![]() He played 5 games throughout the season on a two-way contract and scored a career high 7 points in the team's 136–122 loss to the Sacramento Kings on August 13, 2020. Los Angeles Lakers (2019–2021) Īntetokounmpo was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Lakers on July 22, 2019. On July 19, 2019, Antetokounmpo was waived by the Mavericks. He made his NBA debut on Main a 118–126 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Throughout the contract, he would split his playing time between the Mavericks and their NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. Antetokounmpo signed a two-way contract on July 13. He was the last pick of the 2018 NBA draft, selected by the Philadelphia 76ers, and then immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Antetokounmpo was projected to be a second round selection, similar to his older brother Thanasis. On May 4, 2018, Antetokounmpo was one of a record-high 69 players to enter the NBA Draft Combine. ![]() On March 22, 2018, Antetokounmpo declared for the 2018 NBA draft. Professional career Dallas Mavericks (2018–2019) 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. 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. College career Īfter high school, Antetokounmpo moved on to play college basketball at the University of Dayton. As a senior, he led his team to a state championship. He attended Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, where he played high school basketball during his junior and senior years. He began playing basketball with the junior teams of Filathlitikos, in Athens.Īfter his older brother Giannis was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2013 NBA draft, Antetokounmpo, along with his parents and his younger brother, Alexis, moved to Milwaukee. His oldest brother, Francis, is also a professional association football player. He is the younger brother of basketball players Giannis and Thanasis and the older brother of Alex. He officially became a full Greek citizen in 2016. He has a Nigerian passport, granted to him in June 2013 so that he could gain a visa, and be allowed to legally enter the United States. His parents are from different Nigerian ethnic groups Charles was Yoruba, and Veronica is Igbo. Charles died in September 2017, at age 54. His late father, Charles, was a former Nigerian soccer player, while his mother, Veronica, was a high jumper. His parents were immigrants from Nigeria. Early life and family Īntetokounmpo was born in Sepolia in Athens, Greece. Kostas, along with hockey player Filip Forsberg and three of his brothers, Giannis, Thanasis and Alex, were announced as joining the Nashville SC ownership group in the MLS. His brothers Giannis, Thanasis and Alex are also professional basketball players. He won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. He was drafted 60th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft, and his draft rights were then traded to the Dallas Mavericks. ![]() Konstantinos Ndubuisi " Kostas" Antetokounmpo ( / ˌ ɑː n t ɛ t ə ˈ k uː m p oʊ/ AHN-tet-ə- KOOM-poh Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Εντουμπουίσι "Κώστας" Αντετοκούνμπο, IPA: born Adetokunbo November 20, 1997) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.Īntetokounmpo played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers.
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