What was the age of Giannis Antetokounmpo when he was drafted – here is everything you should know about how old Giannis was when he was drafted
Regarded as “The Greek Freak”, Giannis is the only player besides Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon to win MVP(Most Valuable Player) and DPOY(Defensive Player Of The Year) in the same season of NBA. His jersey number presents his tribute to his mother and father corresponding to their birth years.
Antetokounpa began his career by playing for the youth teams of Filathlitikos, in Athens before entering the draft of the 2013 NBA season where he was picked by the Milwaukee Bucks as the 15th overall player when he was just 18 years old. Soon on October 13, 2013, he made his career debut in the NBA at the age of 18 years, 311 days as one of the youngest players ever.
During his rookie season, Giannis made 77 appearances in which he made a total number of 61 blocks. With regards to his performance, he was selected to participate in the Rising Star Challenge at NBA All-Stars Weekend held in New Orleans in which he earned 9 points within a span of 19 of 17 minutes which included two rebounds and two assists.
Since his rookie season there has been no stopping this 6feet 11inchi giant, after completing his first three seasons, Bucks extended Giannis’ contract till 2020 with a deal worth $200 million which was later extended on December 15,2020 for terms of five years with a $228 million signing.
After some great struggles in his childhood, Antetokounmpa has emerged as one of the greatest players to compete in NBA. He has been a part of NBA All stars for 6 years now with his inclusion in each season from the year 2017. In the year 2021, Giannis handed the trophy for the first time in his career along with being the NBA Finals MVP.
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