Dimitris Diamantidis

Dimitris Diamantidis

Dimitris Diamantidis playing against Apollon Patras in 2013.
Personal information
Born	(1980-05-06) May 6, 1980 (age 36) Kastoria, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2002 / Undrafted
Playing career	1999–2016
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Number	13
Career history
1999–2004	Iraklis Thessaloniki
2004–2016	Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
3× EuroLeague champion (2007, 2009, 2011) All-EuroBasket Team (2005) EuroBasket assists leader (2005) EuroLeague MVP (2011) 2× EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2007, 2011) 4× All-EuroLeague First Team (2007, 2011–2013) 6× EuroLeague Best Defender (2005–2009, 2011) 2× EuroLeague assists leader (2011, 2014) EuroLeague Basketball Legend (2016) 6× Greek League MVP (2004, 2006–2008, 2011, 2014) 6× Greek League Finals MVP (2006–2009, 2011, 2014) 2× Greek Cup MVP (2009, 2016) 2× Acropolis Tournament MVP (2005, 2006) Mister Europa Player of The Year (2007) Greek Athlete of the Year (2007) All-Europe Player of the Year (2007) 9× Greek League champion (2005–2011, 2013–2014) 10× Greek Cup winner (2005–2009, 2012–2016) 11× All-Greek League Team (2004–2008, 2010–2014, 2016) 5× Greek League assists leader (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015) Greek League Most Popular Player (2016) No. 13 retired by Panathinaikos EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season EuroLeague all-time leader in Performance Index Rating EuroLeague all-time leader in assists EuroLeague all-time leader in steals
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunisia National Team EuroBasket 2005 Serbia & Montenegro National Team FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan National Team Stanković Cup 2006 China National Team

EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season

Dimitrios "Dimitris" Diamantidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Διαμαντίδης) (born May 6, 1980) is a retired Greek professional basketball player, who spent all twelve seasons of his EuroLeague career with Panathinaikos Athens. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Europeans ever to grace the game, he marked his era by being the most versatile player in the EuroLeague, serving as an inspiration to a whole generation of young European stars.

At the age of fourteen, Diamantidis started his youth career with his home team in Kastoria. Five years later, he made his professional debut with Iraklis, and by 2003, he had emerged as an all-around star in the Greek League. He became a member of Panathinaikos in the summer of 2004, with whom he won three EuroLeague titles, in 2007, 2009, and 2011. Diamantidis' numerous accolades in the premier European competition include a EuroLeague MVP Award, two EuroLeague Final Four MVP Awards, four All-EuroLeague First Team selections, as well as a record six EuroLeague Best Defender Awards. He is the only player to have earned all four aforementioned EuroLeague end-of-season distinctions, even more so in a single year. Diamantidis was voted to the EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team, and is the EuroLeague all-time leader in assists and steals since the dawn of the Euroleague Basketball Company era in 2000. On April 1, 2016, he was honored with a EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award.