Panathinaikos BC

Panathinaikos Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of Athens-based multi-sport club Panathinaikos. The team also goes by the name of PAO, which stands for Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (i.e. Panathenian Athletic Club). It is owned by pharmaceutical magnates Pavlos and Thanassis Giannakopoulos. The parent athletic club was founded in 1908, while the basketball team in 1922 and it has since developed into the most successful basketball team in Greece and among the best in Europe. Panathinaikos has won 32 Greek Championships, 12 Greek Cups, 6 European Championships, 1 Intercontinental Cup and 2 Triple Crowns.

Well-known players that have played with the club over the years include: Dominique Wilkins, Byron Scott, Antonio Davis, Dino Radja, Rony Seikaly, John Salley, Nikos......
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