{"id":505242,"date":"2026-07-10T19:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=505242"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:08:34","slug":"olympiacos-officially-extends-kostas-papanikolaou-through-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/olympiacos-officially-extends-kostas-papanikolaou-through-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympiacos officially extends Kostas Papanikolaou through 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Olympiacos BC has officially announced the signing of a new two-year contract with <strong>Kostas Papanikolaou<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Some partnerships go far beyond the limits of a contract. They are built over time, based on trust, mutual respect, and a shared desire for continuous growth and new achievements. The partnership with Kostas Papanikolaou is one of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Our captain and our club share much more than trophies. Together, we have celebrated three EuroLeague titles (2012, 2013, 2026), six Greek League championships (2012, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026), five Greek Cups (2010, 2011, 2022, 2023, 2024), and four Greek Super Cups (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025).<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Above all, we share a journey filled with challenges, difficult moments, disappointments, belief, determination, and relentless hard work. It is a path that has led to major success and continues to inspire us to aim even higher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Kostas Papanikolaou is not only the captain of our team. Through his character, dedication, and consistency on the court, he has left a lasting mark on the club and has become a role model for everyone who wears the Olympiacos jersey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">This contract extension is the natural continuation of a shared journey that has brought unforgettable moments to the club.<\/p>\n<p>With the same values and the same ambition, we move forward together, determined to achieve even greater success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The club captain signs a new two-year deal, continuing a remarkable journey built on trust, commitment and championship success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":174,"featured_media":329967,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[199,249],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[185],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-505242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-euroleague","category-greece","typology-official"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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