Nikos Persidis
Nikolaos "Nikos" Persidis (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Περσίδης; born September 8, 1995) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He is a 2.00 m (6'6 3⁄4") tall[1] small forward, who can also occasionally operate as a shooting guard.
| No. 14 – Panathinaikos | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | Greek Basket League EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 8, 1995 Chalkida, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2013 | AGE Chalkida |
| 2013–2014 | Ikaros Chalkidas |
| 2014–2015 | Psychiko |
| 2015–2016 | Pagrati |
| 2016–2017 | Ionikos Nikaias |
| 2017–2018 | Ethnikos Piraeus |
| 2018–2019 | Diagoras Dryopideon |
| 2019–present | Panathinaikos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
Persidis began his club career, while still being a student, in 2011, with the Greek club AGE Chalkida. In 2013, Ikaros Chalkidas's head coach Georgios Kalafatakis, picked him to join the team that year. In that season, the club played in Chalkida, instead of its regular home of Kallithea. Persidis then spent a season with the Greek club Psychiko. After that, he played with the Greek clubs Pagrati and Ionikos Nikaias. With Ionikos Nikaias, he started to receive major playing time.
For the 2017–18 season, Persidis moved to Ethnikos Piraeus, which he helped to lead to the Greek 2nd division's playoffs. During that season, he appeared in 32 games, and he averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds, in 18 minutes played per game. In the following season, Persidis played with the Greek 2nd division club Diagoras Dryopideon. With Diagoras, he appeared in 29 games, and averaged 6.2 points and 4 rebounds, in 16.5 minutes played per game.
Persidis' performance with Diagoras was noticed by the coaching and scouting staff of the Greek EuroLeague club Panathinaikos. Eventually, Persidis joined the "Greens" team in the summer of 2019. He was primarily signed by the team to be used as an ancillary practice squad player, along with Kostas Papadakis, who would also have a similar role on the team.
National team career
Persidis was selected to the Greek national 3x3 team for the 2018 Mediterranean Games, which took place in Tarragona, Spain.