Panathinaikos OPAP Athens center Georgios Papagiannis is enjoying the finest season of his career to date.
Marquee matchup: Panathinaikos’s Papagiannis vs. Zalgiris’s Nebo
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Regular Season
Round 18 of 34
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He leads the league in rebounding (8.2 rpg.), is second in blocks (1.5 bpg.) and leads his team in average PIR at 15.8. He has posted double-doubles in each of Panathinaikos’s last three wins, during which he has averaged 14.7 points, 11 rebounds, 3.7 blocks and a PIR of 26.7. Zalgiris Kaunas will look to athletic big man Josh Nebo to cause problems for Papagiannis. Nebo has been worth 8.5 points and 6.4 rebounds as a part-time starter for the Lithuanian champs. He has a speed advantage in the matchup, but Papagiannis is 14 centimeters taller.