1. Athanasios Rotimi "Thanasis" Antetokounmpo was born on Adetokunbo; July 18,1992 and is a Nigerian-Greek professional basketball player who last played for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association.
35 Facts About Thanasis Antetokounmpo
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo won back-to-back Greek League championships with Panathinaikos in 2018 and 2019 and the NBA championship with the Bucks in 2021.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo was born in Athens, the second of five boys born to his Nigerian parents, Charles and Veronica Thanasis Antetokounmpo.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo began playing youth club basketball with the junior teams of Filathlitikos, in 2008.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo then played with the senior men's team of Filathlitikos, in the semi-professional level of the Greek fourth division.
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In 2011, Thanasis Antetokounmpo began his professional level career with Filathlitikos, of the Greek 3rd Division, after previously playing with the club in the Greek minor leagues.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo was selected by the coaches to play in the 2013 Greek All-Star Game as a special participant, even though he was not actually selected as an all-star, and competed in the slam dunk contest as players from the second division are eligible to compete in the dunk competition.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo had originally entered the draft with his younger brother Giannis.
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On November 1,2013, Thanasis Antetokounmpo was selected by the Delaware 87ers with the ninth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Development League Draft.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo competed at the 2014 NBA D-League Slam Dunk Contest.
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On June 26,2014, Thanasis Antetokounmpo was selected with the 51st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo later joined the Knicks for the 2014 NBA Summer League where he averaged 3.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in five games.
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In July 2015, Thanasis Antetokounmpo re-joined the New York Knicks for the 2015 NBA Summer League where he averaged 6.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in five games.
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On January 29,2016, Thanasis Antetokounmpo signed a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo made his NBA debut later that night, scoring two points in two minutes of action against the Phoenix Suns.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo played an instrumental role as his team qualified for the first time in 22 years to the ACB playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Real Madrid.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo averaged 7.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game during regular season, before raising his contribution to 12.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in the playoffs.
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On July 11,2017, Thanasis Antetokounmpo returned to Greece and signed a two-year deal with the EuroLeague giants Panathinaikos, of Greece's top-tier level Greek Basket League.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo was named the MVP of the 2018 Greek All-Star Game.
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On July 16,2019, Thanasis Antetokounmpo signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, reuniting with his brother Giannis, becoming the second pair of brothers on the Bucks roster, after twins Brook and Robin Lopez.
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The Milwaukee Bucks ended up winning the 2021 NBA Finals, with his brother Giannis Thanasis Antetokounmpo winning NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award.
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On July 28,2023, Thanasis Antetokounmpo re-signed a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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On May 8,2024, it was announced that Thanasis Antetokounmpo would require surgery after suffering a torn Achilles tendon.
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On May 3,2016, Thanasis Antetokounmpo was named in the senior men's Nigerian national team training camp preliminary list for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo declined the offer, choosing instead to play with the senior men's Greek national team.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo was then selected to Greece's 12-man roster for the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and he played with Greece at that competition, where he averaged 7.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo next represented Greece at the 2017 FIBA EuroBasket competition.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo had averages of 6.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game during the tournament.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo then played with Greece at the 2022 FIBA EuroBasket, where he averaged 3.0 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo was a part of the Greek team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo was born in Athens, Greece to parents from Nigeria, and grew up in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo's late father, Charles, was a soccer player, while his mother, Veronica, is a former high jumper.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo officially gained Greek citizenship on May 9,2013, with the official legal spelling of his last name being Antetokounmpo.
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo's mother gave each of her four sons born in Greece, both a Greek and a Nigerian name.
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Giannis has credited his development and upbringing to Thanasis Antetokounmpo, who was a catalyst for him to gain interest in basketball.