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Milwaukee Bucks | #43 | Forward

Thanasis

Antetokounmpo

PPG

0.9

RPG

0.4

APG

0.5

PIE

2.1

HEIGHT

6'7" (2.01m)

WEIGHT

219lb (99kg)

COUNTRY

Greece

LAST ATTENDED

Panathinaikos

AGE

31 years

BIRTHDATE

July 18, 1992

DRAFT

2014 R2 Pick 51

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

6'7" | 219lb | 31 years

DRAFT

2014 R2 Pick 51

BIRTHDATE

July 18, 1992

COUNTRY

Greece

LAST ATTENDED

Panathinaikos

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Selected in the Second Round (51st overall) of the 2014 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks Greek Basket League Most Spectacular Player in 2018 and 2-time Greek Basket League champion with Panathinaikos (2018, 2019) 2-time NBA G League All-Defensive Team selection (2014, 2015)

BEFORE NBA

2018-19: Played the 2018-19 season with Panathinaikos (Greece), appearing in 29 EuroLeague games (9 starts), 25 Greek Basket League contests (4 starts) and 1 Greek Cup game … averaged 4.9 points and 2.5 rebounds in 12.9 minutes per game with Panathinaikos last season … shot 52.4% from the field. 2015-16: Appeared in 2 games with the New York Knicks, playing 6 total minutes and scoring 6 points … DNP-CD for 3 games … inactive for 1 game. --- NBA G LEAGUE 2015-16: Played in 44 games (38 starts) with the Westchester Knicks and averaged 10.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 blocks per game … shot 50.1% from the field. 2014-15: In 47 games (all starts) with the Westchester Knicks, averaged 13.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 steals, 1.6 blocks and 1.6 assists in 33.0 minutes per game … named to the 2015 NBA G League All-Defensive 2nd Team. 2013-14: In his first season in the NBA G League, played in 50 games (42 starts) with the Westchester Knicks … averaged 12.0 points, 4.3 rebound , 2.1 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.2 steals in 29.3 minutes per game … selected to the NBA G League All-Defensive 3rd Team.

PERSONAL LIFE

2019 FIBA World Cup: In 5 games with Greece, averaged 6.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game while shooting 54. % from the field … 2017-18: Appeared in 67 games (38 starts) with Panathinaikos in both EuroLeague and Greek Basket League action … named the Greek Basket League Most Spectacular Player … averaged 5.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in 13.7 minutes per game while shooting 55.8% from the field 2017 World Cup Qualifier: Played in 5 games with Greece in the European World Cup Qualifier where they won the Silver Medal and clinched a spot in the 2019 FIBA World Cup … average 8.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game … 2016-17: Played with Andorra of the Spanish ACB, appearing in 34 games (8 starts) … averaged 7.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per game while shooting 46.0% from the field … 2016: Played with Greece in 3 games during the Olympic Qualifier in Italy and averaged 7.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.