Panathinaikos Superfoods announces the one year deal with Demetris Nichols. Nichols (born September 4, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who last played for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. He can play at both the small forward and power forward positions, with power forward being his main position. Nichols played college basketball with the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, and has been a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, and New York Knicks of the NBA.
Nichols was coached by Mike Hart at St. Andrew's High School, where he helped his club to a 28-8 record and won the New England Prep School Athletic Conference title, tallying 15 points and 13 rebounds in the championship game against Lawrence Academy. His senior year, he averaged 18.6 points and 8.9 rebounds a game.
Nichols finished his Syracuse career tied for 28th in career scoring (1,344), third in three-point goals (205), fourth in three-point field goals attempted (573) and 10th in three-point field goal percentage (.358).
Nichols was taken in the second round (53rd overall) by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2007 NBA Draft, but immediately traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for the Knicks' 2008 second round draft choice.
Nichols participated in the July 2007 Las Vegas Summer League with the Knicks and averaged 15.6 points on 53 percent shooting, including 23 points in the final game against the Denver Nuggets. He was second on the team in scoring as the Knicks went a perfect 5-0.
On October 1, Nichols was signed to the Knicks roster. Then on October 29, he was signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers to fill the 15th spot on their opening day roster. Nichols sat on the bench for the first month of his time with the Cavaliers, but saw his first action on November 28, scoring 2 points in 8 minutes of playing time. On December 5, 2007, Nichols was waived to clear roster space after the Cavs re-signed Anderson Varejão to end a contract dispute. He was subsequently claimed by the Chicago Bulls and assigned to the Iowa Energy of the D-League. After averaging 19.3 points per game in 14 appearances in the D-League, he was recalled to Chicago. He played his first game with the Bulls on January 23, 2008.
He began the 2008–09 season with the Bulls, receiving marginal minutes in two early-season games. However, he was waived November 17. He rejoined the Energy in January 2009, scoring 11 points in his first game back in Des Moines.
On March 6, 2009, Nichols signed a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks.
On December 1, 2009, Nichols signed with the French team BCM Gravelines.
In the summer of 2010, Nichols played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League.
In November 2010, he signed a contract with French club JA Vichy, until the end of the season.
In August 2012, Nichols played for the Metros de Santiago, of the Dominican Republic. Later that year, Nichols joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League.
On February 4, 2013, Nichols was named to the Prospects All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.
In September 2013, he signed a contract with the Russian team Krasnye Krylia.
On August 18, 2014, Nichols signed a two-week tryout contract with CSKA Moscow. Nichols eventually extended his contract until the end of 2014–15 season. CSKA Moscow finished the season by winning the VTB United League, after eliminating Khimki with a 3–0 series sweep in the league's final playoff series.
On July 24, 2015, he re-signed with CSKA for one more season. He parted ways with the team on June 18, 2016.
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Season | Team | G | Pts | Avg | 2FG | % | 3FG | % | FT | % | Reb | St | As | Bl |
27 | 123 | 4.6 | 22/41 | 53.7 | 23/40 | 57.5 | 10/12 | 83.3 | 55 | 15 | 9 | 10 | ||
23 | 93 | 4 | 20/32 | 62.5 | 15/41 | 36.6 | 8/12 | 66.7 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 12 | ||
Totals | 50 | 216 | 4.3 | 42/73 | 57.5 | 38/81 | 46.9 | 18/24 | 75 | 88 | 26 | 24 | 22 | |
Averages | 50 | 216 | 4.3 | 42/73 | 57.5 | 38/81 | 46.9 | 18/24 | 75 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
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