Furthermore, he is clean-shaven and his hair is afro style with side-cropped. He does a lot of training as his body is very fit and healthy. His body build is very athletic and muscular. Talking about his appearance, he has a pair of brown eyes and black hair. He is 97 kg (214 pounds) and 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 m) tall. His body measurements are still to be revealed yet but his body shape is great. It is hard to be Alex with three brothers getting drafted.” Giannis once said when he was asked about his brother.Ī post shared by Alex Emeka Antetokounmpo 🇳🇬x🇬🇷 appearance and body measurements “He wants to get drafted but has to improve every single day. It will be hard for him to make a name for himself as all of his brothers are very successful and well-known NBA players, and of course, people always try to compare him with his brothers but we can say that he’s trying his best to make his gameplay better every day. He is allowed to enter the NBA draft since last year. There is no information about his salary but we can expect he earns well and it is a pretty good contract for a newcomer like him.
It has been over a year since he played in Liga ACB. Currently, he is playing for one of the best basketball in Liga ACB, in the Spanish basketball league system. Alex’s CareerĪlex signed a three-year contract with UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB on July 22, 2020. According to the sources their original family name is Adetokunbo but Alex’s brother Giannis’ passport had a slight mistake in spelling so later his whole family changed it to Antetokounmpo. As per the reports, Alex started playing basketball when he was nine years old.Īntetokounmpo is not their original last or family name. That explains why the Antetokounmpo brothers are good at sports. He was a really good player since his school days and after that, he was offered scholarships from many basketball teams or associations including Greenbay, Ohio, and DePaul.Īlex was born and raised in an athlete family, his father Charles used to play soccer (football) and his mother Veronica was a high jumper. His passport was granted to him in 2013 and he got his Greek citizenship later in 2016.Īlex went to a private catholic school (Dominican High School) and there he played basketball for around four years. It was for him to get a visa to enter the U.S.A legally. Although he was born in Greece Alex holds a Nigerian passport. Life was not easy for their children as well cause according to the reports Antetokounmpo brothers used to sell handbags, watches, sunglasses, and other stuff like those in the street.
But they wanted to change their lifestyle and give a better life to their children so they endured all the hate and started working, Charles started working as a handyman and on the other hand, Veronica started working as a babysitter. His parents moved to Greece to get a better lifestyle but it was not that easy cause they were black and they had to face racism. Francis was born in Nigeria and a few years after Francis was born, his parents moved to Greece leaving Francis in Nigeria with his grandparents. All of his brothers except for Francis were born in Athens. Today in this blog post we will be covering all the detail regarding Alex Antetokounmpo, his early life, his personal life, career, and net worth.Ī post shared by Alex Emeka Antetokounmpo 🇳🇬x🇬🇷 Life of Alex AntetokounmpoĪlex was born on August 27, 2001, in Sepolia, Athens, Greece, to Charles Antetokounmpo and Veronica Antetokounmpo. It is clear that he is doing great but can he ever surpass his brother’s legacy? According to the reports in 2020, he received the biggest contract in NBA history as the team wanted him to play for them.Īfter Kareem Abdul Jabbar and LeBron James, Alex’s brother Giannis is the only basketball player to be Most Valuable Player (MVP) before 26 years old twice. His brother Giannis is mostly known for being the star player of the Bucks. All of the Antetokounmpo brothers are well-known players.
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Along with his NBA player brothers, he also has a brother named Francis Antetokounmpo who used to be a semi-professional basketball player, professional soccer (football) player, and a musician.Īlex’s brothers Giannis and Thanasis play for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His brothers are also professional NBA players. Alex is a basketball player but he is mostly known as the younger brother Antetokounmpo, his brothers Giannis, Thanasis, and Kostas. Alexandros Emeka “Alex” Antetokounmpo is a professional Greek basketball player who plays for UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB.
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