PSYPACT- Practicing Over State Lines May 2024.pptx
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1.
2. Antetokounmpo started playing basketball with
the youth teams of Filathlitikos in Greece. He
began his professional career in Greece 2nd-tier
basketball league the greek A2, with the senior
men's club of Filathlitikos in the 2012–13
season.
3. Antetokounmpo has been a member of the
Greek junior national teams. He played with
Greece's junior national team at the 2013 FIBA
Europe Under-20 Championship, where he had
great perfomance helping this way Greece
achieve one of the first places in the
championship!
4. On April 28, 2013, it was announced that
Antetokounmpo was officially entering his name into
the 2013 NBA draft, as an early entrant. Giannis
fulfilled his draft projections as a first round pick by
being selected 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks .
On July 30, 2013, he signed a rookie scaled contract
with the Bucks .