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Antetokounmpo was born in Athens, Greece, on December 6, 1994, the son of immigrants from Nigeria Three years earlier, his parents had moved from Lagos, leaving behind their firstborn son, Francis, with his grandparents. Though Antetokounmpo and three of his four brothers were born in Greece, they did not automatically receive full Greek citizenship as the Greek nationality law abides by the jus sanguinis. For the first 18 years of his life Antetokounmpo was effectively stateless, having no papers from Nigeria or Greece.

Antetokounmpo grew up in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia. His parents, as immigrants, could not easily find work, so Antetokounmpo and his older brother, Thanasis, helped by hawking watches, handbags and sunglasses in the streets. In 2007, Antetokounmpo started playing basketball, and was playing competitively for the youth squad of Filathlitikos by 2009.

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On April 28, 2013, Antetokounmpo officially made himself eligible for the 2013 NBA draft. He fulfilled his draft projections as a first-round pick by being selected 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. On July 30, 2013, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Bucks.

Antetokounmpo made his NBA debut on October 13, 2013 at the age of 18 years, 311 days, as one of the youngest NBA players ever. He averaged 6.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks in 77 appearances during his rookie season. He scored in double figures 23 times and grabbed 10+ rebounds twice, with both efforts resulting in double-doubles. He finished the season with 61 total blocks, which led all NBA rookies and was the seventh-most by a Bucks rookie in franchise history. He was selected to participate in the Rising Stars Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, where he tallied nine points, two rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes. At the season's end, he was named to the 2013–14 NBA All-Rookie second team

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NBA Most Valuable Player: 2019

4× NBA All-Star: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

NBA Most Improved Player: 2017

All-NBA First Team: 2019

2× All-NBA Second Team: 2017, 2018

NBA All-Defensive First Team: 2019

NBA All-Defensive Second Team: 2017

NBA Rising Stars Challenge Participant: 2014, 2015

NBA Slam Dunk Contest Participant: 2015

NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge Participant: 2014

NBA All-Rookie Second Team: 2014

Euroscar European Player of the Year: 2018

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On September 19, 2016, Antetokounmpo agreed to a four-year, $100 million contract extension with the Bucks.

At 22 years and 74 days old, he became the youngest player in franchise history to start in an All-Star Game. He also became the first Greek NBA All-Star.
In the game, he led the East with 30 points in a 192–182 loss to the West.

He also became the first player in NBA history to finish in the top 20 in the league in each of the five major categories in a regular season(points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks).

He had at least 20 points and five rebounds in his 27th consecutive game, marking the longest such NBA streak since Shaquille O'Neal matched it during the 2000–01 season.

he was named a starter for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, becoming the first Buck since Marques Johnson (1979–80) to be named a starter in two straight All-Star Games.

he was named a starter for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, becoming the first Buck since Marques Johnson (1979–80) to be named a starter in two straight All-Star Games.

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He was named the Euroscar European Player of the Year for 2018, becoming the second Greek player to receive the award since Nikos Galis in 1987.

He did his 13th game with at least 25 points, 15 rebounds and five assists, breaking a tie with Shaquille O'Neal for the most in a single-season since 1976–77.

At the NBA's end-of-season awards night, Antetokounmpo was named the league's Most Valuable Player. He joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the second Bucks player to win MVP, and became the third-youngest player to win the MVP over the previous 40 seasons, behind Derrick Rose and LeBron James. He also became the fifth player born outside of the United States to win MVP.

On January 23, 2020, Antetokounmpo was named an All-Star Game captain, alongside James, for the second consecutive year.

was just the fifth time in franchise history that a player had a 30-20 outing, and the first since 1996. He also became the first player to have five straight 30-15 games since 1985-86.