Giannis Antetokounmpo was born on December 6, 1994 in Athens, Greece. He is a Professional Basketball player who plays in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks Team. Because of his speed, strength and ball-handling skills, he is fondly called “Greek-Freak”.
Before The Basket Ball
He is the son of immigrants from Nigeria. Three years ago, its parents left their first child with grand parents and moved to Lagos.
Antetokounmpo grew up in Sepolia. His parents were immigrants, so they could not find work easily, so Antetokounmpo and his elder brother used to sell hawking watches, handbags and sunglasses in the streets. Antetokounmpo started playing basketball in the year 2007.
Antetokounmpo had neither the citizenship of Greece nor Nigeria, due to which he could not go out of the country for 18 years of his life. Then issued for Greek citizenship on May 9, 2013, 2 months before the NBA draft.
On receiving Greek citizenship in 2013, he changed his official surname to Αντετοκουνμπο
(Antetokounmpo) got it written in the Greek Passport.
Antetokounmpo got Nigerian citizenship in 2015. Andetokunbo has 2 citizenships.
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Andetokunbo Personal Life
His father’s name was Charles, who was a Nigerian Football player. Its mother’s name is Veronica, who is a former high jumper. His father died on September, 2017.
Its parents were from different Nigerian ethnic groups. The father was from “Yoruba”, and the mother from “Igbo”.
Antetokounmpo wears jersey number 34, in the happiness of his parents because his parents were born in 1963-1964.
Antetokounmpo has two older brothers, Francis or Thanasis, and two younger brothers, Kostas or Alex. Antetokounmpo is Christian. In July 2016, Antetokounmpo and Thanasis did mandatory military service in Greece. His brother Thanasis made his NBA debut with the New York Knicks in 2014. His brothers Thanasis, Kostas or Alex are Professional Basketball players.
In February 2020, his girlfriend gave birth to the first baby-boy, then gave birth to the second baby-boy in August 2021.
Antetokounmpo’s Basketball Career
Giannis Antetokounmpo began his professional basketball career in Greece with Filathlitikos, a second-division team. He made his debut for the team in 2011 and helped them earn promotion to the first division the following year. In 2012, he signed with another Greek team, the Bucks’ sister team EFA Olympiacos and he played there for one year before he was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA in 2013.
In his first season with the Bucks, Antetokounmpo primarily came off the bench, but as the season progressed, he began to see more playing time and finished the year with an average of 6.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
In the following seasons, he saw his role and statistics steadily increase, until he established himself as one of the best players in the league. In 2017-18, he led
the Bucks in scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. And the following year in 2018-2019 he led the team to their first playoff series win in 18 years.
He won his first MVP award in the 2018-2019 season and he led his team to the Eastern Conference finals where they lost to the Toronto Raptors in six games. He is considered to be one of the best players in the league and continues to lead the Milwaukee Bucks as the team captain.
In 2021 he signed a Supermax contract extension with Bucks, which means he will be staying with the team at least till 2025-26 season.
How many records have Antetokounmpo?
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a professional basketball player from Greece who currently plays for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Some of his notable records include:
• Named NBA Most Valuable Player in 2019 and 2020
• 6-time NBA All-Star (2017–2022)
• 5-time All-NBA First Team (2017–2021)
• 2-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2019, 2020)
• 5-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (2018–2022)
• Holds the Bucks franchise records for career points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks
• Holds the record for most points in a half by a Bucks player with 52 points
Antetokounmpo is widely considered one of the best basketball players in the world today, and has established himself as one of the most dominant and versatile players in the league.
Antetokounmpo’s Awards
Giannis Antetokounmpo, commonly referred as “The Greek Freak” is a professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks, who has won several awards throughout his career:
• NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP): 2019, 2020
• NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 2019, 2020
• All-NBA First Team: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
• NBA All-Defensive First Team: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• NBA All-Star: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2019
• Euroscar European Basketball Player of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019
• Greek Basket League MVP: 2011, 2012, 2013
• Greek Basket League Best Young Player: 2010
Antetokounmpo is consistently among the league leaders in points, rebounds, assists and blocks and has been named one of the best defensive players in the league. He has been selected multiple All-NBA team, All-Star and All-Defense teams, and also has won multiple accolades such as the Euroscar and Greek League MVP awards.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Net Worth 2023
his net worth is estimated to be around $100 million. Much of his wealth comes from his salary as a professional basketball player, as well as endorsement deals and other business ventures. He is considered one of the highest-paid and most valuable players in the NBA.
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