Georgios Papagiannis

Georgios Papagiannis
Γιώργος Παπαγιάννης
	Papagiannis, 2023
No. 9 – Fenerbahçe
Position	Center
League	BSL; Euroleague
Personal information
Born	July 3, 1997; Megara, Greece
Listed height	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	121 kg (267 lb)
Career information
High school	Westtown School; (West Chester, Pennsylvania); American School; (Athens, Greece);
NBA draft	2016: 1st round, 13th overall pick
	Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	Peristeri
2014–2016	Panathinaikos
2016–2018	Sacramento Kings
2018	Portland Trail Blazers
2018–2023	Panathinaikos
2023–present	Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
	All-EuroLeague Second Team (2022); EuroLeague blocks leader (2022); EuroLeague rebounding leader (2022); 3× Greek League champion (2019–2021); 4× Greek Cup winner (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021); Greek Super Cup winner (2021); 2× All-Greek League First Team (2021, 2022); All-Greek League Second Team (2023); Greek League blocks leader (2022); Greek Super Cup MVP (2021); 3× Greek All-Star (2019, 2020, 2022); Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk winner (2020); Turkish Cup winner (2024);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing Greece
European U-18 Championship
European U-16 Championship

Georgios Papagiannis (Greek: Γιώργος Παπαγιάννης; born July 3, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. Born in Marousi, Attica, Greece, he is a 7 ft 2 3⁄4 in (2.20 m) tall center, with a 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) wingspan. His nicknames are "PeeG", "Big Papa" and "Big Doofus". He is also a member of the senior National Team of Greece. He was selected 13th overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, before having his draft rights traded to the Sacramento Kings.

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