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===Back to Olympiacos===
===Back to Olympiacos===
On April 27, 2011, Printezis returned to his previous club, [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]],<ref>[http://newsdesk.thebasketballpost.com/2011/04/27/olympiacos-inks-georgios-pritenzis.aspx Olympiacos Inks Giorgios Pritenzis.]</ref> after being transferred from Málaga.<ref>[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=75722 ACB.com Giorgos Printezis abandona el Unicaja {{es icon}}.]</ref> In the [[EuroLeague]] [[2011–12 Euroleague|2011–12 season]]'s [[2012 Euroleague Final Four|Final]], he hit a game-winning shot, off an [[assist (basketball)|assist]] from [[Vassilis Spanoulis]], with .7 seconds remaining on the game clock, to give Olympiacos the EuroLeague championship, with a victory over [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]].<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=188 Euroleague.net Final Four Game 2 - May 13, 2012 - SINAN ERDEM ARENA GAME REPORT CSKA Moscow 61 - 62 Olympiacos.]</ref>
On April 27, 2011, Printezis returned to his previous club, [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]],<ref>[http://newsdesk.thebasketballpost.com/2011/04/27/olympiacos-inks-georgios-pritenzis.aspx Olympiacos Inks Giorgios Pritenzis.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605122903/http://newsdesk.thebasketballpost.com/2011/04/27/olympiacos-inks-georgios-pritenzis.aspx |date=2011-06-05 }}</ref> after being transferred from Málaga.<ref>[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=75722 ACB.com Giorgos Printezis abandona el Unicaja {{es icon}}.]</ref> In the [[EuroLeague]] [[2011–12 Euroleague|2011–12 season]]'s [[2012 Euroleague Final Four|Final]], he hit a game-winning shot, off an [[assist (basketball)|assist]] from [[Vassilis Spanoulis]], with .7 seconds remaining on the game clock, to give Olympiacos the EuroLeague championship, with a victory over [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]].<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=188 Euroleague.net Final Four Game 2 - May 13, 2012 - SINAN ERDEM ARENA GAME REPORT CSKA Moscow 61 - 62 Olympiacos.]</ref>


On July 12, 2012, he signed a new three-year contract with Olympiacos.<ref>{{cite news|title=OLYMPIACOS extends Euroleague hero Printezis|url=http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2012-13-signings/i/98710/7224|accessdate=July 8, 2014|work=Euroleague.net|date=July 11, 2012}}</ref> Prior to that, he had considered a three-year, 4.5 million [[US dollars]] net income contract from [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe Ülker]], but he chose to stay with Olympiacos instead.<ref>[http://www.eurohoops.net/2012/07/flopping/7312 Eurohoops.net Printezis said “no thanks” to Knicks.]</ref> With Olympiacos, he also won the [[2012–13 Euroleague|2012–13 season]] championship of the EuroLeague. On July 8, 2014, he extended his contract with Olympiacos until 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympiacos, Printezis together until 2017|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/138392|accessdate=July 8, 2014|work=Euroleague.net|date=July 8, 2014}}</ref>
On July 12, 2012, he signed a new three-year contract with Olympiacos.<ref>{{cite news|title=OLYMPIACOS extends Euroleague hero Printezis|url=http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2012-13-signings/i/98710/7224|accessdate=July 8, 2014|work=Euroleague.net|date=July 11, 2012}}</ref> Prior to that, he had considered a three-year, 4.5 million [[US dollars]] net income contract from [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe Ülker]], but he chose to stay with Olympiacos instead.<ref>[http://www.eurohoops.net/2012/07/flopping/7312 Eurohoops.net Printezis said “no thanks” to Knicks.]</ref> With Olympiacos, he also won the [[2012–13 Euroleague|2012–13 season]] championship of the EuroLeague. On July 8, 2014, he extended his contract with Olympiacos until 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympiacos, Printezis together until 2017|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/138392|accessdate=July 8, 2014|work=Euroleague.net|date=July 8, 2014}}</ref>
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On December 10, 2011, the draft rights to Printezis were traded to the [[New York Knicks]], along with [[Tyson Chandler]] and the draft rights to [[Ahmad Nivins]], in a three-way trade. The Mavericks received [[Andy Rautins]] from the Knicks, and a second round pick from the [[Washington Wizards]]. The Wizards received [[Ronny Turiaf]] from the Knicks, in addition to a Dallas 2012 second round pick, a 2013 Knicks second round pick, and cash considerations.
On December 10, 2011, the draft rights to Printezis were traded to the [[New York Knicks]], along with [[Tyson Chandler]] and the draft rights to [[Ahmad Nivins]], in a three-way trade. The Mavericks received [[Andy Rautins]] from the Knicks, and a second round pick from the [[Washington Wizards]]. The Wizards received [[Ronny Turiaf]] from the Knicks, in addition to a Dallas 2012 second round pick, a 2013 Knicks second round pick, and cash considerations.


In the summer of 2012, Printezis turned down a one-year contract offer from the Knicks, that reportedly was for slightly more than the minimum [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] salary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohoops.net/2012/07/flopping/7312|title=Printezis said "no thanks" to Knicks.|work=Eurohoops.net|date=July 12, 2012|accessdate=July 12, 2012}}</ref> On July 16, 2012, his and [[Kostas Papanikolaou]]'s draft rights were traded to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]], in a deal that sent [[Raymond Felton]] to New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/itemId/3179/Default.aspx|title=Trail Blazers Acquire Jared Jeffries From New York. |work=iamatrailblazersfan.com |date=2012-07-16|accessdate=2012-07-16}}</ref> On February 21, 2013, his draft rights were subsequently traded to the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]], in a deal that sent [[Eric Maynor]] to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/21743043/thunder-trading-eric-maynor-to-the-trail-blazers-for-draft-pick|title=Thunder trade Eric Maynor to the Trail Blazers for Giorgos Printezis. |date=2013-02-21|accessdate=2013-02-21}}</ref> On July 15, 2014, his draft rights and [[Thabo Sefolosha]], were traded to the [[Atlanta Hawks]], in exchange for the draft rights to [[Sofoklis Schortsanitis]], cash considerations, and a trade exception.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/hawks-sefolosha-trade-thunder-013616654--nba.html?lbx=412037|title=Hawks get Sefolosha in trade with Thunder.|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=July 16, 2014|accessdate=July 16, 2014}}</ref> On July 9, 2015, his draft rights, alongside a 2017 second-round pick, were traded to the Spurs, in exchange for [[Tiago Splitter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-trade-tiago-splitter-atlanta-hawks|title=Spurs Trade Tiago Splitter To Atlanta Hawks.|date=July 9, 2015|work=NBA.com|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
In the summer of 2012, Printezis turned down a one-year contract offer from the Knicks, that reportedly was for slightly more than the minimum [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] salary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohoops.net/2012/07/flopping/7312|title=Printezis said "no thanks" to Knicks.|work=Eurohoops.net|date=July 12, 2012|accessdate=July 12, 2012}}</ref> On July 16, 2012, his and [[Kostas Papanikolaou]]'s draft rights were traded to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]], in a deal that sent [[Raymond Felton]] to New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/itemId/3179/Default.aspx|title=Trail Blazers Acquire Jared Jeffries From New York.|work=iamatrailblazersfan.com|date=2012-07-16|accessdate=2012-07-16|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719054058/http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/itemId/3179/Default.aspx|archivedate=2012-07-19|df=}}</ref> On February 21, 2013, his draft rights were subsequently traded to the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]], in a deal that sent [[Eric Maynor]] to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/21743043/thunder-trading-eric-maynor-to-the-trail-blazers-for-draft-pick|title=Thunder trade Eric Maynor to the Trail Blazers for Giorgos Printezis. |date=2013-02-21|accessdate=2013-02-21}}</ref> On July 15, 2014, his draft rights and [[Thabo Sefolosha]], were traded to the [[Atlanta Hawks]], in exchange for the draft rights to [[Sofoklis Schortsanitis]], cash considerations, and a trade exception.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/hawks-sefolosha-trade-thunder-013616654--nba.html?lbx=412037|title=Hawks get Sefolosha in trade with Thunder.|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=July 16, 2014|accessdate=July 16, 2014}}</ref> On July 9, 2015, his draft rights, alongside a 2017 second-round pick, were traded to the Spurs, in exchange for [[Tiago Splitter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-trade-tiago-splitter-atlanta-hawks|title=Spurs Trade Tiago Splitter To Atlanta Hawks.|date=July 9, 2015|work=NBA.com|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>


==Greek national team==
==Greek national team==

Revision as of 14:07, 14 October 2017

Georgios Printezis
Printezis as a member of Olympiacos in 2013
No. 15 – Olympiacos
PositionPower forward
LeagueGBL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1985-02-22) February 22, 1985 (age 39)
Syros, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2007: 2nd round, 58th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2009Olympiacos
2006–2007→ Olympia Larissa
2009–2011Unicaja Málaga
2011–presentOlympiacos
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Greece
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Poland

Georgios Printezis (alternate spelling: Giorgos) (Greek: Γιώργος Πρίντεζης; born February 22, 1985) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Nicknamed "The Greek Lightning", "Saint Georgios Printezis", or simply "The Saint",[1] he is a 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)[2] tall power forward. He earned an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2017.

Printezis won back to back EuroLeague titles with Olympiacos in 2012 and 2013. His game-winning shot against CSKA Moscow, brushing the buzzer of the 2012 Final, is a EuroLeague history highlight. Bearing the colours of Greece, Printezis was instrumental in a bronze medal run at EuroBasket 2009.

Professional career

Early years

In the 2006–07 season, Printezis was loaned by Olympiacos to Olympia Larissa in the Greek League, where he averaged 11.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. At the Greek All-Star Game weekend that season, he won the slam dunk competition.[3] At the end of that season, he was also voted the Greek League Best Young Player.[4] Following that success, he returned to Olympiacos.

Málaga

In 2009, he signed a 3-year contract with an NBA escape clause after the second year, worth €3.6 million euros with the Spanish ACB League club Unicaja Málaga.[5][6]

Back to Olympiacos

On April 27, 2011, Printezis returned to his previous club, Olympiacos,[7] after being transferred from Málaga.[8] In the EuroLeague 2011–12 season's Final, he hit a game-winning shot, off an assist from Vassilis Spanoulis, with .7 seconds remaining on the game clock, to give Olympiacos the EuroLeague championship, with a victory over CSKA Moscow.[9]

On July 12, 2012, he signed a new three-year contract with Olympiacos.[10] Prior to that, he had considered a three-year, 4.5 million US dollars net income contract from Fenerbahçe Ülker, but he chose to stay with Olympiacos instead.[11] With Olympiacos, he also won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague. On July 8, 2014, he extended his contract with Olympiacos until 2017.[12]

On June 14, 2017, Printezis signed a three-year contract extension with Olympiacos.[13]

NBA draft rights

Printezis was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round, with the 58th selection overall of the 2007 NBA draft. The draft rights to Printezis were then acquired by the Toronto Raptors, in exchange for their second round draft pick in the 2008 NBA draft (Spurs used that pick to draft Goran Dragić, and immediately traded Dragić to the Phoenix Suns to acquire the draft pick they used in 2009 to draft future NBA All-Rookie Second Team member DeJuan Blair).[14][15] On January 20, 2011, the Toronto Raptors traded his draft rights to the Dallas Mavericks for Alexis Ajinça, a conditional second 2013 second round draft pick, and cash.[16]

On December 10, 2011, the draft rights to Printezis were traded to the New York Knicks, along with Tyson Chandler and the draft rights to Ahmad Nivins, in a three-way trade. The Mavericks received Andy Rautins from the Knicks, and a second round pick from the Washington Wizards. The Wizards received Ronny Turiaf from the Knicks, in addition to a Dallas 2012 second round pick, a 2013 Knicks second round pick, and cash considerations.

In the summer of 2012, Printezis turned down a one-year contract offer from the Knicks, that reportedly was for slightly more than the minimum NBA salary.[17] On July 16, 2012, his and Kostas Papanikolaou's draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, in a deal that sent Raymond Felton to New York.[18] On February 21, 2013, his draft rights were subsequently traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, in a deal that sent Eric Maynor to the Portland Trail Blazers.[19] On July 15, 2014, his draft rights and Thabo Sefolosha, were traded to the Atlanta Hawks, in exchange for the draft rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis, cash considerations, and a trade exception.[20] On July 9, 2015, his draft rights, alongside a 2017 second-round pick, were traded to the Spurs, in exchange for Tiago Splitter.[21]

Greek national team

Printezis playing for the Greek national team.

With the junior national teams of Greece, Printezis played at the 2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He was selected to the senior men's Greek national basketball team that played at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2009, and he also played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

He was also a member of Greece's senior national teams that played at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the EuroBasket 2013, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the EuroBasket 2015.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high
† Denotes seasons in which Printezis' team won the EuroLeague

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2002–03 Olympiacos 3 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .3 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
2003–04 3 0 .9 1.000 .000 .000 .3 .0 .0 .0 .7 .7
2004–05 1 0 5.2 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 -1.0
2005–06 8 0 8.9 .611 .500 .500 1.1 .1 .3 .0 3.8 2.4
2007–08 21 10 19.0 .513 .238 .609 3.2 .6 .3 .2 6.7 6.2
2008–09 20 15 18.7 .636 .500 .517 3.3 .6 .4 .1 8.8 8.5
2009–10 Málaga 12 6 24.2 .517 .421 .750 4.3 .8 .7 .2 11.7 11.2
2010–11 14 8 15.6 .386 .182 .688 2.7 .3 .2 .1 5.6 3.7
2011–12† Olympiacos 21 4 21.8 .500 .310 .864 4.1 1.2 .3 .3 10.6 11.3
2012–13† 29 27 20.9 .465 .312 .750 4.0 1.0 .2 .1 10.5 10.1
2013–14 21 14 21.2 .443 .273 .659 4.7 1.0 .4 .2 10.2 10.3
2014–15 20 13 25.3 .486 .300 .696 4.8 1.0 .2 .1 12.2 13.2
2015–16 21 20 25.0 .513 .364 .698 5.5 1.3 .5 .2 14.1 15.4
2016–17 32 32 25.4 .468 .403 .700 5.1 1.0 .7 .2 12.8 14.9
Career 226 139 20.9 .491 .327 .696 4.0 .9 .4 .2 10.0 10.3

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

References

  1. ^ Χαμός στο twitter με τον "Άγιο Γεώργιο Πρίντεζη"Template:El icon.
  2. ^ ACB.com Georgios Printezis 2.06 m.
  3. ^ FIBA.com Official Player Profile Won Greek Dunk Contest.
  4. ^ FIBA.com Official Player Profile Best Greek Player 22 And Under.
  5. ^ Gazzetta.gr Printezis signs with Unicaja Málaga Template:El icon.
  6. ^ Sportando.net Printezis to land in Malaga.
  7. ^ Olympiacos Inks Giorgios Pritenzis. Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ ACB.com Giorgos Printezis abandona el Unicaja Template:Es icon.
  9. ^ Euroleague.net Final Four Game 2 - May 13, 2012 - SINAN ERDEM ARENA GAME REPORT CSKA Moscow 61 - 62 Olympiacos.
  10. ^ "OLYMPIACOS extends Euroleague hero Printezis". Euroleague.net. July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  11. ^ Eurohoops.net Printezis said “no thanks” to Knicks.
  12. ^ "Olympiacos, Printezis together until 2017". Euroleague.net. July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  13. ^ "Georgios Printezis agreed to a three-year contract extension with Olympiacos". Sportando.com. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  14. ^ Raptors Acquire Draft Rights To Giorgos Printezis.
  15. ^ Raptors Add Greek Forward Giorgos Printezis On Draft Night.
  16. ^ "Raptors Acquire Ajinca, Draft Pick And Cash Considerations From Dallas". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  17. ^ "Printezis said "no thanks" to Knicks". Eurohoops.net. July 12, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  18. ^ "Trail Blazers Acquire Jared Jeffries From New York". iamatrailblazersfan.com. 2012-07-16. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Thunder trade Eric Maynor to the Trail Blazers for Giorgos Printezis". 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  20. ^ "Hawks get Sefolosha in trade with Thunder". Yahoo! Sports. July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  21. ^ "Spurs Trade Tiago Splitter To Atlanta Hawks". NBA.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
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