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Giannis Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Greek professional basketball forward of Nigerian heritage who became a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player and led the Milwaukee Bucks to the 2021 championship. Acquired by the Miami Heat in July 2026, he also represents Greece in international competition.
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Greece and Nigeria · Professional basketball player, Basketball forward
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- Basketball forward
At a glance
- The Miami Heat acquired Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks on July 6, 2026.
- He won consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player awards for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons and was Defensive Player of the Year in 2019-20.
- He led Milwaukee to the 2021 NBA championship and received the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award.
- Antetokounmpo represents Greece internationally and helped the national team win bronze at FIBA EuroBasket 2025.
- Born and raised in Athens by Nigerian immigrant parents, he received Greek citizenship in 2013 before beginning his NBA career.
Athens upbringing and Nigerian heritage
Antetokounmpo was born in Athens on December 6, 1994, to Nigerian immigrants Charles and Veronica Antetokounmpo. He grew up in Athens, where he and his brother Thanasis helped support their family by selling goods on the street. He received Greek citizenship in 2013, shortly before traveling to the United States to begin his NBA career.
Rise through the NBA
After playing for Filathlitikos in Greece, Antetokounmpo was selected by Milwaukee with the 15th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. He developed into one of the league's leading forwards, winning consecutive MVP awards, the 2019-20 Defensive Player of the Year award and the 2021 NBA championship and Finals MVP. He was also selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
Role with Greece
Antetokounmpo has represented Greece in senior international basketball since 2014. The Hellenic Olympic Committee selected him as one of the country's flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and in 2025 he helped Greece defeat Finland for the EuroBasket bronze medal, his first senior national-team medal.
Current team and community work
After spending his NBA career with Milwaukee from 2013, Antetokounmpo was acquired by Miami in July 2026 and is listed as a Heat forward. Beyond basketball, his family operates the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation, which describes its work as supporting sport, education and basic-needs initiatives in Greece, Nigeria and the United States.
Timeline
- Born in Athens, Greece, to Nigerian immigrant parents.
- Received Greek citizenship before traveling to the United States to begin his NBA career.
- Selected 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Draft.
- Won his first NBA Most Valuable Player Award.
- Repeated as NBA MVP and won Defensive Player of the Year.
- Won the NBA championship with Milwaukee and was named Finals MVP after scoring 50 points in the title-clinching game.
- Chosen as a Greek flag bearer for the Paris Olympic Games.
- Won EuroBasket bronze with Greece, his first senior national-team medal.
- Officially acquired by the Miami Heat from the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Current context
- Antetokounmpo is listed as a Miami Heat forward. This supersedes older references identifying him as a Milwaukee Bucks player.
- His Miami Heat uniform number is listed as No. 7. FIBA separately lists his Greece uniform number as No. 34.
- The NBA player profile records 10 All-Star selections, nine All-NBA selections and five All-Defensive Team selections.
- The Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation describes its work as operating across Greece, Nigeria and the United States in sport, education and basic needs.
Biographical facts
- Antetokounmpo was born in Athens, Greece, on December 6, 1994.
- He is the son of Nigerian immigrants Charles and Veronica Antetokounmpo and was raised in Athens in a family with Nigerian roots.
- He received Greek citizenship in 2013 before traveling to the United States to begin his NBA career.
- During their childhood and adolescence, Giannis and his brother Thanasis helped support their family by selling goods on the streets of Athens.
- Before entering the NBA, Antetokounmpo played for Filathlitikos in Greece, including during the 2012-13 season.
- The Milwaukee Bucks selected him with the 15th overall pick in the first round of the 2013 NBA Draft.
- He won consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player awards for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons.
- He was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the 2019-20 season.
- He led Milwaukee to the 2021 NBA championship and received the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award.
- The Antetokounmpo family operates the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation, which describes its work as supporting sport, education and basic-needs initiatives in Greece, Nigeria and the United States.
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Affiliations associated with Giannis Antetokounmpo.
- Miami Heat Forward 2026-07-06–present
- Milwaukee Bucks Forward 2013–2026-07-06
- Greece men's national basketball team Player 2014–present
- Filathlitikos Player 2012–2013
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