Panathinaikos owner says he attempted to lure three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić to Europe

Dimitrios Giannakopoulo says he tried to buy out contract Jokić set to make more than $100m over next two seasons Panathinaikos Basketball Club owner Dimitrios Giannakopoulos says he attempted to lure three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić to his ⁠team for this coming ⁠season. Giannakopoulos, ​whose net worth is estimated a

Greek billionaire Dimitrios Giannakopoulos has tried to buy out the final year of Nikola Jokić's Denver Nuggets contract to bring him to Europe.

Dimitrios Giannakopoulos, owner of Panathinaikos, says he'll try to sign Jokić again next summer when he's a free agent

Panathinaikos B.C. owner Dimitrios Giannakopoulos said he will try to persuade Jokić to decline his $64 million player option to play in Greece next year.