Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv's Theodoros Papaloukas reacts during his team's top 16 Euroleague Group H basketball game with Zalgiris Kaunas in Tel Aviv February 23, 2012. REUTERS/ Nir Elias (ISRAEL - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Regal FC Barcelona's Juan Carlos Navarro (R) is challenged by Olympiacos Piraeus' Theodoros Papaloukas during their Euroleague Basketball Final Four final game in Paris May 9, 2010. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Olympiacos Piraeus' Theodoros Papaloukas (2nd L) is guarded by Regal FC Barcelona's Ndong Boniface during their Euroleague Basketball Final Four final game in Paris May 9, 2010. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Regal FC Barcelona's Victor Sada (back) dunks the ball challenged by Olympiacos Piraeus' Theodoros Papaloukas during their Euroleague Basketball Final Four final game in Paris May 9, 2010. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Partizan Belgrade's Bo McCalebb (2nd R) and Aleks Maric (R) congratulate Olympiacos Piraeus's Theodoros Papaloukas (3rd R) and his teammates after their Euroleague Basketball Final Four semifinal game in Paris May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Olympiacos Piraeus's Theodoros Papaloukas reacts during his team's Euroleague Basketball Final Four semifinal game against Partizan Belgrade in Paris May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Partizan Belgrade's Aleks Maric (back) tries to stop Olympiacos Piraeus's Theodoros Papaloukas during their Euroleague Basketball Final Four semifinal game in Paris May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (FRANCE) 

Partizan Belgrade's Strahinja Milosevic (R) goes up to shoot against Olympiacos Piraeus' Theodoros Papaloukas during their Euroleague Basketball Final Four semi-final game in Paris May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Real Madrid's Louis Bullock (L) dribbles against Olympiacos Piraeus' Theodoros Papaloukas during their Euroleague basketball game in Madrid April 2, 2009. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Theodoros Papaloukas (R) of Olympiacos Piraeus knocks the ball loose from Luksa Andric of Cibona Zagreb during their Euroleague basketball game in Zagreb on November 6, 2008. REUTERS/Nikola Solic (CROATIA) 

Manu Ginobili of Argentina (R) looks to pass around Theodoros Papaloukas of Greece during their men's quarter-final basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA) 

Manu Ginobili of Argentina (L) drives past Theodoros Papaloukas of Greece during their men's quarter-final basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA) 

China's Yao Ming (R) goes up to shoot past Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

Theodoros Papaloukas (R) of Greece goes up for a basket under pressure from Felizardo Ambrosio of Angola during their men's preliminary round Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (CHINA)

Theodoros Papaloukas and Vasileios Spanoulis celebrate a basket against Germany during their men's basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 12, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA) 

Dirk Nowitzki of Germany (L) looks to pass against Theodoros Papaloukas of Greece during their men's basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 11, 2008. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (CHINA) 

CSKA Moscow's Theodoros Papaloukas celebrates after winning the Euroleague Men's Final Four basketball game in Madrid May 4, 2008. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

CSKA Moscow's Theodoros Papaloukas (L) goes up to shoot as he is defended by Maccabi Tel Aviv's Estaban Batista during the final game of the Euroleague Men's Final Four basketball tournament in Madrid May 4, 2008. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

CSKA Moscow's Theodoros Papaloukas celebrates victory over Tau Ceramica at the end of their Euroleague Men Final Four basketball game in Madrid May 2, 2008. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

Dainius Salenga (L) of Zalgiris fights for the ball with Theodoros Papaloukas of CSKA during their Euroleague men's basketball game in Kaunas January 17, 2008. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA) 

CSKA Moscow's Theodoros Papaloukas (L) vies for the ball with Jasmin Hukic (R) of Olimpija United during their basketball Euroleague group A game in Moscow, January 2, 2008. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva (RUSSIA) 

CSKA Moscow's Theodoros Papaloukas (L) vies for the ball with Prokom Sopot's Jovo Stanojevic during their basketball Euroleague group A match in Moscow, December 12, 2007. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva (RUSSIA) 

Lithuania's Sarunas Jasikevicious (L) celebrates victory next to Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas during their bronze medal game at the European Basketball Championships in Madrid September 16, 2007. REUTERS/Victor Fraile (SPAIN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas (R) goes up for a basket over Lithuania's Ramunas Siskauskas during their bronze medal game at the European Basketball Championships in Madrid September 16, 2007. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SPAIN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas dunks against Lithuania during his bronze medal game at the European Basketball Championships in Madrid September 16, 2007. REUTERS/Victor Fraile (SPAIN) 

Greece's Konstantinos Tsartsaris (L) and Theodoros Papaloukas leave the court after losing their semi-final game against Spain at European Basketball Championship in Madrid September 15, 2007. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas (R) is blocked by Spain's Pau Gasol during their semi-final game at the European Basketball Championships in Madrid September 15, 2007. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN) 

Slovenia's Domen Lorbek (L) is fouled by Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas during their quarter-final game at European Basketball Championship in Madrid September 14, 2007. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SPAIN) 

Greece's national basketball coach Panagiotis Giannakis (R) gives instructions to Theodoros Papaloukas during their second round game against Croatia at the European Basketball Championships in Madrid September 9, 2007. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SPAIN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas (R) goes up for a basket past Croatia's Stanko Barac during their second round game at the European Basketball Championships in Madrid September 9 , 2007. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SPAIN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas (R) struggles to pass the ball past Russia's Zakhar Pashutin during their European Championships Preliminary round Group A basketball game in Granada September 5, 2007. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SPAIN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas (R) passes the ball past Russia's Zakhar Pashutin during their European Championships Preliminary round Group A basketball game in Granada September 5, 2007. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SPAIN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas (R) goes up for a basket past Russia's Zakhar Pashutin during their European Championships Preliminary round Group A basketball game in Granada September 5, 2007. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SPAIN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas (R) talks to Serbia's Milan Gurovic during their European basketball championships Preliminary round Group A match in Granada September 4, 2007. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SPAIN) 

EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. Theodoros Papaloukas of CSKA Moscow (R) shoots for a basket in front of Mike Batiste of Panathinaikos Greece during the final basketball match of the Euroleague final four in Athens May 6, 2007. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (GREECE) 

EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. Theodoros Papaloukas of CSKA Moscow (R) goes for a basket in front of Nikos Chatzivretas of Panathinaikos Greece during the final basketball match of the Euroleague final four in Athens May 6, 2007. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (GREECE) 

EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. Theodoros Papaloukas of CSKA Moscow (R) tries to block Berni Rodriguez of Unicaja Spain during a semi-final basketball match of the Euroleague final four in Athens May 4, 2007. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (GREECE) 

CSKA's Theodoros Papaloukas (L) goes to the basket as Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv's Tal Burstein tries to block him during their Euroleague basketball playoff match in Tel Aviv April 5, 2007. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen (ISRAEL) 

CSKA's Theodoros Papaloukas (L) tries to pass Partizan's Luka Bogdanovic during their Euroleague Top 16, Group E basketball match in Belgrade March 22, 2007. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SERBIA) 

CSKA's Theodoros Papaloukas (L) struggles for a loose ball with Partizan's Milenko Tepic during their basketball Euroleague Top 16, group E match in Belgrade March 22, 2007. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SERBIA) 

CSKA Moscow's Theodoros Papaloukas (L) dribbles ball past BC Zalgiris Vidas Ginevicius during their men's Euroleague regular season Group C basketball game in Kaunas, Lithuania November 23, 2006. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA) 

CSKA Moscow's Theodoros Papaloukas (2nd R) fights for ball with BC Zalgiris Marko Popovic (R) and Jonas Maciulis during their men's Euroleague regular season Group C basketball game in Kaunas, Lithiuania November 23, 2006. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA) 

CSKA Moscow's Theodoros Papalouka (L) goes for the basket as LA Clippers' Chris Kama attempts to block during the Moscow leg of the Clippers' NBA European Live Tour October 7, 2006. REUTERS/Mikhail Voskresensky (RUSSIA) 

LA Clippers' Shaun Livingston (R) drives past CSKA Moscow's Theodoros Papaloukas during the Clippers NBA European Live Tour Moscow leg basketball match in Moscow October 7, 2006. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas (L) and team mate Lazaros Papadopoulos react as they watch from the bench their team play against Spain at the world basketball championships final in Saitama, Japan, September 3, 2006. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (JAPAN) 

Spain's Jorge Garbajosa grabs a rebound past Greece's players Vasilis Spanoulis (L-R), Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Konstas Tsartsaris and Theodoros Papaloukas during the final match of the world basketball championships in Saitama, Japan, September 3, 2006. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (JAPAN) 

Greece's Sofoklis Schortsianitis (L-R), Theodoros Papaloukas and Michail Kakiouzis react during the medal ceremony after their final game against Spain at the world basketball championships in Saitama, Japan, September 3, 2006. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (JAPAN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas reacts during the medal ceremony after their final game against Spain at the world basketball championships in Saitama, Japan, September 3, 2006. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (JAPAN) 

Spain's Felipe Reyes (R) celebrates a basket past Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas during their final game at the world basketball championships in Saitama, Japan, September 3, 2006. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (JAPAN) 

Dwyane Wade (R) of the U.S. tries to dunk the ball past Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas during their semi-final match at the world basketball championships in Saitama September 1, 2006. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (JAPAN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas (L) congratulates his coach Panagiotis Yannakis as they celebrates victory over U.S. after their semi-final game against the U.S. at the world basketball championships in Saitama September 1, 2006. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (JAPAN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas celebrates victory over the U.S. after his team's semi-final game at the world basketball championships in Saitama, Japan, September 1, 2006. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (JAPAN) 

Dwyane Wade (2nd R) of the U.S. tries to dunk the ball past Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas during their semi-final match at the world basketball championships in Saitama September 1, 2006. REUTERS/Adrees Latif(JAPAN) 

Chris Paul of the U.S. tries to score past Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas (C), Sofoklis Schortsanitis (5) and Vasilis Spanoulis (7) during their semi-final match at the world basketball championships in Saitama September 1, 2006. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson(JAPAN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas celebrates victory over U.S. after their semi-final game at the world basketball championships in Saitama September 1, 2006. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (JAPAN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas (4) celebrates a basket past Shane Battier of the U.S. during their semi-final game at the world basketball championships in Saitama September 1, 2006. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (JAPAN) 

Greece's Sofoklis Schortsanitis (L) dribbles past team mate Theodoros Papaloukas during a training session ahead of their semi-final game against the U.S. in Saitama August 31, 2006. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (JAPAN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas shoots during a training session ahead of their semi-final game against the U.S. in Saitama, August 31, 2006. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (JAPAN) 

Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas (L) goes up to the basket past France's Frederic Weis during their quarter-final win at the world basketball championships in Saitama August 30, 2006. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (JAPAN) 

France's Florent Pietrus (2nd R) goes up for a basket past Greece's Antonis Fotsis (2nd L) and Theodoros Papaloukas (R) during their quarter-final game at the world basketball championships in Saitama August 30, 2006. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (JAPAN)