Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mumakwikwi ekupedzisira neGerman National Basketball Team, inotungamirwa neNBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki, Papaloukas akawana mapoinzi makumi maviri nemaviri, achitungamira Girisi kunyaradza zita rake rechipiri reEuropean, makore gumi nemasere mushure mekukunda kwake kwekutanga kuEuroBasket 1987
. Saka, Papaloukas akasarudzwa kuAll-Tournament Team yeEuroBasket 2005, pamwe chete nemumwe mutambi wechikwata cheGreek Dimitris Diamantidis, Spanish National Basketball Team shooting guard Juan Carlos Navarro, French National Team swingman uye NBA mutambi Boris Diaw, uye Nowitzki, uyo akatorawo zita reMVP.