Giannis Antetokounmpo was born on 6th December of 1994 in Athens, Greece of Nigerian ancestry, and is a professional basketball player, currently on the playing roster of the Milwaukee Bucks of the US National Basketball Association (NBA). Being 2.11 meters in height, he plays in the positions of small forward or guard. Antetokounmpo has been playing professionally since 2013.
How much is the net worth of Giannis Antetokounmpo? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the outright size of his wealth is as much as $20 million, as of the data presented at the end of 2017. Reportedly, his salary is equal to $25 million per year.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Net Worth $20 Million
To begin with, Giánnis was born into a sporting family, with his father a soccer player, and mother an athlete. He lived his childhood in the Athenian district of Sepólia, and with his brother Thanasis, sold goods on the street (watches, bags and sunglasses) to support his family. Until his 18th birthday, Giánnis Antetokoúnmpo did not possess any identity papers (neither Greek nor Nigerian).
Concerning his professional career, he began it being 17 years old, with Filathlitikos BC of the Greek second division, alternating his appearances with those he had in the junior team. He played a season in which he averaged 9.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. At the end of 2012, he signed a four – year agreement with CAI Zaragoza in the ACB by which the club acquired sports and federative rights, but finally decided to enter the NBA Draft. He was chosen 15th in the NBA Draft of 2013 by the Milwaukee Bucks. In the 2013-14 season, Antetokounmpo was named the second best NBA rookie team. In the 2014 – 2015 season, he improved his numbers with respect to the previous season becoming one of the best young players in the entire league. As a result, he was invited to the All Star Weekend to participate in the Mattes Contest, plus thanks to his leadership he helped the Bucks to reach the Playoffs but they were defeated by the Chicago Bulls. In the 2015 – 2016 season, he became one of the best in the league, averaging 16.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists – a curious fact was that Antetokounmpo played in all positions that season. Before the start of the 2016 – 2017 season, Antetokounmpo agreed to a four-year, $100 million contract extension with the Bucks; he was elected to the All-Star East Conference team for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game, after leading the Bucks in each of the five main statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) in the 2016 – 2017 regular season, only the fifth NBA player to do so after Dave Cowens, Scottie Pippen, Kevin Garnett and LeBron James. He also finished in the top 20 in the league in each of the top five categories, the first player in NBA history to do so. As a result of his efforts, Antetokounmpo was named in the second best quintet of the NBA. He was also named the winner of the NBA Most Improved Player Award in the 2016 – 2017 season, becoming the first player in Bucks history to win that award.
Regarding his playing style, Antetokoúnmpo is a very complete player with exceptional athletic qualities. Very agile for his size and height, the Greek player also has a good vision of the game, in attack as well as in defence. Offensively, he is aggressive and very fast. In addition, he is an excellent one-on-one player who makes the most of isolation situations.
Finally, in the personal life of Giannis Antetokounmpo, he is still single.
