Tag: Thanasis Antetokounmpo

Report: Miami Expected to Move On From Antetokounmpo Brothers

Brandon King

The brief “Antetokounmpo era” beyond Giannis may already be coming to an end in Miami. According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, the Miami Heat are not expected to continue carrying Giannis Antetokounmpo’s brothers on the roster as the franchise shifts its focus toward maximizing every available roster spot. “There won’t be anymore Antetokounmpo brothers in Miami. That whole ‘we have Kostas and Thanasis on the team,’ I don’t think that’s going to continue from what I understand,” Shelburne said. The comments suggest Miami is moving away from a strategy that had…

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EuroBasket News: Giannis and Thanasis will join Greek national team tomorrow

Brandon King

The elders of the brothers Antetokounmpo Giannis have arrived in Athens, touching down Tuesday, August 2. in two days. on August 4, they will be permitted to join the the Greek national team’s training, where they will join brothers Alex and Kostas, who have already been practicing with the Greek national team. According to the FIBA-NBA agreement, NBA players – unless there’s a special arrangement with their franchise – can be part of the preparation period of their national team for 28 days before major FIBA tournaments and 14 days…

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Eurohoops News: The Brothers Antetokounmpo are part of Greek National team

Brandon King

The Greek Basketball Federation announced their 23-man roster for the 2022 EuroBasket and the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers and it is nearly 20 percent Antetokounmpo. Two-time NBA MVP, 2021 NBA Finals MVP and NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo is confirmed to be making his return to the national team, as well as brothers Thanasis, Kostas, and Alex also named to the squad. American basketball fans may recognise the names of Nick Calathes and new Dallas Mavericks guard Tyler Dorsey, with other notable international names Kostas Sloukas, Kostas Papanikolaou, George Papagiannis and…

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