Konstantinos Ndubuisi "Kostas" Antetokounmpo is a Nigerian-Greek professional basketball player for Fenerbahce of the Turkish BSL and the EuroLeague.
24 Facts About Kostas Antetokounmpo
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Kostas Antetokounmpo won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo's late father, Charles, was a former Nigerian soccer player, while his mother, Veronica, was a high jumper.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo's parents are from different Nigerian ethnic groups; Charles was Yoruba, and Veronica is Igbo.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo has a Nigerian passport, granted to him in June 2013 so that he could gain a visa, and be allowed to legally enter the United States.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo officially became a full Greek citizen in 2016.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo is the younger brother of basketball players Giannis and Thanasis and the older brother of Alex.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo's oldest brother, Francis, is a professional association football player.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo began playing basketball with the junior teams of Filathlitikos, in Athens.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo attended Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, where he played high school basketball during his junior and senior years.
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On March 22,2018, Kostas Antetokounmpo declared for the 2018 NBA draft.
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On May 4,2018, Kostas Antetokounmpo was one of a record-high 69 players to enter the NBA Draft Combine.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo was projected to be a second round selection, similar to his older brother Thanasis, due to his lack of notable progress in his redshirt freshman college season.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo was the last pick of the 2018 NBA draft, selected by the Philadelphia 76ers, and then immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks.
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On July 19,2019, Kostas Antetokounmpo was waived by the Mavericks.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Lakers on July 22,2019.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo won his first championship after the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in six games.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo became the first Greek-born player to win an NBA championship; one season later, his brothers Giannis and Thanasis won their own championships as teammates on the Milwaukee Bucks.
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On November 26,2020, Kostas Antetokounmpo re-signed with the Lakers to a two-way contract.
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On July 16,2021, Kostas Antetokounmpo signed with LDLC ASVEL of the French Betclic Elite and the EuroLeague.
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On October 14,2022, Kostas Antetokounmpo signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo was waived by the Bulls on December 16,2022, without appearing in a game for the team at the NBA level.
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On December 19,2022, Kostas Antetokounmpo signed with Fenerbahce Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League.
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Kostas Antetokounmpo played at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal.