Ioannis Papapetrou has played the most EuroLeague games without winning a title among the 2024 Final Four participants, with 271 games to his name.
Winning a championship title is every player's ultimate dream, but it's no easy feat. As the Final Four in Berlin approaches, five players have been waiting more than 200 EuroLeague games for their chance to lift the trophy. Among them are some of the league's well-known names.
Out of the 30 players who have played the most EuroLeague games without winning a title, five will finally have a chance to break their streak in Berlin.
According to Darius Garuolis, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens forward Ioannis Papapetrou has played the most EuroLeague games without winning a title among the Final Four participants, with 271 games to his name. The Greek player ranks eighth on the all-time list of players without a title.
Following Papapetrou are Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul's star duo, Marko Guduric and Scottie Wilbekin.
Guduric has played 247 games over eight EuroLeague seasons without securing a title, while Wilbekin has failed to lift the trophy in 239 games across the same number of seasons. Both players rank in the Top 20 for most games played without a championship.
Also among the unlucky ones is Olympiacos Piraeus center Nikola Milutinov. With a decade in the league and 225 games played, Milutinov is still chasing his first title.
Alongside Guduric and Papapetrou, Milutinov will be making his third Final Four appearance in Berlin. In contrast, this will be Wilbekin's first Final Four, while many of Olympiacos' core players will also be participating in their third consecutive Final Four, including Thomas Walkup with 212 games under his belt.
Title-less players with the most EuroLeague games in the 2024 Final Four:
| Player | Age | Team | Games | Seasons |
| Ioannis Papapetrou | 30 | Panathinaikos | 271 | 11 |
| Marko Guduric | 29 | Fenerbahce | 247 | 8 |
| Scottie Wilbekin | 31 | Fenerbahce | 239 | 8 |
| Nikola Milutinov | 29 | Olympiacos | 225 | 10 |
| Thomas Walkup | 31 | Olympiacos | 212 | 6 |
| Georgios Papagiannis | 26 | Fenerbahce | 189 | 7 |
| Nigel Hayes-Davis | 29 | Fenerbahce | 172 | 5 |
| Luca Vildoza | 28 | Panathinaikos | 162 | 6 |
| Marius Grigonis | 30 | Panathinaikos | 160 | 6 |
| Tyler Dorsey | 28 | Fenerbahce | 149 | 5 |
No Real Madrid players are on the list. The Spanish powerhouse is just packed with champions: Sergio Llull, Rudy Fernandez, and Sergio Rodriguez each have three titles; Edy Tavares, Facundo Campazzo, and Fabien Causeur have two. Many others on the team won their first trophy last year.
Nikola Milutinov
| Team: |
Olympiacos Piraeus |
| Position: | C |
| Age: | 29 |
| Height: | 212 cm |
| Weight: | 100 kg |
| Birth place: | Novi Sad, Serbia |
Of the Top 100 players with the most EuroLeague games, 35 have yet to win a championship.
Leading this unlucky list is Paulius Jankunas, the all-time leader in EuroLeague games, with 392 appearances but no title. The former Zalgiris Kaunas legend is not alone -- two other active Lithuanian players are in the Top 5.
Edgaras Ulanovas ranks second with 306 games, and Lukas Lekavicius is fifth with 293.
Between them are Nicolo Melli, who ranks third with 305 matches, and James Gist, who ranks fourth with 297 games.
Top 30 EuroLeague players with the longest title drought (via Darius Garuolis)
| Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 30 |
| 1. Paulius Jankunas, 392 | 11. Leon Radosevic, 250 | 21. Alex Abrines, 236 |
| 2. Edgaras Ulanovas, 306 | 12. Johannes Voigtmann, 249 | 22. Brandon Davies, 230 |
| 3. Nicolo Melli, 305 | 13. Marko Guduric, 247 | 23. Deshaun Thomas, 229 |
| 4. James Gist, 297 | 14. Vladimir Micov, 246 | 24. Marcelinho Huertas, 228 |
| 5. Lukas Lekavicius, 293 | 14. Nikola Mirotic, 246 | 24. Sasha Vezenkov, 228 |
| 6. Ante Tomic, 283 | 16. Branko Lazic, 245 | 26. Sergi Vidal, 226 |
| 7. Mike James, 282 | 17. Sergey Monia, 243 | 27. Nikola Milutinov, 225 |
| 8. Ioannis Papapetrou, 271 | 17. Ender Asrlan, 243 | 28. Maodo Lo, 220 |
| 9. Arturas Milaknis, 265 | 19. Kerem Gonlum, 242 | 29. Victor Claver, 214 |
| 10. Thomas Heurtel, 253 | 20. Scottie Wilbekin, 239 | 30. Thomas Walkup, 212 |
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