Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Thanasis Antetokounmpo was born on July 18, 1992, in Athens, Greece. He is a forward for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA. 

He is the older brother of Bucks forward and All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo. On November 1, 2013, Antetokounmpo was selected by the Delaware 87ers with the ninth overall pick in the 2013 NBA development league draft. In his D-league debut, Antetokounmpo posted 14 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists in a 117-106 loss to the Canton Charge. 

Less than a year later, he was selected with the 51st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. He was named to the 2015 NBA D-league All-Defensive second team where he averaged 13.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 47 games for the Westchester knicks. 

After a few stops in Spain and Greece, on July 16, 2019, Antetokounmpo signed with the Milwaukee Bucks. 

On July 20, 2021, Antetokounmpo won the 2021 NBA Finals with the Milwaukee Bucks.

 He is the older brother of two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (with whom he won the 2021 NBA Championship as teammates with the Milwaukee Bucks), as well as Kostas Antetokounmpo and Alex Antetokounmpo.

The Antetokuonmpo brothers have a website and youtube channel with funny videos. Antetokuonbros.com