While Antetokounmpo wasn't handed a third straight MVP in 2020-21, he was able to carry the Bucks to an NBA Championship.
Antetokounmpo then made himself available for that year's Draft. The forward would compete in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship and averaged 8.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 10 games for Team Greece. He also played in the 2013 Greek League All-Star Game as a special selection by the coaches. The 18-year-old played in 26 games and provided 9.5 points on 46.4 percent from the field with 5.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 blocks. Despite signing a four-year deal with CAI Zaragoza of the Spanish League in 2012, the forward stayed with Filathlitikos for the entire season. In 2011-12, he participated with the senior men's Greek B Basket League (third division) for the Filathlitikos team. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram Prior to joining the NBA and making his way to stardom, Antetokounmpo spent two seasons as a teenager playing in Greece. Giannis has been active in the charitable matters, donating food at the Milwaukee Community Center and hosting charity tournaments with his brothers in Greece. In the latter tournament, Antetokounmpo averaged 14.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in five games, leading his country to the tournament's second round. Giannis has represented Greece at the highest level of international competition, participating in the FIBA World Cup in 20. Before being drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2012, he appeared in 26 games for Filathlitikos AO of the Greek second division and averaged 9.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 62.1 percent from two-point field goal range en route to a Greek League All-Star Game nod. Giannis's youngest brother Alexander currently plies his trade at Domenican High School in Milwaukee. His brothers Thanasis and Kostas play for the NBA's Bucks and Lakers, respectively. The third oldest of five to Nigerian immigrants Charles and Veronica Antetokounmpo, Giannis comes from the quintessential basketball family. Giannis Sina Ougku Antetokounmpo was born in Athens in 1994.
Fantasy managers shouldn't hold their breath on that front, but any serious critics of Antetokounmpo are nitpicking at this point. It's hard to imagine the two-time MVP slipping out of the top five in any league, given his ridiculously-high floor and clear upside to be the best player in fantasy if he can become a better shooter. He ranked 10th last season in per-game fantasy production despite being arguably the best player in basketball. Antetokounmpo's poor performance from the charity stripe ultimately prevents him from being a better fantasy asset in category leagues. While he'll likely never ascend much in that department, he at least improved his free-throw shooting from 68.5 percent in 2020-21 to 72.2 percent last season. His three-point shooting remains shaky (29.3 percent), but he still knocked down 1.1 per game - his third straight year making at least one per contest. In addition, he averaged 11.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.1 steals. The Greek Freak hasn't stopped improving, reaching new highs in points per game (29.9) and free-throw attempts per game (11.4). He also finished among the top four in MVP voting for a fourth straight season. He earned his fourth consecutive All-NBA First Team honor as well as a fourth consecutive All-Defensive First Team. The 2021-22 campaign was another dominant one for Antetokounmpo.
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