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30 players made the ESAKE Hall of Fame list.

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With the 25th Greek League All-Star Game on the corner, the organisation that runs the league (ESAKE) has announced a list of 30 former players who will now qualify as the competition's Hall of Famers.

The vast majority of the selected players are Greek. Most notably, Vassilis Spanoulis, Nikos Galis, Dimitris Diamantidis, Theodoros Papaloukas, Panagiotis Giannakis, and Fragiskos Alvertis. However, there are plenty of foreign names as well, ranging from NBA legends to European basketball superstars.

The first name that differentiates itself from the list is Dominique Wilkins, an NBA Hall of Famer who spent a year playing for Panathinaikos Athens in the 90s. Led by Wilkins, the Greek club marched to a EuroLeague title that season.

Next, we can find the late Alphonso Ford. Several Serbian players are on the list as well, most notably Predrag 'Peja' Stojakovic and Dejan Bodiroga. Croatia also has some representatives, eg. Stojan Vrankovic and Dino Radja.

Mike Batiste, who made his name in the EuroLeague with Panathinaikos, and Sofoklis Schortsanitis are also on the list.

Greek League Hall of Famers:

Dimos Dikoudis Nikos Hatzivrettas Efthimios Rentzias Sofoklis Schortsanitis Nikos Zisis Evangelos Koronios Antonis Fotsis Alphonso Ford Zoran Savic Nikos Oikonomou Walter Berry Dino Radja Dejan Bodiroga Dominique Wilkins Stojan Vrankovic Mike Batiste Georgios Printezis Zarko Paspalj Theodoros Papaloukas Roy Tarpley Predrag Stojakovic David Rivers Fragiskos Alvertis Branislav Prelevic Fanis Christodolou Panagiotis Fasoulas Dimitris Diamantidis Vassilis Spanoulis Panagiotis Giannakis Nikos Galis Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.