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- Position
- Forward
- Team
Miami Heat- Nationality
- Greece
- Born
- 6 Dec 1994
Giannis Antetokounmpo plays for the Miami Heat. He arrived in June 2026, after thirteen seasons in Milwaukee. He was born in Athens on 6 December 1994. He is 31, and he stands 2.11 meters.
The trade was agreed on 22 June 2026. He and Bobby Portis went south. Milwaukee took Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Kasparas Jakucionis. They also took the 13th pick that year, two more first-rounders, a swap and a second.
He led Greece to bronze at EuroBasket 2025. It was their first medal in sixteen years. He had 30 points and 17 rebounds against Finland, in a 92-89 win. He called it the greatest accomplishment of his life.
Miami now build around him and Bam Adebayo. Klay Thompson arrived this summer. Greece played their August qualifiers without him. Both of his brothers were in that squad.
FAQ About Giannis Antetokounmpo
What did he win in Milwaukee?
Most Valuable Player in 2019 and again in 2020, and Defensive Player of the Year in that second season. Then the title in 2021, with the Finals MVP award. Across thirteen years, he averaged 24.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 5.0 assists, made ten All-Star teams, and was picked for the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
How did he get to the NBA?
He was playing for Filathlitikos, in the Greek second division, when Milwaukee took him 15th overall in 2013. He was 18 and had one season of senior basketball behind him. Nobody in that draft room knew what they had.
Who else from his family plays?
Thanasis and Kostas were both in the Greece squad for the August 2026 qualifiers, and Alex is a professional as well. Kostas won an NBA title with the Lakers in 2020, and Thanasis won one alongside Giannis in 2021. That made the three of them the first trio of brothers to all win NBA championships.
Transfer history
Latest news
- Miroslav Raduljica blasts Giannis Antetokounmpo’s playstyle: That is not basketball
- NBA Morning Brief (Sep. 10, 2026): Questions rise over delayed Leonard trade; Antetokounmpo buys $13.5M Miami mansion
- Klay Thompson outlines his role beside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Miami
- NBA Morning Brief (Aug. 16, 2026): D’Antoni, Rivers, and Stoudemire headline 2026 Hall of Fame class
- Miami Heat unwilling to trade Nikola Jovic despite interest in Klay Thompson
- Antetokounmpo and Sloukas out of Greece FIBA World Cup Qualifiers roster
- Six NBA teams lost everyone: Stats reveal wild 5-year overhaul
- Bam Adebayo discusses LeBron James joining 76ers, Miami Heat title ambitions
- Simone Fontecchio: Giannis Antetokounmpo put Miami Heat back on the NBA map
- Nikola Kusturica in training with Giannis Antetokounmpo days before joining UCLA
- Bam Adebayo reacts to LeBron James joining 76ers, sends warning to former Heat star
- Giannis Antetokounmpo ready to return for Greece after missing previous FIBA window
