Giannis Antetokounmpo was born in 1994 in Athens, Greece to Nigerian parents. He grew up in poverty in Athens and helped his family by selling items in the streets as a child. He began playing basketball in 2007 and was drafted 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2013, becoming the first Greek player drafted in the NBA. Antetokounmpo has since become an NBA All-Star, leading the Eastern Conference in points during the 2017 All-Star Game, and signed a $100 million contract with the Bucks, making him the first NBA player to finish in the top 20 of all major stats.

1. GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO
2nd Lyceum of Kos, GREECE
Marianthi Afroditi Chlapani

2. Early life
• Born in Athens, Greece
• On December 6, 1994
• Parents from Nigeria (Lagos)
• Moved to Greece in 1991
• Antetokounmpo's father, Charles, is a
former Nigerian soccer player.
• His mother, Veronica, was a high-jumper.

3. • For the first 18 years of his life, he had no
papers, neither from Nigeria, nor from Greece.
• He officially gained Greek citizenship on May
9, 2013 (after he was drafted in the NBA), with
the official legal spelling of his name being
Giannis Antetokounmpo.
• His nickname is "The Greek Freak".

4. • Antetokounmpo grew up in Athens, in the
neighbourhood of Sepolia.
• Like many other immigrants in Greece, his
parents struggled to find work.
• They faced evictions, moved from place to
place.
• Antetokounmpo and his older brother,
Thanasis, helped out by selling sunglasses, hats
and bags on the streets.

5. Career
• In 2007, he started playing basketball (he even shared
the same shoes with his brother, Thanasis).
• By 2009 he was playing competitively for the youth
squad of Filathlitikos.
• On April 28, 2013, he officially made himself eligible
for the 2013 NBA draft.
• He fulfilled his draft projections as a first-round pick
by being selected 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.
• On July 30, 2013, he signed his rookie scale contract
with the Bucks.

6. Now
• On February 19, 2017, he was selected for All Star
Game 2017. He became the first Greek NBA All-
Star.
• In the game, he led the East with 30 points in what
was a 192–182 loss to the West.
• At 22 years old he became the youngest player in
franchise history to start in an All-Star Game.
• Now he has a huge 100 million dollar contract with
Milwaukee Bucks and he is the first NBA player in
history to finish in Top 20 of all major stats.

7. Links
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giannis_Antetok
ounmpo
• https://watch.nba.com/video/2017/02/19/2017
-all-star-play21