14 Year Old 7'2" George Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
[B]*Updated from when I first originally posted this, when Papagiannis was 14 years old.[/B]
Papagiannis is now a 18 year old high school senior. He is currently 7'2" tall, weighs 275 pounds, and has a 7'6" wingspan.
Here is a clip of him playing against the then defending Euroleague champions, Panathinaikos, at age 14. He is #19 in yellow, playing at the center position.
The guy he is guarding is #14 in green, Ian Vougioukas. Vougioukas, for comparison, is 6-11 280 - just to give you an idea on how big this kid was then when he was only at the time just 14 years old.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1fqKGu6Lbo[/url]
[B]Playing against high school age competition in Europe.[/B]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxu6oLNgf0o[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYEYIPl9XZk[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLUAJi3Qmhw[/url]
[B]Playing against high school age competition in the USA.[/B]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz44iOmGrk8[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ErFiMFToe4[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzmzpivxwD8[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVc88CAb36c[/url]
Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
Do you have any updates on Anthony Parker's statue in Europe?
Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
betcha he never makes it to the NBA... something bad will happen.... glandular disorder or something.
Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
pfftt, he lost the ball so easily
Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
Didn't seem overly impressive, reminded me of Paul Davis/Nick Fazekas, but then again, he is only 14. Regardless, I see his ceiling being a slightly worse Chris Kaman.
But then again, since Sofo is 10x the player Kaman can dream of being, maybe that isn't much of a ceiling :oldlol:
Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
[B]Jonas Valanciunas at age 15:
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship:[/B]
2.3 Points Per Game
2.9 Rebounds Per Game
0.9 Blocks Per game
[B]Georgios Papagiannis at age 15:
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship:[/B]
5.3 Points Per Game
5.0 Rebounds Per Game
2.4 Blocks Per game (led the tournament)
Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
[url]http://zagsblog.com/articles/7-footer-georgios-papagiannis-being-touted-as-lottery-pick/[/url]
I think his upside quite frankly is a top five, one-and-done, 2016 pick,” Westtown (Pa.) coach Seth Berger told SNY.tv of the 7-foot-1 native of Amarousio, Greece.
Papagiannis’ father played professionally in Greece, so he has good genes. He’s currently averaging about 15 points and 9 rebounds for Westtown, which plays this weekend in the Under Armour Holiday Classic in San Diego.
“He’s a really unique player,” Berger said. “He’s 7-1, 250 pounds. Incredibly coordinated. Jumps well, shoots well, dribbles well, passes well, has really good post work and he just turned 16 in July.”
Berger added: “Usually kids this size, this young, can’t run up and down the court. Forget he catches alley-oops and can reverse them. He’s got a super-high basketball IQ, incredibly motivated. And he’s really smart.
[B]Video:[/B]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzmzpivxwD8[/url]
Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
Hopefully next spring he'll play for an EYBL aau team so we can gauge his ability against the best high schoolers in the country.
From the limited glimpse from those 2 videos in this thread I think if this guy keeps mobility and adds some skills in the next 2 years he could be better than Jahlil Okafor(#1 high school center in the country right now)
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Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
Damn! what impresses me is his coordination and thickness for a kid his height and age. And he has good shooting form on top of that.
Barring injury this kid has the potential to be great NBA player.
Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
Papagiannis was recently officially measured at 7-1 at a national invitational camp.
7-1 275 with a 7-6 wingspan and still only 16 years old....
Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
Greek basketball is in a rough state, 14 year olds are their top headliners :biggums:
No wonder Spanoulis, NBA benchwarmer, is a stud there.
As far as this kid, I'd be willing to take a flier on him. He'll go late first round, if not some team will snag him in the second.
Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
Weak competition, slow white guys.
Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
[QUOTE=Demitri98]Weak competition, slow white guys.[/QUOTE]
Someone forgot to tell this clown troll that the whole "weak competition, slow white guys" troll that Americans always do towards European players can't work when a guy is playing in America.
It's also funny as hell, since he was playing against American players.
Freaking moron.
[B]Just another proof of how racist most of these NBA only fans really are. They just automatically say that for EVERY European player.[/B] Even one that was actually playing in USA.
:facepalm
Re: 14 Year Old 7 Foot Georgios Papagiannis: "2016 NBA Draft #1 Pick"
that's a big mofo. hope he's more of a hibbert than a yao/bradley