He overtook his former Panathinaikos teammate Dimitris Diamantidis.
Nick Calathes is the EuroLeague’s new all-time leader in steals
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul guard Nick Calathes has written his name further into the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague history books by overtaking Dimitris Diamantidis to become the all-time leader in steals.
Calathes came into Round 30 of the 2023-24 season with 434 steals to his name in 346 appearances, tied with Panathinaikos Athens legend Diamantidis who had the same 434 in 278 games. Following 2 steals at home against FC Barcelona in Round 30, the 35-year-old surpassed Diamantidis to go first all-time.
Of those 436 steals to date for Calathes, 298 came in 211 games in his first eight EuroLeague seasons, in two stints with Panathinaikos, from 2009 to 2012 and then from 2015 to 2020. During his time in Athens, Calathes had four straight seasons in which he grabbed at least 49 steals. He posted 54 in 27 games in 2015-16, 49 in 33 games in 2016-17, 54 in 31 games in 2017-18, and a career-best 57 in 33 games in 2018-19.
The veteran point guard then recorded 69 steals in 70 games across two seasons with Barcelona, where he played between 2020 and 2022, before having 69 so far with Fenerbahce, his home since the summer of 2022. Last season, the 2022-23 campaign, his first at Fenerbahce, Calathes had 42 steals, surpassing the 40-steal mark for the first time since 2018-19.
The man who Calathes has surpassed, Diamantidis, played alongside the current Fenerbahce playmaker for four years at Panathinaikos, as they were together from 2009 to 2012 and then again for the Greek legend’s final season, 2015-16. The post-Diamantidis years at OAKA saw Calathes take the reins at Panathinaikos, and he’s now taken the torch from his ex-teammate when it comes to leading the way in steals.
In addition to now being first all-time in steals, Calathes is also the all-time leader in assists, having dished 2,030 in what are now 347 games. Calathes has a 189-assist lead over Real Madrid guard Sergio Rodriguez in second place.
Congratulations for making even more history in the EuroLeague, Nick!