From Sepolia and its wanderings in the streets of Athens to secure a few euros for its natural survival, at the top of the world and in the millions it earns as the most valuable basketball player in the world's top basketball league, the magic NBA.
Giannis Antetokounbo, born in Athens on December 6, 1994, to immigrant parents from Nigerian parents in Greece, managed to achieve the impossible. From the daily life struggle to make a living for himself and his family, selling bags on the streets of Athens, through hard work, dedication, and faith, he managed to get into the luxury of the NBA, but still living wisely and family .
Since his first year in the NBA in 2013, Giannis has earned $ 81.087.051 or € 74,91 million through NBA contracts, according to Spotrac.
The first contract Antetokunbo signed was $ 3,67 million in two years. John averaged 6,8 points and 4,4 rebounds, earning $ 1.792.560. He got 1.873.200 in his second season and helped the Bucks reach the play-offs.
In 2015-16, Giannis Antitokoumbo earned $ 1.953.960 and began to establish himself as a rising star in the NBA. The Greek star averaged 16,9 points and 7,7 rebounds. "The Bucks ended up signing a four-year, $ 100 million contract extension with John in the summer of 2016. Since then, he has participated in the All-Star Game, also winning the MVP award," he said.
Giannis Antetokounbo won $ 22.471.910 in 2017-18 and $ 24.157.303 during the MVP season. The Bucks superstar averaged 27,7 points, 12,5 rebounds and 5,9 assists per game on the road to the MVP trophy.
Giannis also led the Bucks to the best record in the NBA, with an accuracy rate of 57,8% which became 72,9% from the free throw line.
Before the suspension of the 2019-20 season due to the coronavirus, Antetokunbo earned 25.842.697 dollars. If he does not sign the supermax expansion with the Bucks this summer, John will enter "Free agent" status in 2021. Antetokunbo has said many times that he does not like big cities and loves to play in Milwaukee. The Bucks fans certainly hope that the MVP will stay in the city for the rest of his NBA career.
The Greek star averaged 29,6 points, 13,7 rebounds and 5,8 assists for the Bucks before the end of the season.
Source: KYPE