In the eighth and final instalment of Hoop Cities we travel to the cradle of basketball in Greece, where the sound of the victories from the Golden Era with Hall of Famer Nick Galis is still echoing on the historic walls of the town.
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Watching this, one might get the false impression that Aris and PAOK have had an equal impact on Greek basketball. However, Aris has historically been a much more successful club in the sport, significantly contributing to the Greek national team with great players. Even today’s national team includes players who either began their careers at Aris or first shone there, such as Sloukas, Papanikolaou, Toliopoulos, Mitoglou, Kalaitzakis, and Larentzakis. Let’s also not forget Vezenkov, who, although not playing for the Greek national team, is now considered one of the best basketball players in Europe. It's also disappointing that Iraklis was not even mentioned, despite having developed many notable players like Diamantidis, Hatzivretas, Papadopoulos, and Big Sofo.
That dunk at 17:09 was kinda sweet tho
Nothing but the love for Greece from Serbia
Basketball in Thessaloniki= ARIS
Panatinaikos je broj u Evropi GATE 13
Basket was the ideal sport for Greek cities which were (unfortunately) densely built, cemented to the last cm²: It was easier to put basketball courts than football ones or of any other sport. As kids growing up in the city we were mainly playing basketball. We were watching football as much as basketball but we were playing more basketball than football. The arrival of Nick Gallis in the early 80s put this game on the forefront, the guy did magic, easily the best European (sure, born in the US) player ever.
Macedonia🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
amazing country greetings from turkey to greece <3
In 2017 Nick Galis was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqmjhfxOlGo
Μπουτάρη σίχαμα η μακεδονική και η ποντιακή είναι ελληνικές κουζίνες .. Σκουπίδι ανθελληνικό είσαι με την κάθε ευκαιρία !!! Εβραϊκή κουζίνα δεν έχουμε μόνο στη γειτονιά σου …
Thank you NBA channel!❤
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Such a great docu "Basketball cities ". I just been to Thesaloniki 2 months ago and this docu even enhanced my experience there. ❤ Thesaloniki
great documentary, but you had to talk about bane prelevic, the greatest basketball player to play for paok
45:59 that's what great athletes do!
10+ for cinematography
Goosebumps
Amazing Doco 👏
Ο ΠΑΟΚ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΝΑΛΙ ΤΟΥ ΝΒΑ ΘΑ ΤΡΕΛΑΘΩ
Το οτι θα εβλεπα το Στρεμπενιωτη στο επισημπ καναλι του nba δεν το περιμενα ποτε
Is this a documentary about Paok bc ? Nothing about Iraklis BC the club that came after YMCA and ofc Aris Bc which is the biggest club in town. So sad really …..
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Damn Greece is on the main NBA channel that's crazy😅
Γεια σου ρε Σαλόνικα με τις ταλεντάρες σου! Greetings to all NBA and in general basketball lovers around the world!
The voice of Nick in the beginning.
Thessaloniki = PAOK