Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greek: ????????????????????? , IPA: Ã , ['Anis adeto'kumbo] born December 6, 1994) is a professional Greek basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed " Greek Freak " because of his athleticism, he mainly plays forward, but is also capable of playing with his ball-handling skills. During the 2015-16 season, he became the main playmaker of the Bucks. In 2016-17, he leads the Bucks in all five major statistical categories and became the first player in NBA history to finish the regular season in the top 20 in total points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.
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Antetokounmpo was born in Athens, Greece on December 6, 1994, son of immigrants from Nigeria. Three years earlier, his parents moved from Lagos, leaving their eldest son, Francis, with his grandparents. Although Antetokounmpo and three of his four brothers were born in Greece, they were not automatically eligible to receive full Greek citizenship. During the first 18 years of his life, Antetokounmpo has no newspapers from Nigeria or Greece.
Antetokounmpo grew up in the Sepolia neighborhood of Athens. The New York Times reported: "Like many other immigrants to Greece, his parents struggled to find work, Antetokounmpo and his older brother, Thanasis, helped out with items such as watches, bags and sunglasses. " In 2007, Antetokounmpo started playing basketball and in 2009 played competitively for the Philathlitikos youth squad.
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Professional career
Filathlitikos (2012-2013) <In 2012, Antetokounmpo joins the senior squad of Filathlitikos and plays for them in the second-tier Greek basketball league, the Greek A2 League, during the 2012-13 season.
In December 2012, just days after 18, Antetokounmpo signed a four-year contract with Spanish club CAI Zaragoza, reportedly including NBA purchases after each season. A number of other major European clubs have been interested in adding him as well, including Barcelona and Efes, among others. With the contract starting with the 2013-14 season, he decided to stay with Filathlitikos for the rest of the 2012-13 season.
During the 2012-13 Greens League season, Antetokounmpo shot 46.4% of the field (62.1% on two field targets), 31.3% from three points apart, and 72.0% of the free-throw line, while flat 22.5 minutes per game. Over 26 games, he averaged 9.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.0 blocks per game. He was also selected by coaches as a special participant in the Greek League 2013 All-Star Game. Although he was not actually chosen as a star, the coaches let him play in the game as a gift for the fans.
Milwaukee Bucks (2013-present)
season 2013-14
On April 28, 2013, Antetokounmpo officially made himself eligible for the NBA draft 2013. He meets the projection plan as the first round pick with a total of 15 selected by the Milwaukee Bucks. On July 30, 2013, he signed a rookie-scale contract with the Bucks.
Antetokounmpo averaged 6.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks in 77 appearances during his rookie season. He scored a double number 23 times and grabbed 10 rebounds twice, with both attempts to produce a double-double. He finished the season with 61 total blocks, which led all the NBA beginners and was the seventh-most by the rookie Bucks in franchise history. He was selected to participate in the New Star Challenge in the NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, where he counted nine points, two rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes. At the end of the season, he was appointed to the second team of the NBA All-Rookie 2013-14.
season 2014-15
On October 16, 2014, the Bucks exercised their third-year team option on an Antetokounfo start-up contract, extending the contract through the 2015-16 season. On February 6, 2015, he scored 27 points in his career and 15 rebounds for losing to the Houston Rockets. Three days later, he was crowned Sunday Eastern Conference Player for the match played on February 2-8, resulting in players from the weekly award for the first time in his career. He then competed in the 2015 NBA Slam Dunk Contest in the NBA All-Star Weekend in New York. On March 9, he scored a career-high 29 points on 11-of-16 shots in losses to New Orleans Pelicans. The Bucks finished the regular season with a 41-41 record, good for the sixth in the Eastern Conference. He missed just one game during the 2014-15 season, averaging 12.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in 81 games. In the first Bucks playoff game with the Chicago Bulls, they were beaten 4 games to 2.
season 2015-16
On August 1, 2015, Antetokounmpo played for the African Team in the 2015 NBA Africa exhibition, representing Nigeria because his parents were born there.
On October 26, 2015, the Bucks exercised their fourth-year team option on an Antetokounfo start-up contract, extending the contract through the 2016-17 season. Antetokounmpo improved his judgment to start the 2015-16 season, averaging 16 points per game during the first 20 games. He also has a two point high goal percentage, hovering about 53% from within the three-point line. On November 19, he scored a career-high 33 points as he lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers. On December 12, he recorded a triple-double close to 11 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, helping the Bucks win an unbeaten victory at the Golden State Warriors this season with a 108-95 win. On January 15, 2016, he scored 28 points and 16 rebounds in a 108-101 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
On February 22, 2016, Antetokounmpo recorded his first career triple-double with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 108-101 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. At the age of 21, he became the youngest Buck to record triple-double. On March 13, he recorded his fourth triple-double in 11 games with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 14 career assists high in a 109-1 win over the Brooklyn Nets, becoming the first Bucks player with four triple-doubles in a season. On April 1, he recorded his fifth triple-double this season with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 113-110 win over the Orlando Magic. Two days later, he scored the top 34 points of his career in a 102-98 defeat over the Chicago Bulls.
season 2016-17
On September 19, 2016, Antetokounmpo approved a four-year, $ 100 million contract extension with the Bucks. In the Bucks season opener on October 26, Antetokounmpo scored the highest point in the game with 31 points in a 107-96 loss over the Charlotte Hornets. On November 21, he recorded six of his sixth career with 21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, five steals and three blocks in a 93-89 win over the Orlando Magic. On 29 November, he linked a career high with 34 points and added 12 rebounds, five assists, five steals and two blocks in a 118-101 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. On December 5, he was named Sunday Eastern Conference Player for the match played Monday, November 28th until Sunday, December 4th. Antetokounmpo helped the Bucks reach 3-0 weeks, averaging 24.3 points (fourth in the East), 10.0 rebounds (tied for fifth in the East), 6.3 assists and 3.67 steals leading in the league. On December 7, he recorded his second triple-double this season with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in a 115-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. It was her third career; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds a franchise record with eight. On December 23, he had 39 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a 123-96 win over the Washington Wizards. On December 31, he recorded 35 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and seven blocks in a career highs in a 116-96 win over the Chicago Bulls. On January 4, 2017, he clocked 27 points and 13 rebounds and made a turnaround jumper in the buzzer to give the Bucks a 105-104 win over the New York Knicks. With 25 points against the Knicks on January 6, Antetokounmpo has at least 20 points in 14 consecutive games, matching the longest streak by Bucks players since Michael Redd in 2006. On 19 January, Antetokounmpo was crowned as a starter in the All-East East All Team for All -Star NBA Games 2017.
On February 10, 2017, Antetokounmpo set a new career high with 41 points in a 122-114 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. On February 19, 2017, he became the first All-Star Bucks since Michael Redd in 2004, and was the first starter since Sidney Moncrief in 1986. At the age of 22 years and 74 days, he became the youngest player in franchise history to start in the All-Star Game. He also became the first Greek NBA All-Star. In the game, he led the East with 30 points in what 192-182 loss to the West. On April 3, 2017, he was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for a match that was played in March. The award marks the first of Antetokounmpo's careers and first for Buck since Michael Redd won the award in January 2004. Antetokounmpo joins Redd, Terry Cummings (January 1985) and Sidney Moncrief (December 1981) as the only four Bucks players named Eastern Region Players of the Month. Antetokounmpo helped the Bucks complete the best 14-4 Eastern Conference Conference in March, the first franchise calendar month with at least 14 wins since going 16-2 in February 1971. He averaged 22.4 points (ninth in the East), 8.4 rebounds (10 in the East), 4.8 assists, 1.78 shots blocked (fourth in the East) and 1.33 steals in 18 matches for a month. On April 10, he recorded his third triple-double of the season with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 89-79 win over Charlotte, which tied the career record of eight-man Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Antetokounmpo leads the Bucks in every one of five major statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) in the 2016-17 regular season, becoming only the fifth NBA players to do after Dave Cowens, Scottie Pippen, Kevin Garnett and LeBron James. He also became the first player in NBA history to finish in the top 20 in the league in each of the five major categories in the regular season. As a result of his efforts, Antetokounmpo was appointed Second Team All-NBA, earning his first All-NBA award. He has also been named the recipient of the NBA Most Improved Player Award for the 2016-17 season, becoming the first player in Bucks history to be named Most Improved Player.
On April 15, 2017, Antetokounmpo scored the highest in his career with 28 points in a 97-83 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Playing his second career playoff series, Antetokounmpo made 13 of 18 shots, and added eight rebounds and three assists. In Game 5 of the series on April 24, Antetokounmpo set a new high-off playoff career with 30 points, but could not lead the Bucks to a win as they lost 118-93 to descend 3-2 in the series. Bucks went on to lose Game 6 three days later despite a 34-point effort from Antetokounmpo, as they bowed out of the playoffs with a 4-2 defeat.
season 2017-18
In the Bucks season opener on October 18, 2017, Antetokounmpo scored 37 points and 13 rebounds in a 108-100 victory over the Boston Celtics. Three days later, he scored a career-high 44 points in a 113-110 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. He scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, including a dunk that put Milwaukee ahead 111-110 with 11 seconds left. He was later crowned as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the first week of the 2017-18 season. In the fourth Bucks game of the season on Oct. 23, Antetokounmpo scored 32 points and 14 rebounds in a 103-94 win over the Charlotte Hornets, recording at least 30 points in each of his first four matches. 147 points through the first four games are the most in team history - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has 146 in 1970-1971. Coming into the sixth game of the season, he has 175 points, 53 rebounds and 28 assists, the best start by a player in NBA history through his first five games. On November 18, he earned 17 career rebounds to go along with 24 points in a 111-79 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. On December 4, he scored 40 points in a 111-100 loss for the Celtics. This is the third 40 points match of the season. On January 6, 2018, he recorded 34 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists in a 110-103 win over the Washington Wizards. He has at least 20 points and five rebounds in 27 games in a row, marking the longest NBA streak since Shaquille O'Neal matched him during the 2000-01 season. On January 15, 2018, he clocked 27 points and 20 career rebounds in a 104-95 victory over the Wizards, becoming the second youngest Buck to record a 20-20 game behind Andrew Bogut. Three days later, he was appointed as a starter for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, becoming the first Buck since Marques Johnson (1979-80) was named the starter in two All-Star Games. On January 26, 2018, he had 41 points and 13 rebounds to help the Bucks beat Brooklyn Nets 116-91. On February 15, 2018, he recorded his first triple-double of the season with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists in a 134-123 loss from the Denver Nuggets. It was his ninth career which was a triple-double, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to much of the history of the Bucks.
In Game 1 of the first-round Bucks playoff series against the Celtics, Antetokounmpo recorded 35 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in 113-107 overtime extensions. In Game 6, Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 14 rebounds, as the Bucks withdrew late to beat the Celtics 97-86 to force Game 7. The Bucks crashed out of the playoffs with a 112-96 defeat in Game 7, despite Antetokounmpo 22 points and nine rebounds.
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Career statistics
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Playoffs
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Careers of national team
Antetokounmpo represents Greece for the first time in July 2013 with the U-20 Greek national team at the U-20 European Championship in 2013. He helped Greece to an 8-2 record and fifth overall finish, while averaging 8.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 10 games. He finished second tournament in a defensive rebound (7.0) and seventh in a blocked shot (1.4).
In 2014, Antetokounmpo played for the senior men's national senior basketball team for the first time, helping Greece complete the ninth overall in the FIBA ​​World Cup Basketball 2014 with a 5-1 record. He averaged 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in six games while shooting 45.8% from the field.
Antetokounmpo rejoined the Greek national team for EuroBasket 2015. The list of Greek names consists of many experienced players, most of whom previously crowned European champions with their clubs, such as Vassilis Spanoulis, Ioannis Bourousis and Nikos Zisis, and Greece were favorites for medals, after showing good performance in friendship games. At EuroBasket 2015, Greece are unbeaten in the group stages, and reach the quarter-finals, where the tight match ends by endorsing the eventual champion, Spain. Antetokounmpo completed the tournament with three double-doubles, and 17 career rebounds against Spain, leading his team in a rebound for the tournament. In eight games, he averaged 9.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.
Antetokounmpo also played with Greece in the FIBA ​​World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Turin 2016, where he averaged 15.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.7 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game in 3 games played. Greece failed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics, having been eliminated by Croatia, with a score of 66-61.
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Throughout the year 2017, Antetokounmpo has played with the senior national team of Greek men in 38 caps (games). He has scored a total of 372 points, for an average score of 9.8 points per game.
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Personal life
He formally gained Greek citizenship on May 9, 2013, with the official legal spelling of his name being Giannis Antetokounmpo . His nickname is "The Greek Freak".
Antetokounfo's father, Charles, is a former Nigerian football associate, while his mother, Veronica, is a former high jumper. Charles died in September 2017, at the age of 54. Veronica gave each of her five sons both Greek and Nigerian names, choosing Nigerian Ougko ( OO -goh ) for Giannis.
Antetokounmpo has two older brothers, Francis (Greek name Andreas) and Thanasis, and two younger brothers, Kostas and Alexis. He and Thanasis are team-mates at Filathlitikos, with Kostas then joining the squad in the 2013-14 season. His oldest brother, Francis, has played professional football in Nigeria, and both play basketball and soccer professionally in Greece. The entire Antetokounmpo family except Francis and Thanasis moved from Athens to Milwaukee in early 2014. In July 2016, Giannis and Thanasis started their military service in Greece. The brothers served a reduced three-month military service, as determined for the citizens of Greece who are permanent residents abroad.
Antetokounmpo is a big fan of Greek Olympiakos multi-sport club.
Thanasis made his NBA debut with the New York Knicks after being drafted by the organization by picking the 51st overall in the NBA draft 2014. Antetokounfo's younger brother, Kostas, played college basketball for Dayton before being chosen with the last option in the 2018 NBA draft, while his younger sister , Alexis, playing high school basketball in the US.
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Awards and achievements
- 2ÃÆ'â € "NBA All-Star: 2017, 2018
- Most Enhanced NBA Players: 2017
- 2ÃÆ'â € "Second Team All-NBA: 2017, 2018
- Second Team All-Defensive NBA: 2017
- NBA Rising Stars Challenge Participant: 2014, 2015
- NBA Slam Dunk Contest Participant: 2015
- NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge Participants: 2014
- The Second Team of the All-Rookie NBA: 2014
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See also
- List of the oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players
- List of European basketball players in the United States
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References
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External links
- Career and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
- Giannis Antetokounmpo in cart.gr (in Greek)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo at FIBA ​​â € <â € <
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