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 1.96 m (6'5") tall small forward, who can also operate as a shooting guard occasionally.
| No. 14 – Panathinaikos | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | Greek Basket League EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 8, 1995 Chalkida, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2013 | AGE Chalkida |
| 2013–2014 | Ikaros |
| 2014–2015 | Psychiko |
| 2015–2016 | Pagrati |
| 2016–2017 | Ionikos Nikaias |
| 2017–2018 | Ethnikos Piraeus |
| 2018–2019 | Diagoras Dryopideon |
| 2019–present | Panathinaikos |
Professional career
Persidis began his club career, while still being a student, in 2011, at AGE Chalkida.
In 2013, coach Georgios Kalafatakis picked him to join Ikaros, the year that the club played in Chalkida, where he played his first games as an adult.
He then played for a season with Psychiko, then Pagrati and subsequently Ionikos Nikaias, where he started receiving major playing time.
In the 2017–18 season Persidis moved to Ethnikos Piraeus, leading his team to the 2nd division playoffs, while appearing in 32 games and averaging 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in 18 minutes per game.
The following season Persidis played for Diagoras Dryopideon, appearing in 29 games and averaging 6.2 point and 4 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game.
Those numbers weren't left unnoticed from Panathinaikos staff, and eventually Persidis joined the Greens in the summer of 2019 as an ancillary player alongside Kostas Papadakis.
National team career
Persidis was selected to the Greek national 3x3 team for the 2018 Mediterranean Games that took place in Tarragona, Spain.