The day that changed Greek basketball forever, 31 years ago (documented)

[The Historian]

This day, exactly 31 years ago, the fate of Greek basketball had changed forever.



Why? Because an unknown 22 year old from USA named Nikos Georgalis made his debut with Aris. He was later to be known as Nikos Galis.

[Raze Lupin]

Nice retro pics!

[ZEUS]

Not only were his skills way advanced than most players on the world front at that moment in time, but his hardcore fitness attitude that he cultivated as a boxer earlier kept him in such supreme shape that few other players at the time could match with. Galis didn't have huge muscular bulk, but his strength could squeeze blood out of a stone

[Kenneth23]

I have never seen him play because I wasn't even born back then, but my father has told be numerous stories about Galis. And sometimes I wish that I could have seen him play because he's a legend, a true legend

[ZEUS]

It wasn't clear, but it says that he lived at Dimitri Gounari street no. 36, I wonder if there's any plaque commemorating this, it's only just down the road from where I live <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />