Prodromos "Makis" Nikolaidis (alternate spelling: Nikolaides) (

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: Πρόδρομος "Μάκης" Νικολαΐδης; born July 13, 1978) is a former Greek-Cypriot professional

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player. At a height of 2.01 m (6'7") tall, and 102 kg (225 lbs.) in weight, he could play both the

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and

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positions. During his playing career, Nikolaidis possessed great shooting ability. In 2008, he won the 3-point shootout competition of the Greek League All-Star Game.

Professional career

In 2003, Nikolaidis won the

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championship, while playing with

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
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. In 2004, he was a

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finalist, while playing with

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. He spent the 2007–08 season with

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. Nikolaidis moved to Trikala 2000 for the 2008–09 season. He then moved to

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

. In September 2012, he joined

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, for a trial period. He joined

Ethnikos Piraeus Ethnikos Piraeus (Greek: Εθνικός Πειραιώς) is a Greek multisport club based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1923. The full name of the club is Ethnikos Omilos Filathlon Pireos/Phalirou or Ethnikos OFPF (Greek: Εθνικός Όμιλ ...

in 2018.

Awards and accomplishments

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Champion: (2003) * Greek All-Star Game 3 Point Shootout Champion: (2008) *2× Greek League All-Star: (2010, 2011)

References

External links

EuroCup ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileItalian League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolaidis, Makis 1978 births Living people AEK B.C. players Aigaleo B.C. players Basketball Agia Paraskevi players Apollon Limassol BC players Aris B.C. players Cypriot men's basketball players Esperos B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Ionikos N.F. B.C. players Kavala B.C. players Maroussi B.C. players Olympia Larissa B.C. players Shooting guards Small forwards Trikala B.C. players Virtus Bologna players Basketball players from Kavala