Konstantinos Papanikolaou is one of the great hopes for Greek basketball in future years after leading his country to great success at youth level. A strong small forward, he has moved on from collecting medals to establish himself as a bona-fide part of the rotation for a leading Euroleague team at Olympiacos. Defensively, he can do a great job because of his size and because he is very smart and will clog up passing lanes and make things difficult for opposing players. Offensively he is yet to really develop one trademark feature since his outside shooting and ball handling could still improve while he is mediocre athletically. Yet despite some limitations he gets the job done because of his basketball IQ and ability to contribute in many areas. His leadership could be really important for Greece in future years.