All Things Konstantinos Papanikolaou

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GOD said:
So what are their contracts like? Can we bring in papa end the other guy next season? Would they be interested in coming?
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This was before the Knicks traded us his rights:

Marc Cornstein, the New York-based agent for Greek small forward Kostas Papanikolaou, said he expects his client will play for the Knicks in 2013-14, despite a two-year contract with Olympiacos.

“He definitely wants to play in the NBA, it’s a lifelong dream of his,’’ Cornstein told The Post. “He’s playing at the highest level in the Greek League and it’s the next step. He’s anxious to play sooner than later. He wanted the right fit with the right team and the Knicks we would’ve handpicked.’’

Papanikolaou has a $1 million buyout in his Greek League contract for that season. The Knicks could pay about $650,000 of the buyout and he would have to foot the rest. Because the NBA minimum is $500,000, it might not be worthwhile financially for Papanikolaou to come over unless the Knicks offered one of their exceptions. It could get complicated.
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Good game in the Euroleague for our man.
Boxscore.

Highlights (he's #16 in red):

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The game also features Bo Maccalebb vs. Pero Antic (Macedonians must be torn), Acie Law, Josh Powell and the self-styled Euro T-Mac, Vassilis Spanoulis.
 
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I think that Claver is starting to look pretty good, myself, so I wonder where that leaves us with K-Pap. Perhaps there's room for both of them, even if both become solid NBA players, if Batum spends more time at SG. Also, I guess, Claver is being played as a stretch 4 a little bit. Perhaps K-Pap will be content to stay in Europe for the time being.
 
We traded the rights to Printezis to OKC when we got Maynor, right?
 
Rastapopoulos said:
I think that Claver is starting to look pretty good, myself, so I wonder where that leaves us with K-Pap. Perhaps there's room for both of them, even if both become solid NBA players, if Batum spends more time at SG. Also, I guess, Claver is being played as a stretch 4 a little bit. Perhaps K-Pap will be content to stay in Europe for the time being.
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I'm doubting more and more that Batum will ever play significant time at SG. Almost every team in the league plays two point guards together for at least some amount of time. Very rarely do teams go big by moving their SF to SG. It's not gonna happen in today's NBA.
 
Interview with KP:

Your three-point accuracy has risen 20% this season. How did that happen?

"In addition to team practice, you have to work on your own if you want to improve and help the team more. I worked the whole summer and during the season with our coaches, who have helped me a lot. I am trying to improve my game but I also have to give a lot of credit to my teammates. Most of the times, they created some shots from me. If they weren't there, maybe I wouldn't have these shots."
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Watching some videos of this kid. Reminds me of a former Blazer draft pick: Linas Kleiza

He was a very serviceable bench player. Can we expect the same from him?
 
yuyuza1 said:
Watching some videos of this kid. Reminds me of a former Blazer draft pick: Linas Kleiza

He was a very serviceable bench player. Can we expect the same from him?
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I was thinking along the same lines. With 4 years pro for a good euro team, I think he should be able to jump right in and give some help off the bench, mostly at the 3, but also at the 4 in emergencies. I have only watched clips, so I could be very wrong. Would love a detailed analysis from someone who actually watched a few games of his this season.
 
I'm kind of hoping he's more like Jorge Garbajosa. Kleisa was/is athletic but not a good defender, and not much of a lockerroom guy. Garbajosa was the ultimate team guy, and while a bit of a SF/PF tweener, a surprisingly effective defender. KP is known for his hardnosed defense.
 
Greek players haven't had much success in the NBA over the past decade. So few have even tried to come over.
 
yuyuza1 said:
Greek players haven't had much success in the NBA over the past decade. So few have even tried to come over.
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I can't think of any apart from Spanoulis, who was buried on Jeff Van Gundy's bench. I think it has a lot to do with the health of the Greek League, or at least the top two teams. Spanoulis (like Navarro) actually opted out of an NBA contract to go back. They like their local food and being treated like rock stars. The atmosphere of an Olympiakos-Panathinaikos game tops any NBA arena, if you can handle the flying objects.
 
I have a hard time believing this "hardnosed defense" would ever be able to translate to the NBA. He'll get thrown around and left in the dust. I'd really us rather not waste draft picks on Europeans.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
I have a hard time believing this "hardnosed defense" would ever be able to translate to the NBA. He'll get thrown around and left in the dust.
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"Thrown around"? Who do you think he'll be guarding - Dwight Howard?

I'd really us rather not waste draft picks on Europeans.
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Yeah, that #48 pick was just GOLD DUST! Just think, we missed out on Darius Johnson-Odom!
 
uh, it wasn't even our pick. It was a gift given to us for allowing the Knicks to pay Felton 3.4M. Literally something for nothing (we weren't signing Felton, and didn't expect anything in return for renouncing him).
 
Rising Star Trophy winner: Kostas Papanikolaou

In one of the closest races in the history of the award, Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos Piraeus has been voted the Euroleague Rising Star Trophy winner for the 2012-13 season
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His 59.4% three-point shooting was tied for the fifth-best regular season percentage in competition history among players with at least 30 attempts from the arc.
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Anyone watching the HOU game?

He's still trying to find consistency in his jumper but you can see that he's going to be a player. Super high IQ and crafty. His fakes/hesitations are already Scola-Esque.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Anyone watching the HOU game?

He's still trying to find consistency in his jumper but you can see that he's going to be a player. Super high IQ and crafty. His fakes/hesitations are already Scola-Esque.
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He's a chucker who breaks the flow of the offense.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Stop trolling.
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I call it how I see it. He went 1-8 from 3 and his form is rushed. Took the most shots tonight, and turned the ball over 3 times, ending at -7(worst on team tonight).

Let me know if he actually improves his game and becomes an average player. Until then I'll be sitting here ecstatic that we unloaded this chump for T-Rob.
 
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I think I knew this guy, but I'm not sure which one. It was either the one I knew in 3rd grade, 7th grade, or 11th grade.
 
I'd rather have T-Rob playing 1/8 games, but getting 8 rebounds and not sucking, than have Kostas papanikalau throwing up 0-13% shooting nights 1/3 games.
 
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His shot isn't falling .....at all.

I really like his skillset but I'm glad that he's sucking for Houston.

Eat it, Morey!
 
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