Konstantinos Ndubuisi "Kostas" Antetokounmpo ( ; el, Κωνσταντίνος Εντουμπουίσι "Κώστας" Αντετοκούνμπο, ; born Adetokunbo November 20, 1997) is a Greek professional

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player who plays for the Fenerbahçe of the BSL and the EuroLeague. He played

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for the

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. Antetokounmpo was drafted 60th overall by the

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in the 2018 NBA draft, and his draft rights were then traded to the

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. He won an

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with the

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in 2020. His brothers

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, Thanasis and Alex are also professional basketball players.

Early life and family

Antetokounmpo was born in

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, Greece. His parents were immigrants from

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. His late father, Charles, was a former Nigerian

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player, while his mother, Veronica, was a

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. Charles died in September 2017, at age 54. His parents are from different Nigerian ethnic groups; Charles was

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, and Veronica is

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. He has a Nigerian passport, granted to him in June 2013 so that he could gain a

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, and be allowed to legally enter the United States. He officially became a full Greek citizen in 2016. He is the younger brother of basketball players

and Thanasis and the older brother of Alex. His oldest brother, Francis, is also a professional association football player. He began playing basketball with the junior teams of Filathlitikos, in Athens.

High school career

After his older brother

was drafted by the

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in the 2013 NBA draft, Antetokounmpo, along with his parents and his younger brother, Alexis, moved to Milwaukee. He attended Dominican High School in

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, where he played high school basketball during his junior and senior years. As a senior, he led his team to a state championship.

College career

After high school, Antetokounmpo moved on to play

at the

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. In the 2016–17 season, his first with the Flyers, he was red-shirted, after being ruled a "partial qualifier", due to having spent his first two years of high school in Greece. He debuted in the 2017–18 season, averaging 5.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.2 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game, in 15.1 minutes per game.

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks (2018–2019)

On March 22, 2018, Antetokounmpo declared for the 2018 NBA draft. On May 4, 2018, Antetokounmpo was one of a record-high 69 players to enter the

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. Antetokounmpo was projected to be a second round selection, similar to his older brother Thanasis, due to his lack of notable progress in his redshirt freshman college season. He was the last pick of the 2018 NBA draft, selected by the

, and then immediately traded to the

. Antetokounmpo signed a

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on July 13. Throughout the contract, he would split his playing time between the Mavericks and their

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affiliate, the

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. He made his NBA debut on March 20, 2019 in a 118–126 loss to the

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. On July 19, 2019, Antetokounmpo was waived by the Mavericks.

Los Angeles Lakers (2019–2021)

Antetokounmpo was claimed off waivers by the

on July 22, 2019. He played 5 games throughout the season on a

and scored a career high 7 points in the team's 136–122 loss to the

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on August 13, 2020. Antetokounmpo won his first championship after the Lakers defeated the

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in six games. He became the first Greek-born player to win an NBA championship; one season later, his brothers Giannis and Thanasis won their own championships as teammates on the

. On November 26, 2020, Antetokounmpo re-signed with the Lakers to a two-way contract.

ASVEL (2021–2022)

On July 16, 2021, Antetokounmpo signed with

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of the French Betclic Élite and the EuroLeague.

Windy City Bulls (2022)

On October 14, 2022, Antetokounmpo signed a two-way contract with the

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. He was waived by the Bulls on December 16, 2022, without appearing in a game for the team.

Fenerbahçe Beko (2022–present)

On December 19, 2022, he signed with Fenerbahçe Beko of the

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(BSL).

National team career

Antetokounmpo played with the junior Greek Under-20 national team. He played at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal. During the tournament, he averaged 1.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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References

External links

Dayton Flyers bio
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