Panathinaikos is BC has signed Kostas Antetokounmpo (25, 2.08 meters) for the next 2 years.
Antetokounmpo is a basketball player, born on November 20, 1997, in Athens, Greece. He is a center who last played for Fenerbahçe Beko.
After his older brother Giannis was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2013 NBA draft, Antetokounmpo, along with his parents and his younger brother, Alexis, moved to Milwaukee. He attended Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, where he played high school basketball during his junior and senior years. As a senior, he led his team to a state championship.
After high school, Antetokounmpo moved on to play college basketball. He debuted in the 2017–18 season, averaging 5.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.2 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game, in 15.1 minutes per game.
He was the last pick of the 2018 NBA draft, selected by the Philadelphia 76ers, and then immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks. He would split his playing time between the Mavericks and their NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends.
Antetokounmpo was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Lakers on July 22, 2019. He played 5 games throughout the season and he won his first championship after the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in six games.
On November 26, 2020, Antetokounmpo re-signed with the Lakers to a two-way contract.
In July, 2021, Antetokounmpo signed with LDLC ASVEL of the French Betclic Élite and the EuroLeague. He won the French Championship with LDLC ASVEL. In 26 EuroLeague games, he averaged 5.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.7 blocks, playing around 13 minutes per game.
On October 14, 2022, Antetokounmpo signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls and he played in G-League with the Windy City Bulls.
In December, 2022, he signed with Fenerbahce Beko and in 14 EuroLeague games, he averaged 2.7 points and 0.8 rebounds, playing around 7 minutes per contest.
Antetokounmpo played with the junior Greek Under-20 national team. He played at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal. Kostas is member of Greek National Team and he played at the Eurobasket 2022.
