Are there Greek NBA Players?

There are 4 Greek players in the NBA currently. A total of 19 Greek players have played for the NBA till now.

There are not many Greek players who have been selected into the NBA. Conversing about the stats, overall 19 players have made it to the NBA, the most recent was in 2021. In the last 10 years, only 2 players have been selected in the first round including Giannis Antetokounmpo, and 11 in the second round. Additionally, no player has been picked in the top three.

Discussing Team Greece's performance in international tournaments, Greece has qualified nine times for the FIBA but hasn't lifted the FIBA trophy until now. For the 2023 FIBA World Cup, the team is placed in Group C along with New Zealand, USA, and Jordan. This pool will be one of the toughest groups in the entire cluster as five times World Cup champion, USA, and three times FIBA Oceania champions, New Zealand are in this pool.

Current Greek NBA players

There are 4 Greek players in the NBA currently. A total of 19 Greek players have played for the NBA till now.

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the most talented players that has emerged from Greece. After being selected 15th overall the Greek freak debuted with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2013.

He has achieved all the accolades that one player could ask for, over his 10 years of tenure, he has been seven times NBA All-star, also led the Bucks as a captain, and won a championship in 2021.

Giannis is the only player who has been in the spotlight from European basketball and has left behind so much to talk about. His importance can be justified by the fact that Bucks never thought to trade him since his debut with the team in 2013 and continuously offered him perpetual deals. He is only one of the three players in NBA history who have won the season MVP continuously in 2019, and 2020 before turning 26. The other two players are Kareem Abdul Jabbar and LeBron James. In 2022 a film named Rise was released which depicts Antetokounmpo's autobiography.

Kostas Antetokounmpo

Kostas Antetounmpo is the younger brother of Giannis, who played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers before being selected by the Sixers in the 2018 NBA draft. He is listed at 6 feet 10 inches and won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.

Thanasis Antetokounmpo

The 2014 pick also plays for the Milwaukee Bucks. He was picked by the New York Knicks but was eventually traded to Bucks and won a championship, along with his brother in 2021.

Tyler Dorsey

Tyler Dorey is also a Greek basketball player who also plays for the Greek national basketball team. After attending the Oregon Ducks he declared for the NBA draft. He made his debut season with the Atlanta Hawks.