Dimitris Diamantidis

What draws me to Dimitris Diamantidis is how unfashionable his greatness was. Standing 198 cm yet thinking like a point guard, he spent his EuroLeague years almost entirely with Panathinaikos and was named 2011 Euroleague MVP, but his game was about defense, vision, and control rather than highlight dunks. I admire players whose value lives in the parts of basketball that do not photograph well. He came from Kastoria, a small Greek town, and built a legacy that European basketball fans still invoke reverently. To me he is the model of the cerebral, team-first competitor who quietly defines an era.

Dimitrios 'Dimitris' Diamantidis (Greek: Δημήτριος Διαμαντίδης Greek pronunciation: [ðiˈmi.tɾis ðʝa.maˈdi.ðis]; born 6 May 1980) is a retired Greek professional basketball player, who spent most of his EuroLeague career with Panathinaikos.

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Name (English)

Dimitris Diamantidis

Name (Japanese)

ディミトリオス・ディアマンティディス

Reading

でぃみとりおす・でぃあまんてぃでぃす

Born

May 6, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Monkey

Origin

Kastoria, Kastoria Regional Unit, Greece

Blood type

Private

Height

198 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

basketball player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Euroleague MVP

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Kastoria Regional Unit
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.