Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Mafi girman saninsa na sirri ya zo ne a ranar 26 ga Janairu, 2007, lokacin da magoya baya da 'yan jarida suka zabe shi a matsayin FIBA na Turai na maza na shekara ta 2006, wanda ya fi Nowitzki, Gasol, da Tony Parker. A lokacin rani na shekara ta 2008, Papaloukas ya zama kyaftin din tawagar 'yan wasan Girka na gasar zakarun Turai.
Wasannin Olympics na shekara ta 2008. Wannan kuma shi ne karo na karshe da ya taba bugawa tawagar kasar Girka wasa.