 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Gore rakatevera, muna 2006, murairidzi mukuru wechikwata chevakuru veGreek chebhasikiti Panagiotis Giannakis akafadzwa nekugona kwaMavrokefalidis ndokumudaidza kuti atore chikamu mumusasa wekudzidzira wevakuru veGreek basketball varume, mwedzi mumwe pamberi pe2006 FIBA World Championship yakaitika muJapan. Zvisinei, sezvo akasarudzwa muna 2006 NBA DraftneMinnesota Timberwolves, Mavrokefalidis akaudza murairidzi nguva pfupi isati yatanga World Championship kuti akanga asarudza kudzokera kuMinnesota uye kutora chikamu mumisasa yekudzidzira yekuvandudza, uye nokudaro akarasikirwa nenzvimbo yechikwata chechi12 chechikwata cheSofoklis Schortsanitis. 