Īlthough Adétòkunbọ̀ and three of his four brothers were born in Greece, they did not automatically receive Greek citizenship as Greek nationality law follows jus sanguinis. In 2007, Adétòkunbọ̀ started playing basketball. His parents, as immigrants without work permits, could not easily find work, so Giannis and his older brother Thanasis helped by hawking watches, handbags, and sunglasses in the streets. Adétòkunbọ̀ grew up in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia in a primarily Nigerian household. Three years earlier, they had moved from Lagos, leaving their firstborn son, Francis, under the care of his grandparents. His father had been a soccer player in Nigeria, while his mother was a high jumper. Giannis Sina Ugo Adétòkunbọ̀ was born in Athens, Greece, on December 6, 1994, the son of immigrants from Nigeria. The film 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 seven All-Star selections, including being selected as an All-Star captain in 2019, 20 as he led the Eastern Conference in voting in these three 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. īorn and raised in Athens to Nigerian parents, Antetokounmpo began playing basketball for the youth teams of Filathlitikos in Athens. Antetokounmpo is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards and one of the greatest European players of all time. Antetokounmpo's country of origin, in addition to his size, speed, strength, and ball-handling skills have earned him the nickname " Greek Freak". Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo (born Adétòkunbọ̀ 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).Antetokounmpo at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game
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