he was awarded several times in his rookie season for a few games to his own farm team, the Reno Bighorns . He completed one of his best games for this on January 25, 2017 when he contributed 23 points and 15 rebounds to the 129: 116 success over the Sioux Falls Skyforce . Papagiannis celebrated his first double-double for the Kings on March 18, 2017 in a 94: 110 defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder , when he had finished the game with 14 points and 11 rebounds. In its first season, the center came to 22 appearances in the NBA. After 16 missions in the 2017/18 season, the Kings had released Papagiannis from his current contract.

National team

Papagiannis played with the Greek U-16 national team at the U-16 European Championship in 2012, as well as at the U-16 European Championship in 2013, where he won the bronze medal. In 2015 Papagiannis took part in the U19 World Championship and the U18 European Championship. At the U19 World Cup in Crete he reached fourth place and averaged 8.1 points and 7.7 rebounds in six games. At the U18 European Championship, which was also held in Greece a few weeks later, he won the gold medal after a 64:61 final victory over Turkey. Papagiannis finished the tournament with an average of 12.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per encounter. During the tournament he reached five double doubles and was chosen together with his teammate Vasilios Charalampopoulos in the best team.

successes

• Greek champion : 2019, 2020
• Greek Cup Winner : 2015, 2016, 2019
• U18 European Champion: 2015
• Bronze medal at the U16 European Championship: 2016

honors and awards

• U-16 European Championship 2013: bronze medal
• U-16 European Championship 2013: Allstar Team

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Papagianni's player data on the Euroleague website
2. ↑ FIBAEurope.com Georgios Papagiannis
3. ↑ TheHoop.com Real Madrid set sights on Georgios Papagiannis
4. ↑ Real.gr January 6, 2012 (Greek)
5. ↑ Jordan Classic International Game 2013  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 47 kB)  
6. ↑ Eurohopes.com Top Prospect Papagiannis moves to the US
7. ↑ Possible Greek import Georgios Papagiannis could be recruiting coup
8. ↑ Greek Center Georgios Papagiannis Is Sacramento Kings Draft Pick [video - See more at: http://usa.greekreporter.com/2016/06/24/greek-center-georgios-papagiannis-is-sacramento-kings-draft-pick -video / # sthash.AzNYQbw4.dpuf ]
9. ↑ Match report Bighorns vs Skyforce
10. ↑ Papagiannis writes history (Greek)
11. ↑ Papagiannis released by the Kings (Greek)
12. ↑ Statistics at the U19 World Cup 2015
13. ↑ Statistics at the U18 European Championship 2015
14. ↑ Report on the award at the U18 European Championship 2015 ( Memento of the original from August 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.