Panagiotis Kalaitzakis

Panagiotis "Panos" Kalaitzakis (Greek: Παναγιώτης "Πάνος" Καλαϊτζάκης; born 2 January 1999) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He is 2.00 m (6'6 3⁄4") tall^[1] and he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions.^[2]

Panos Kalaitzakis
Πάνος Καλαϊτζάκης

Kalaitzakis with Panathinaikos in 2025
No. 5 – Panathinaikos
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
League	Greek Basketball League EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 26) Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Listed height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2021: undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2018	Aris
2018–2019	Holargos
2019–2021	Nevėžis
2021–2022	Lietkabelis
2022–present	Panathinaikos
Career highlights
EuroLeague champion (2024) Greek League champion (2024) Greek Cup winner (2025) Greek League steals leader (2025) 2x Greek League All-Star (2022, 2023) Lithuanian League Most Improved Player (2022)

Professional career

Aris Thessaloniki (2016–2019)

After playing with the junior youth clubs of Aris Thessaloniki, Kalaitzakis began his professional career in the 2016–17 season, in the Greek Basket League, with the senior men's team of Aris. He was released by Aris on 15 July 2018, and he later joined the newly promoted to the first-tier Greek League team of Holargos.

Nevėžis (2019–2021)

On 28 August 2019, he signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.^[3]

Lietkabelis (2021–2022)

On 16 March 2021, Kalaitzakis signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League.^[4] During the 2021–2022 campaign, Kalaitzakis averaged 10.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.6 steals in domestic competition, as well as 13 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals in the EuroCup.

Panathinaikos (2022–present)

On 2 July 2022, Kalaitzakis signed a three-year (2+1) deal with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.^[5]

On 25 January 2024, Kalaitzakis recorded his highest-scoring EuroLeague game, with 17 points against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On 4 December 2024, it was reported that Kalaitzakis had agreed upon a three-year (2+1) contract extension with the Greek powerhouse.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Kalaitzakis was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2019 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Greek senior national team

Kalaitzakis played with the senior Greek national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

†	Denotes seasons in which Kalaitzakis won the EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2022–23	Panathinaikos	25	7	8.3	.488	.455	.625	1.2	.3	.4	.1	2.4	2.3
2023–24†		30	0	5.9	.510	.250	1.000	.9	.2	.2	.0	2.1	2.1
Career		55	7	6.7	.500	.357	.750	1.0	.3	.3	.1	2.2	2.2

EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2021–22	Lietkabelis	19	17	27.6	.460	.372	.747	2.8	2.8	1.3	.2	13.0	12.5
Career		19	17	27.6	.460	.372	.747	2.8	2.8	1.3	.2	13.0	12.5

Basketball Champions League

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Aris Thessaloniki	5	0	1.6	.500	—	—	.4	—	—	—	0.4
Career		5	0	1.6	.500	—	—	.4	—	—	—	0.4

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Aris Thessaloniki	HEBA A1	2	3.1	.500	—	—	1.0	—	—	—	1.0
2017–18	Aris Thessaloniki	HEBA A1	4	4.1	.400	—	—	.2	—	—	—	1.0
2018–19	Holargos	HEBA A1	19	6.9	.423	.000	.533	1.2	.2	.0	—	1.6
2019–20	Nevėžis	LKL	24	25.3	.380	.307	.814	3.2	1.6	1.1	.2	9.6
2020–21	Nevėžis	LKL	22	29.5	.416	.285	.822	4.5	2.0	1.3	.2	13.7
	Lietkabelis	LKL	22	20.0	.449	.333	.821	4.1	1.0	1.1	.1	7.5
2021–22	Lietkabelis	LKL	40	25.8	.415	.337	.738	4.1	2.8	1.5	.1	10.5
2022–23	Panathinaikos	GBL	31	16.4	.377	.177	.710	2.5	1.1	.8	.1	5.7
2023–24	Panathinaikos	GBL	34	13.8	.486	.258	.647	1.5	.8	.9	.2	5.6

Personal life

His twin brother, Georgios, as well as their younger sibling Alexandros (born 2003), are professional basketball players. Panagiotis and Georgios have been teammates in both Nevėžis Kėdainiai and Panathinaikos.^[6]