Theodoros Papaloukas (right), the 6-7 point guard extraordinaire tied a Euroleague record with 14 assists in Olympiacos’ tight 88-84 win over Entente Orleanaise last night. (Discuss Papaloukas’ performance and Euroleague Week 6 in our forum) The former Euroleague MVP teamed with Linas Kleiza, who had 19 fourth quarter points, in Olympiacos’ late comeback. Papaloukas’ 14 [...]

At the sold-out Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Josh Childress led Olympiacos with 19 points and 10 rebounds and his double-double helped the Reds to a 87-76 win over arch rivals Panathinaikos in a Final Four rematch of the Greek League on Sunday. (Discuss the Green-Red game in our forum) Theo Papaloukas added 20 [...]

From Sport24.gr (via TalkBasket): Olympiacos’ coach Panagiotis Giannakis has sent former Houston Rocket guard Von Wafer home after clashing with one of the coaching staff. (Talk Greek basketball in our forum) The problem with Wafer comes days before Olympiacos plays some very important games against Partizan and rivals Panathinaikos. Before signing with the Greek powerhouse, Wafer [...]

Good news for Hellas, the superstar backcourt of Theo Papaloukas and Dimitris Diamantidis plans on returning to the Greek National Team for the 2010 World Championships. (Discuss the 2010 World Championships in our forum) Both players missed the 2009 Eurobasket tournament this past summer. “My goal is to be (at the World Championships).” Papaloukas told the media [...]

Greek club Aris Thessaloniki has dipped into the former NBA players market with the one-year signing of ex-Portland and Washington (among others) guard Juan Dixon in the hopes that he can help turn around their fortunes. Dixon has always been a decent scorer, his best in seven NBA seasons coming in 2005-6 in Portland when [...]

Olympiacos of the Euroleague, dropped two straight exhibition matches to NBAsquads in the 2009 Euroleague American Tour; losing by an average of 17 points. The Greek club with three NBA players that they signed away in the last two years, Josh Childress, Linas Kleiza, and Von Wafer, was felled by the San Antonio Spurs 107-89, [...]

Georgi Shermadini (also Shermatini) is a 7-1 center from the Republic of Georgia and one of the big name prospects in Europe. (discuss Georgi Shermadini) As normal with younger players that sprout up before they’re bodies are ready, the 20-year old Shermadini is still years away from filling in his skinny, 7-1 frame. But with potential as [...]