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Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo playing basketball at a local court in Sepolia, Athens, in 2015. Antetokounmpo's father, Charles, was a Nigerian football player, while his mother, Veronica, is a former high jumper. [19] Charles died in September 2017, at age 54. [62]
The highlight of the draft was the Milwaukee Bucks’ selection of Giannis Antetokounmpo with the 15th overall pick, eventually becoming the best player of this class with two NBA MVP awards, one Defensive Player of the Year award, and an NBA championship in 2021.
Giannis Antetokounmpo: Filathlitikos B.C. 2013: 2: 43 Ricky Ledo: Providence College [a] 2012: 2: 42 Doron Lamb: University of Kentucky: 2012: 1: 14 John Henson: University of North Carolina: 2011: 1: 10 Jimmer Fredette: BYU: 2011: 2: 40 Jon Leuer: University of Wisconsin–Madison: 2010: 1: 15 Larry Sanders: Virginia Commonwealth University ...
Year 1 of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard was one big mess. ... which isn’t likely to get much better as he enters his age-33 season next year. ... Projected draft picks (pre-lottery) ...
Where is Giannis Antetokounmpo from? What you need to know of the Greek star center and Milwaukee forward ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics: What to know of Greek star at 2024 Paris Olympics
The youngest player to ever play in the NBA was Andrew Bynum who played his first game at the age of 18 years and 6 days old. [80] Bynum, who was also the youngest player ever selected in the NBA Draft, went into the NBA straight out of high school. [81] Jermaine O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, both drafted in 1996, were the second- and third-youngest ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo is playing like an MVP, an award he won twice in his mid-20s. ... To boot, the last MVP to win the award age 30 and over was Nash during his age-30 and -31 seasons with the ...
His younger brother, Giannis Antetokounmpo (b. 1994), was drafted 15th overall in the 2013 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. [56] With Giannis known as "The Greek Freak", Thanasis was sometimes referred to as "Greek Freak 2", [57] [58] although his own nickname was "The Greek Streak". [59]