Kostas antetokounmpo, giannis younger brother, is now facing those same long, seemingly insurmountable odds of making it to the nba. Kostas antetokounmpo will be active for the mavs tonight. Antetokounmpo isnt expected to make an immediate impact in the nba like his brother giannis, but most scouts believe the potential is there. The lakers kostas antetokounmpo looks to go up for a shot while surrounded by the warriors steph curry, left, marquese chriss and dangelo russell, right, during fridays preseason. Antetokounmpo knee is questionable for thursdays contest against the celtics. Its also available for football, hockey and baseball. Jul 19, 2019 the texas legends ended the twoway contract of kostas antetokounmpo. Player profiles kostas antetokounmpo nba draft 2020. Being an nba allstar puts your name in the history books. Whitefish bay dominicans kostas antetokounmpo, shown here at last seasons state tournament, is the brother of milwaukee bucks. Drafted by the philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round 60th pick of the 2018 nba draft. His late father, charles, was a former nigerian soccer player, while his mother, veronica, is a former highjumper. The unspeakable greatness of giannis antetokounmpo the. He was drafted 60th overall by the philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 nba draft.
Teams specifically their scouts and front office traditionally help. Kostas will be portland, though, barring an injury or late roster withdrawal, it is unclear at the moment if he will ultimately participate in the hoop summit game itself, as he is designated as the th player on. Nba scout says kostas antetokounmpo is far from ready for 2018. Learn about kostas antetokounmpo and other recruit player profiles on.
A community for milwaukee bucks discussion, news and deer friends. His physical profile is very similar to his older brother and, like giannis, he has a chance to develop into a big time player. Kostas ndubuisi antetokounmpo born november 20, 1997 is a greek professional basketball. Kostas starred as a senior at dominican high school in milwaukee, where giannis nicknamed greek freak plays for the bucks, before enrolling at dayton.
Giannis antetokounmpo, nicknamed the greek freak, is a greek basketball playe,r who also represents. Kostas antetokounmpo stats, game logs, splits, and much more. Hell head overseas if he cant get a look in the nba next season, which very well might be the case just looking at the initial reaction from scouts. Can kostas antetokounmpo beat the odds like his brother. Its the second time he will be active, both against his big brothers bucks. Older brother, giannis, was selected 15th overall in 20 and is a rising nba superstar.
Nba scout says kostas antetokounmpo is far from ready for 2018 bleacher report 11 hours ago when an antetokounmpo puts his name in the draft, nba teams are bound to take notice. He officially gained greek citizenship on may 9, 20, with the. The dallas mavericks traded for kostas antetokounmpo during the 2018 nba draft. Kostas antetokounmpo news, stats, photos dayton flyers. Kostas exhibits quite a bit of skill on offense, especially in the post, but is most effective when used in. Kostas antetokounmpo 201718 game log college basketball. Twoway forward kostas antetokounmpo has joined the lakers in atlanta. Antetokounmpo will join the mavericks gleague affiliate, the texas legends. Kostas antetokounmpo shows freak athleticism and leads team to victory raw highlights duration. Several nba scouts visited numerous matches in the lower leagues.
One of many riveting reads in the basketball biography books series by clayton geoffreys. Kostas antetokounmpo making a name for himself at dominican. With reigning mvp giannis antetokounmpo being the leader 422 callups. Kostas antetokounmpo college stats college basketball at. Kostas antetokounmpo 2016 4 star small forward for dominican whitefish bay, wi on. Kostas antetokounmpo nba draft scouting report nba draft room. An insiders look at kostas antetokounmpo basketball. In the 201220 season, giannis antetokounmpo had the chance to achieve promotion to the basket league with filathlitikos, but in the decisive game against nea kifisia, his team conceded a 8189 defeat after double overtime. Kostas antetokounmpo is a 68, 175pound small forward from milwaukee, wi. Giannis antetokounmpo says he was hacked and feels.
His physical profile is very similar to his older brother and, like giannis. Antetokounmpo was able to practice wednesday, which was a highly encouraging sign following the diagnosis of a. But in this case, the player in question is kostas antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo debuted in the 201718 season and averaged 5. Kostas antetokounmpo is a long, athletic forward who was ruled ineligible in his first year at dayton, but carved out a niche off the flyers bench as a redshirt freshman with his ability to make. That comes with the territory when your brother is one of the best players in the world and you have similar.
Kostas antetokounmpo is a high upside prospect who shows flashes of offensive diversity combined with good athleticism. When an antetokounmpo puts his name in the draft, nba teams are bound to take notice. The 6foot10 antetokounmpo, who played last season at the university of dayton, recently declared for the 2018 draft, a. Lakers play at bucks on thursday, so good chance well have all three antetokounmpos under the same roof. Giannis antetokounmpo, is a greek basketball player.
Newly revised for the start of the 20192020 nba season, in giannis antetokounmpo. Hes 6foot10 with long arms, his standing reach extending just 10 inches shy of the rim. Kostas, younger brother of milwaukee bucks star giannis, is testing the. Nba scout says kostas antetokounmpo is far from ready.
Antetokounmpo was born in athens, greece, to nigerian parents, and grew up in the athens neighborhood of sepolia. Giannis brother kostas antetokounmpo commits to dayton. Kostas antetokounmpo 19 years old looking taller than. Draftexpress kostas antetokounmpo draftexpress profile. Kostas antetokounmpo has heard the word potential attached to his name for years. Earl watson, hes like, you come to phoenix, you and dbook, two. Kostas has exceptional length, standing 610 with a reported 72 wingspan. Giannis antetokounmpo biography facts, childhood, family. Kostas, younger brother of milwaukee bucks star giannis, is testing. Stating that he had been hacked, giannis antetokounmpo said he felt disgusted about a string of offensive tweets that were posted on his official twitter account thursday. Joel embiid wanted to get to lakers in 2014 nba draft. Kobe bryant vs michael jordan highlights 2003 allstar game kobe farewell jordan.
Daytons kostas antetokounmpo last player selected in nba. Kostas antetokounmpo is the younger brother of both milwaukee bucks superstar forward, giannis antetokounmpo and former new york knicks player, thanasis antetokounmpo, and kostas is an athletic, 610 combo forward that is hoping to follow in their footsteps to the nba. Giannis antetokounmpo s social media accounts were hacked this afternoon and have been taken down. The philadelphia 76ers had selected him with the no. Jul, 2018 kostas antetokounmpo signed a twoway contract with the dallas mavericks and texas legends. The surname antetokounmpo is as famous as it gets in the modern nba. Kostas antetokounmpo is the younger brother of giannis and thanasis, following them to the united states after giannis was drafted by the bucks, and currently residing in milwaukee. Kostas antetokounmpo charleston classic scouting video. His parents are from different nigerian ethnic groupscharles was yoruba, and veronica is igbo.
He makes it look easy to get above the rim and can dunk the ball off eurosteps with ease. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him. Kostas antetokounmpo is a redshirt freshman at the university of dayton now, but the rest of the family moved into a new downtown complex before this season, with giannis and alexandros. If a player earns such honors, his name is cemented among the best that have ever played. Breaking down the strengths that kostas antetokounmpo showed at the charleston classic.
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