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Ioannis Papapetrou has played the most EuroLeague games without winning a title among the 2024 Final Four participants, with 271 games to his name.

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Winning a championship title is every player's ultimate dream, but it's no easy feat. As the Final Four in Berlin approaches, five players have been waiting more than 200 EuroLeague games for their chance to lift the trophy. Among them are some of the league's well-known names.

Marko Guduric

Team:Fenerbahce Beko IstanbulPosition:SGAge:29Height:196 cmWeight:91 kgBirth place:SerbiaProfileNewsStatistics

Out of the 30 players who have played the most EuroLeague games without winning a title, five will finally have a chance to break their streak in Berlin.

According to Darius Garuolis, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens forward Ioannis Papapetrou has played the most EuroLeague games without winning a title among the Final Four participants, with 271 games to his name. The Greek player ranks eighth on the all-time list of players without a title.

Following Papapetrou are Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul's star duo, Marko Guduric and Scottie Wilbekin.

Guduric has played 247 games over eight EuroLeague seasons without securing a title, while Wilbekin has failed to lift the trophy in 239 games across the same number of seasons. Both players rank in the Top 20 for most games played without a championship.

Also among the unlucky ones is Olympiacos Piraeus center Nikola Milutinov. With a decade in the league and 225 games played, Milutinov is still chasing his first title.

Alongside Guduric and Papapetrou, Milutinov will be making his third Final Four appearance in Berlin. In contrast, this will be Wilbekin's first Final Four, while many of Olympiacos' core players will also be participating in their third consecutive Final Four, including Thomas Walkup with 212 games under his belt.

Title-less players with the most EuroLeague games in the 2024 Final Four:

Player Age Team Games Seasons Ioannis Papapetrou 30 Panathinaikos 271 11 Marko Guduric 29 Fenerbahce 247 8 Scottie Wilbekin 31 Fenerbahce 239 8 Nikola Milutinov 29 Olympiacos 225 10 Thomas Walkup 31 Olympiacos 212 6 Georgios Papagiannis 26 Fenerbahce 189 7 Nigel Hayes-Davis 29 Fenerbahce 172 5 Luca Vildoza 28 Panathinaikos 162 6 Marius Grigonis 30 Panathinaikos 160 6 Tyler Dorsey 28 Fenerbahce 149 5

No Real Madrid players are on the list. The Spanish powerhouse is just packed with champions: Sergio Llull, Rudy Fernandez, and Sergio Rodriguez each have three titles; Edy Tavares, Facundo Campazzo, and Fabien Causeur have two. Many others on the team won their first trophy last year.

Thomas Walkup

MIN:26.67PTS:8.08 (44.05%)REB:3.03As:4.76ST:1.55BL:0.05TO:1.89GM:38ProfileEuroLeague2023/2024

Of the Top 100 players with the most EuroLeague games, 35 have yet to win a championship.

Leading this unlucky list is Paulius Jankunas, the all-time leader in EuroLeague games, with 392 appearances but no title. The former Zalgiris Kaunas legend is not alone -- two other active Lithuanian players are in the Top 5.

Edgaras Ulanovas ranks second with 306 games, and Lukas Lekavicius is fifth with 293.

Between them are Nicolo Melli, who ranks third with 305 matches, and James Gist, who ranks fourth with 297 games.

Top 30 EuroLeague players with the longest title drought (via Darius Garuolis)

Top 10 Top 20 Top 30 1. Paulius Jankunas, 392 11. Leon Radosevic, 250 21. Alex Abrines, 236 2. Edgaras Ulanovas, 306 12.Johannes Voigtmann, 249 22.Brandon Davies, 230 3. Nicolo Melli, 305 13.Marko Guduric, 247 23. Deshaun Thomas, 229 4. James Gist, 297 14. Vladimir Micov, 246 24. Marcelinho Huertas, 228 5. Lukas Lekavicius, 293 14. Nikola Mirotic, 246 24. Sasha Vezenkov, 228 6. Ante Tomic, 283 16.Branko Lazic, 245 26.Sergi Vidal, 226 7. Mike James, 282 17. Sergey Monia, 243 27.Nikola Milutinov, 225 8.Ioannis Papapetrou, 271 17. Ender Asrlan, 243 28.Maodo Lo, 220 9. Arturas Milaknis, 265 19. Kerem Gonlum, 242 29. Victor Claver, 214 10. Thomas Heurtel, 253 20.Scottie Wilbekin, 239 30.Thomas Walkup, 212

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