His parents, as immigrants, could not easily find work, so Giannis and his older brother, Thanasis, helped by hawking watches, handbags and sunglasses in the streets. Adetokunbo grew up in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia.

Three years earlier, his parents had moved from Lagos, leaving their firstborn son, Francis, under the care of his grandparents. Giannis Sina Ugo Adetokunbo was born in Athens, Greece, on December 6, 1994, the son of immigrants from Nigeria. 2.2.5 Title defense and career high in scoring (2021–present).The biopic Rise, based on the life of Antetokounmpo and his family, was released in 2022. The same year, he was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all-time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. In 2021, Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to their first NBA championship since 1971 and was named Finals MVP. Along with his MVP award, he was also named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2020, becoming only the third player after Michael Jordan (1988) and Hakeem Olajuwon (1994) to win both awards in the same season. One of the most decorated players in NBA history, Antetokounmpo won consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player Awards in 20, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James as the only players in NBA history to win two MVPs before turning 26. Antetokounmpo has received six All-Star selections, including being selected as an All-Star captain in 20, as he led the Eastern Conference in voting in these two years. He received the Most Improved Player award in 2017. In 2016–17 he led the Bucks in all five major statistical categories and became the first player in NBA history to finish a regular season in the top 20 in all five statistics of total points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. In 2011, he began playing for the club's senior team before entering the 2013 NBA draft, where he was selected 15th overall by the Bucks. Antetokounmpo's country of origin, in addition to his size, speed, strength, and ball-handling skills have earned him the nickname ' Greek Freak'.īorn and raised in Athens to Nigerian immigrants, Antetokounmpo began playing basketball for the youth teams of Filathlitikos in Athens. Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo (born Adetokunbo December 6, 1994) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team ( 2019– 2022).NBA Defensive Player of the Year ( 2020).

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