Basketball History: 5 Greatest players of all time outside the NBA

Modified Nov 08, 2022 09:53 GMT

Some players found themselves a little too drawn to the hustler lifestyle.

#3 Dimitris Diamantidis

Diamantidis played for one team through all 12 years of his pro career

In retrospect, nobody could've guessed how great he could be when he went undrafted in 2002.

Diamantidis dedicated all of his career to Panathinaikos Athens playing a major role in the team racking up nine Greek League championships. Out of his 12 seasons with the squad, Dimitris won Greek League MVPs in half of them. The 6-foot-5 Greek is EuroLeague's leader in assists and steals. In the 2006 FIBA World Cup where Greece stunned the USA in the semis, Diamantidis finished as the steals leader of the competition.

Placed amongst his uncountable accolades in also the award for "Greek Athlete of the Year" in 2007. By the time he retired in 2016, he was rightfully considered one of Europe's GOATs and made the 2001-10 EuroLeague All-Decade Team.

He received the Euroleague Basketball Legend award in 2016.