<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bucks-thanasis-antetokounmpo-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks eyeing Thanasis Antetokounmpo contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NBA-rumors-Bucks-eyeing-Thanasis-Antetokounmpo-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks eyeing Thanasis Antetokounmpo contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-19T13:19:55-07:00">October 19th, 1:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-20T08:03:00-07:00">October 20th, 8:03am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks still have at least two players to cut before opening day but are considering adding another veteran to its roster. After spending the last five years with the team, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-thanasis-antetokounmpo-diagnosed-with-brutal-injury-after-first-round-exit-vs-pacers">Thanasis Antetokounmpo will likely miss the entire 2024-2025 season</a> but is still a name the Bucks are considering bringing back.</p><p>Antetokounmpo is being contemplated by general manager Jon Horst <a href="https://x.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1847636322904604901" rel="noopener">due to his locker room presence</a>, per NBA reporter Keith Smith. Milwaukee is currently over the roster limit but Smith added that they are considering trading third-year guard MarJon Beauchamp to clear up space. The Bucks are reportedly examining the market for a perimeter defender if they decide against bringing back Antetokounmpo.</p><p>Antetokounmpo’s Achilles injury was suffered in practice at the end of the 2023-2024 season. Due to his condition, the 32-year-old was unable to join his brothers on the Greece national team during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.</p><p>Throughout his six-year career in the NBA, Antetokounmpo has never averaged more than 3.6 points per game in a single season. That tally came in the 2021-2022 season when he also recorded a career-high 9.9 minutes per game and six starts. Since that year, Antetokounmpo has yet to record another start and has only appeared in a combined 71 regular season games.</p><h2>Bucks’ 2024-2025 preseason roster</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Thanasis-Antetokounmpo.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On the heels of an embarrassing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-most-to-blame-for-disappointing-playoff-series-loss-to-pacers">first-round exit courtesy of the Indiana Pacers</a> in the 2024 playoffs, the Bucks are still in the process of finalizing their 2024-2025 roster. As of Oct. 19, the team is currently one player over the league maximum of 18 players, a limit that includes three on two-way contracts.</p><p>With 19 players currently on the Bucks’ offseason roster, Milwaukee still needs to clear at least one name before opening night. If the team decides to welcome Antetokounmpo back into its organization, two current players would need to either get traded or released.</p><p>The Bucks have not given any indication on who they plan on releasing but Beauchamp has become an obvious candidate along with Anzejs Pasecniks, Liam Robbins and Ryan Rollins. Pasecniks and Rollins are the Bucks’ current two-way player along with third-year guard Stanley Umude. The team’s G-League affiliate, Wisconsin Herd, is located just one hour away from Milwaukee in the city of Oshkosh.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks eyeing Thanasis Antetokounmpo contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/10-moments-that-prove-thanasis-antetokounmpo-isnt-a-scrub');   ga('set', 'title', '10 moments that prove Thanasis Antetokounmpo isn’t a scrub');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/10-moments-that-prove-Thanasis-Antetokounmpo-isnt-a-scrub.jpg"></figure><h1>10 moments that prove Thanasis Antetokounmpo isn’t a scrub</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-16T13:59:12-07:00">September 16th, 1:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-16T13:59:12-07:00">September 16th, 1:59pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spencersee10" rel="facebook">Spencer See</a>Spencer See is a part-time writer at ClutchPoints focusing on the NBA, evergreen content and celebrity lifestyle. He is also a lifelong fan of LeBron James. In his free time, he either goes fishing or watches basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Thanasis Antetokounmpo is popular for being the older brother of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. As a teammate and brother of the Greek Freak, the older Antetokounmpo has found some success in the NBA, highlighted by winning an NBA championship in 2021. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thanasis-antetokounmpos-net-worth-in-2024">Antetokounmpo also has built a net worth</a> of $5 million from his pro basketball career.</p><p>However, NBA fans also love to ridicule the Bucks’ backup forward with a nod to nepotism. Moreover, there have been endless jokes circulating around social media that target Antetokounmpo’s abilities to be in the NBA.</p><p>Although Antetokounmpo does have some shortcomings, he’s still an NBA champion that’s capable of keeping in step with the best basketball players in the world. Let’s take a look at 10 moments that prove Thanasis Antetokounmpo isn’t a scrub.</p><h2><b>Being the perfect running mate to his brother</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>One of Thanasis’ best attributes is his ability to cut to the basket. As a result, Thanasis cutting to the basket on the weakside makes him a perfect recipient after Giannis makes a drive before making a last-minute pass. Aside from his tendency to cut through the weakside, Thanasis is a solid finisher under the basket.</p><h2><b>Thanasis Antetokounmpo locking Donovan Mitchell</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Although the Cleveland Cavaliers hammered the Bucks, 135-95, Thanasis Antetokounmpo made sure to give the Bucks enough momentum heading into the next game in the final frame. Down already by 38 with the game out of hand, Antetokounmpo managed to execute an emphatic block against All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell and capped the play off with a stare-down.</p><h2><b>Thanasis Antetokounmpo bringing out the Shammgod</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AHHHHHHH Thanasis Shammgod!!! <a href="https://t.co/ZpLHikazMn">pic.twitter.com/ZpLHikazMn</a></p><p>— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1756151596948594858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Against the Charlotte Hornets, the Bucks came away with a dominant 120-84 victory. This paved the way for the elder Antetokounmpo to play in garbage time. In 11 minutes of action, he registered four points. However, two of those points were scored when Antetokounmpo <a href="https://x.com/WorldWideWob/status/1756151596948594858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1756151596948594858%7Ctwgr%5E8d209c3eb3de0b4e5d0faa2b85e9c7be1f4ae9f9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D2760705action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">brought out the Shammgod</a> for a layup.</p><h2><b>Thanasis Antetokounmpo </b><b>puts Micah Potter on a poster</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thanasis throws down a poster dunk! <br>Giannis tells him to get back on defense with a 30-point lead in the 4th <a href="https://t.co/XDxn6o12XG">pic.twitter.com/XDxn6o12XG</a></p><p>— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1639647300988329986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>When he gets a chance, Antetokounmpo surely loves to dunk the ball. Already holding a comfortable lead over the Utah Jazz, he still went to work in the post against Jazz big man Micah Potter. In the 144-116 victory, Antetokounmpo threw down a poster dunk over the 6-foot-8 center for the icing on the cake.</p><h2><b>Thanasis Antetokounmpo’s t</b><b>wo-handed poster over Nemanja Bjelica</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>When the Bucks hammered the Golden State Warriors, 118-99, the elder Antetokounmpo only managed to score two points. However, he did it in the most explosive way possible by dunking over Serbian big man Nemanja Bjelica with two hands.</p><h2><b>Thanasis Antetokounmpo </b><b>dunks over Patrick Williams</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Patrick Williams on Giannis Antetokounmpo: "I feel like a lot of people in this league are scared or nervous to guard guys like that… He puts his pants on the same way I do. He's good, but he's not God."</p><p>Thanasis Antetokounmpo on Patrick Williams 👇<a href="https://t.co/wRbrwUSthe">pic.twitter.com/wRbrwUSthe</a></p><p>— Eurohoops (@Eurohoopsnet) <a href="https://twitter.com/Eurohoopsnet/status/1517877227777662977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Bucks took care of business against the Chicago Bulls, paving the way for bench players like Antetokounmpo to get more minutes on the floor. In the 111-81 win, the Bucks capped off the game with Antetokounmpo dunking over first-round draft pick Patrick Williams. Although Antetokounmpo only scored four points, that dunk impressed nearly everyone, including his brother.</p><h2><b>Thanasis Antetokounmpo </b><b>soars in for the putback dunk at MSG</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">😤 Thanasis Antetokounmpo putback dunk against his former team! </p><p>Little Brother &amp; the <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Bucks</a> bench were loving it. <a href="https://twitter.com/Thanasis_ante43?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Thanasis_ante43</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Giannis_An34?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Giannis_An34</a> <a href="https://t.co/j2IHeSSlAf">pic.twitter.com/j2IHeSSlAf</a></p><p>— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1208752702920052736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Although Antetokounmpo wasn’t a heavy scorer for the Bucks on a nightly basis, he does find a way to make a positive impact. There’s no doubt that shooters like Kyle Korver have more confidence to take shots, especially with the solid timing of Antetokounmpo.</p><p>His ability to get rebounds and finish around the rim deserves a place in the Bucks’ rotation if they decide to re-sign the free agent. In fact, he proved it here when he dunked all over another former team.</p><h2><b>Thanasis Antetokounmpo scores </b><b>over Kevin Durant</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Thanks to Kevin Durant’s size and length, it’s safe to say only a handful of basketball players can score over him. However, Antetokounmpo proved that he’s not your average casual baller by managing to score over the outstretched arms of Durant.</p><p>To make matters more interesting, the Bucks forward even scored on a one-on-one isolation play over Durant off an offensive board.</p><h2><b>Thanasis Antetokounmpo has </b><b>20-10 double-double versus former team</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Many trolls often question whether Antetokounmpo deserves to play in the NBA. However, in a game against his former team, Antetokounmpo exploded for 23 points to go along with 10 rebounds to notch his first-career double-double. The Greek forward even put on a shooting clinic by hitting four of five 3-pointers to lead all Bucks scorers in the 102-96 loss against the Knicks.</p><h2><b>Thanasis Antetokounmpo drops a career-high 27 points</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>If a 20-10 night isn’t enough, Antetokounmpo does have an NBA career-high 27 points in a single game. In a 133-115 loss against the Cavs, Thanasis was a silver lining for the Bucks.</p><p>He shot 64% from the field overall and 80% from the charity stripe. Moreover, Antetokounmpo also added five rebounds and two assists in the defeat. Sure enough, not many scrubs can tally 27 points in an NBA game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

10 moments that prove Thanasis Antetokounmpo isn’t a scrub

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bucks-news-thanasis-antetokounmpo-defends-himself-amid-bronny-james-nepotism-debate');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Thanasis Antetokounmpo defends himself amid Bronny James nepotism debate');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Thanasis-Antetokounmpo-defends-himself-amid-Bronny-James-nepotism-debate.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Thanasis Antetokounmpo defends himself amid Bronny James nepotism debate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-30T08:36:18-07:00">June 30th, 8:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-30T08:36:18-07:00">June 30th, 8:36am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With all the news surrounding new <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-shaquille-oneal-doesnt-hold-back-on-criticism-of-bronny-james">Los Angeles Lakers star Bronny James and</a> his relationship to his father LeBron James, the term nepotism has been brought up a numerous amount of times. The same <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-bucks-open-on-numerous-trade-fronts-ahead-of-2024-draft">has been said in reference to Milwaukee Bucks forward</a> Thanasis Antetokounmpo whose brother is star Giannis Antetokounmpo as he talks about how the situation with him was earned and not given because of his name.</p><h2><b>Thanasis Antetokounmpo talks his draft history before Bucks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Thanasis-Antetokounmpo-hyped-up-with-Damian-Lillard-on-the-bench-on-April-21-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-thanasis-antetokounmpo-diagnosed-with-brutal-injury-after-first-round-exit-vs-pacers">Thanasis Antetokounmpo was</a> on the show “The Bootleg Kev Podcast” where he spoke about the claims that he has a job in the NBA because of his brother. However, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEjde9IFbgw&amp;t=14s" rel="noopener">the Bucks star would shoot down those claims</a> as there were teams interested in him in the same NBA Draft that his brother Giannis went 15th overall in as he would have apparently been selected by the Brooklyn Nets in the second round.</p><p>“You know you see people say stuff online, I’m like guys if you really knew you’d be like what!” Thanasis Antetokounmpo said. “So Giannis gets drafted, and in the same draft that Giannis gets drafted, I had an agent at the time, I was the best man at his wedding, they call him and go, “hey, is Thanasis in the draft,” this is 2 days before, he goes “no, he’s not in the draft” they go “damn we would’ve picked him at #52 with Brooklyn. I go like what, they would’ve picked me. Mind you I have no paper work, nothing, I didn’t do nothing you have to submit everything. I’m like man, Giannis get drafted first round, that year, same year.”</p><h2><b>Thanasis defends himself amidst nepotism claims</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-best-options-for-no-23-pick-in-2024-nba-draft">Antetokounmpo would then be</a> drafted the year after his brother with the 51st overall pick to the New York Knicks. However, he was then asked about basketball analyst and former player Charles Barkley saying that he will always have a job when his sibling is on the team since the duo of brothers are on the Bucks. The lesser known brother though would take that as a “compliment,” also saying that besides having a great attitude, “you’ve got to bring something to the table.”</p><p>“That’s a compliment, because that means I’m a good person. Nobody gives you nothing if they don’t like you first of all, that’s one thing,” Antetokounmpo said on “The Bootleg Kev” show. “And you’ve got to bring something to the table, but I actually like Charles Barkley and I actually like Shaq. This is like a funny joke but like the thing is what happens is, some kids believe that.”</p><h2><b>Nepotism a topic of discussion with news of Bronny James</b></h2><p>Nepotism has been a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/players-bucks-must-avoid-in-2024-nba-draft">topic of conversation with the Antetokounmpo</a> brothers on the Bucks, but the conversation has been amplified tenfold with the Lakers drafting the 19-year old Bronny James in the second round. However, a media personality like Stephan A. Smith does not believe this to be as grand of issue as people are making it out to be, which he would <a href="https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/1806699097467805847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1806699097467805847%7Ctwgr%5E6598d7e7b9d7eab1624ebe9f24b86d7ab75741a7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.complex.com%2Fsports%2Fa%2Fbrad-callas%2Fstephen-a-smith-nepotism-lakers-bronny-james" rel="noopener">point out the double standard</a> in terms of race.</p><p>“We live in a country where nepotism has taken place with white folks religiously, forever,” Smith said. “In the NBA specifically, in a league where at least 70 percent of the players are Black, we’ve seen nepotism with white folks all over the place. Ownership, executive ranks, player personnel, scouting, coaching, the list goes on and on. We’ve said little to nothing about it. And now this happens with LeBron James, a member of the Mount Rushmore of basketball, and all of a sudden you’ve got people running their mouths.”</p><p>“Bronny James would not be on an NBA roster if it were not for LeBron James,” Smith continued. “We all know this. We accept it. The issue is the resentment that’s emanating from people out there. How dare you resent LeBron James…America, not everybody, not most, but a lot of people are about, ‘stay in your place, stay in your lane.’ And LeBron James has religiously been about the business of defining his own lane.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Stephen A. Smith spoke for more than five minutes straight about the role nepotism played in the Lakers’ selection of Bronny James.</p><p>“We live in a country where nepotism has taken place with white folks religiously forever. We’ve said little to nothing about it. In the NBA… <a href="https://t.co/U7v3lf38H4">pic.twitter.com/U7v3lf38H4</a></p><p>— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href="https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1806699097467805847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Nepotism “is rampant” in the NBA </b></h2><p>Nepotism has been a part of the sports world arguably since its inception as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-eye-opening-injury-revelation">besides the likes of Antetokounmpo</a> and James, people hear about relatives getting jobs within the ownership and executive level all the time. This point was made by Adrian Wojnarowski during the NBA Draft where he says the league itself is <a href="https://x.com/big_business_/status/1806451053820285260" rel="noopener">“full of nepotism.”</a></p><p>“I don’t wanna hear these charges. People talking about nepotism. The NBA is full of nepotism,” Wojnarowski said. “The ownership level, front offices, coaching. I don’t want to hear [about] it all of a sudden because Bronny James’ father plays for the Lakers. It is rampant in this league.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“People talking about nepotism. The NBA is full of nepotism. The ownership level, front offices, coaching. I don’t want to hear about it all of a sudden because Bronny James’ father plays for the Lakers. It is rampant in this league” -Woj on ESPN <a href="https://t.co/rjBP94PwkD">pic.twitter.com/rjBP94PwkD</a></p><p>— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) <a href="https://twitter.com/big_business_/status/1806451053820285260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>How Thanasis Antetokounmpo has fared in his career with Bucks</b></h2><p>However, Thanasis Antetokounmpo is of the belief that his situation is vastly different since when he was drafted in 2014, his brother was not an established player just yet which makes a lot of people’s point null in void. On the other hand, people wonder if the current status of his roster spot could be where nepotism comes in to play.</p><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo is a perennial All-Star, has won two NBA MVP awards, won a championship, and consistently puts up insane statistics like last season where he averaged 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game while shooting 61.1 percent from the field. For his brother, he has not cracked over three points per game, especially in the 2023-24 basketball year where he played in 34 games, averaging 4.6 minutes per game.</p><p>At any rate, Thanasis Antetokounmpo is looking to make a larger impact with the Bucks once he fully recovers from a torn achilles tendon that he had surgery for. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-damian-lillards-reveal-doc-rivers-helps-explain-bucks-failed-season">Looking at Milwaukee itself</a>, they had a disappointing ending to their season being eliminated by the Indiana Pacers in the first round with Giannis out with injury. Though, they still finished with a 49-33 season putting them at the third seed amidst a coaching change in the middle of the year as they fired Adrian Griffin and hired Doc Rivers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Thanasis Antetokounmpo defends himself amid Bronny James nepotism debate

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The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner. Smith has previously written for FanSided and Last Word on Sports, and his primary interests lie within the NBA and distance running.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off a tough 4-2 second-round series loss <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-patrick-beverley-pacers-investigation-police">to the Indiana Pacers</a>. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks">Milwaukee did not have</a> Giannis Antetokounmpo or Damian Lillard due to nagging lower leg injuries. To make matters worse, Giannis’ brother Thanasis Antetokounmpo has been hit with a shocking Achilles injury after the Bucks’ postseason run.</p><h2><b>Thanasis Antetokounmpo gets devasting injury diagnosis</b></h2><p>Forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1788330712833106072" rel="noopener">has sustained a torn</a> Achilles tendon and will undergo surgery, Shams Charania reports. Antetokounmpo did not see much time on the floor during the Pacers series or the regular season, yet, his injury is devastating. Hopefully, he will have a speedy and efficient recovery process.</p><p>Thanasis Antetokounmpo appeared in 34 regular season games for the Bucks and only played 4.6 minutes per contest. Antetokounmpo’s on-the-court production is not eye-popping, but he offers great support to his younger brother Giannis and the rest of the Bucks squad.</p><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo had big plans for the Bucks in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, but a late regular season calf strain prevented him from playing. Antetokounmpo was playing some of the best basketball of his career in 2023-24. The 29-year-old averaged 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.1 blocks.</p><p>Unfortunately, the NBA world did not get to see what the star forward could do in the postseason with Damian Lillard. The Portland Trail Blazers traded Lillard to Milwaukee shortly before the start of the regular season. As a result, the Bucks’ championship odds increased. However, things did not come to fruition in 2024.</p><p>Lillard suffered an Achilles injury that caused him to miss some of the Pacers series. Before that, he achieved stout regular-season production. Lillard averaged 24.4 points, 7.0 assists, and 4.4 rebounds per game.</p><p>Ironically, Lillard and the Antetokounmpo brothers all suffered serious lower leg ailments. Hopefully, everyone can recover during the offseason and come back ready to reload in 2024-25.</p><h2><b>Bucks look to return strong for 2024-25</b></h2><p>Milwaukee was not pleased with their first-round exit in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Frustrations boiled over in their Game 6 loss to the Pacers when Patrick Beverley got into a heated altercation with a fan. Beverley threw the game ball at a fan <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-patrick-beverley-apology-game-6-antics">behind the Bucks bench</a>, inadvertently striking her in the head.</p><p>He then called for the ball back and threw it at another fan before being held back by his teammates. The veteran guard faced massive backlash for the move and broke the silence shortly afterward.</p><p>“Unfortunate situation that should have never happened,” Beverley said. “What I did was bad, and that should have never happened. I have to be better and I will be better. That should have never happened. Regardless of what was said, that should have never happened, simple as that.”</p><p>Beverley was caught in more controversy when he refused an interview with an ESPN reporter due to her not being subscribed to his podcast. The veteran guard will be sure to clean up his interactions. Milwaukee needs depth pieces like himself to make a deep run in 2025.</p><p>After earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs amid many changes, the Bucks are poised for a leap. Once the team gets healthy and has more continuity with each other, the sky is the limit.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Thanasis Antetokounmpo diagnosed with brutal injury after first-round exit vs Pacers

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He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While Giannis Antetokounmpo has been the face of the franchise for the Milwaukee Bucks, his brother Thanasis Antetokounmpo has seemingly been just as much <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-thanasis-antetokounmpos-shammgod-move-giannis-antetokounmpo-fans-going-crazy" rel="noopener">in the spotlight</a>. Thanasis rarely plays for the Bucks and many fans have speculated as to whether or not he actually deserves his roster spot. Some have claimed that he’s only there because of Giannis. But count Damian Lillard as someone <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1760437250800656674" rel="noopener">who believes</a> that Thanasis more than deserves his roster spot on the Bucks.</p><p>“I see a lot of that stuff on social media about TA. It’s a lot of guys that might feel like they were more talented, have more ability, but they could never take his spot,” Damian Lillard said. “People try to be funny. I would put good money that a lot of people talking on Twitter wouldn’t be able to beat him in a game of one-on-one.”</p><p>Lillard continued describing the role that Thanasis Antetokounmpo plays for the Bucks saying, “You’re not going to find a guy that’s more about the team, that shows up and works hard. . .he’s the top, top of the line at his role on our team. I have a hard time seeing anybody coming in that could replace at what he does for our team.”</p><p>Thanasis was originally drafted by the New York Knicks with the No. 51 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. He only ended up playing two games for the Knicks during the 2015-16 season. He’s spent the past five seasons with the Bucks and was part of the 2021 championship team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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