Why Dimitris Diamantidis Would Have SUCCEEDED In The NBA

Leaving Panathinaikos for the NBA? Dimitris Diamantidis never made the jump, thus leaving us with one of the biggest ‘What If’ situations in European basketball.

In this video, BasketNews’ Augustas Suliauskas analyzes the Greek’s basketball legend game, while answering the hypothetical question about his probable success in the NBA.

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[coolstrybruh]

In one of his final interviews, Kobe Bryant was asked, if there was one player he wished he could have played with, who it would be.
Answer = Diamantidis

[kostaspetropoulos]

His passing was very similar to Doncic and Ginobili, he was an amazing on ball defender and an even better help defender. Great versatility, clutch when his team needed buckets. As an Olympiacos fan I hated Diamantidis with passion but he's the most complete player I've seen in Euroleague to this day. In my opinion he's the greatest European to not play in the NBA of the last 20 years.

[giorgosdaispyros]

He was a point guard, of 1.96m, and is arguably the greatest defensive player in european basketball. Holds the Euroleague record for the most steals by a player, and the most blocks by a guard. Won Euroleague's Best Defender award 6 times (5 consecutive). He is still the only player in Euroleague's history to win Season MVP, Final Four MVP and Best Defender at the same year. With his high basketball iq, playmaking skills, elite defense, reliability in shooting, and leadership he would have succeeded in any team, even in the NBA.

[Edgaros]

To me he is the most complete greek player ever. And i am an Olympiacos supporter. Can't deny his greatness though...

[pixytorres]

The best guard the Euroleague has ever seen.

[mad]

The most dominant point guard Europe have ever witnessed!Basketball perfection!

[ΣτεργιοςΛυντερης-ξτ]

Kobe Bryant said he wanted him on his team. There's nothing else to talk about

[MrPrasinoaimatos]

No wonder kobe wanted diamantidis on the lakers...imagine a player that has blocked duncan, kobe, wade and chris paul in his career while not playing a single game in the nba. That is diamantidis for you

[kaltsohe]

Ofcourse he would succeed in NBA.
3D was not just a player, He was a basketball mahine.
To be exact, He was the mastermind.
But most of all is the ethos in his career.
His is a legend.

[MassimoRamaioli]

Im glad the stats line suggested here for his NBA career was not something outrageous - an honest 7-3-3 - best comp? not sure - players with that style tend not to play in the NBA - maybe a less flashy Lonzo? - but with way more control of the game - for those who have not seen this guy play, it may not seem much - but as an italian fan, anytime MPS or Bologna would play against the greens, i was like 'oh gosh, there we go again' - in some way, all played the game he wanted to play - octopus indeed, spreading his tentacles on the game - you never thought, not once, 'uh, now hes gonna do some dumb shit' - he played effortlessly, passionately - coach brown would say 'the right way' - what a pleasure to see the guy go at it - ευχαριστώ

[ToxicLemoN]

Yes he could. He was a very high IQ player. He could do everything in the court. He could pass, he could play defence, he could score, he could steal, block, grab rebounds etc. He was a one army man. A guy for every job and totall selfless. The team victory was above everything. As a Panathinaikos fan I'm very lucky I saw this player playing for my team for so many years. In my opinion as I said in the beginning for me he could definitely play in the NBA. Only love and respect for our captain 3D!

[AsMinor]

Kobe Bryant gave the answer when asked with who would like to be teammate. I am not Panathinaikos fan.

[MrZdanTomas]

Good reminder of how good he actually was 💪

[jimcarey]

dimitris is very humble and down to earth guy. money is not worth much to him.we love him to death thats why no one will have number 13 ever again.

[tmmy]

The best euroleague player of all time hands down

[giorgosdou]

His nickname is 3D (Dimitris Diamantidis Defence) not octopus

[kolokotronis]

diamantidis is the best defender in history of baskeball and one of the greatest playmakers....

[panoszigzag]

Not just a great player but a great personality and one of the bets guys in eurolegue.

[glmk]

I'm sure he would have been a starter for a contender in the NBA. He was easily the best Greek player and perhaps the best European player from the mid 2000s to early 2010s. He was asked many times to cross the Atlantic, but he chose to stay loyal to Panathinaikos.

You also forgot to speak about how clutch he was. He shot below 40% from three for his career, but when the match was on stake, he would shoot and 9 out of 10 times the ball would go in. His 3pt shot vs France still sends chills down the spine of Greeks.