Athanasios Rotimi Antetokounmpo (born July 18, 1992) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. He is the older brother of Giannis, Kostas, and Alex. He played youth club basketball with the junior teams of Filathlitikos, in 2008.
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Athanasios Rotimi Antetokounmpo (born July 18, 1992) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. He is the older brother of Giannis, Kostas, and Alex. He played youth club basketball with the junior teams of Filathlitikos, in 2008. In 2012, he began his professional level career with Filath litikos of the Greek second division. He 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. He also competed at the 2014 NBA D-League Slam Dunk Contest. On July 11, 2017, he was named the “Most Spectacular Player of the Year” by Gigantes del Basket ACB.
He signed with MoraBorra of the Liga ACB for the first time in August 2016. He averaged 7 points and 8 rebounds per game during the regular season, before raising his contribution to 12 points and 7 rebounds in the playoffs. On August 8, 2016, he signed a two-year deal with the EuroLeague giants Panathinaikos. He has also played for the Greek fourth division, and the Greek third division. In July 2013, he withdrew from the 2013 NBA draft, along with 17 other players, on the day of the withdrawal deadline. He had originally entered the draft with his younger brother Giannis. On June 26, 2014, Antetkounmpa was selected with the 51st overall pick in the 2014NBA draft by the New York Knicks.
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