Bucks bring back Giannis' brother on 1-year deal
Briefly

Thanasis Antetokounmpo missed the entire 2024-25 season recovering from a torn Achilles tendon. He signed a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks worth $2.9 million. Thanasis last appeared in the 2023-24 season, playing sparingly in 34 games and averaging under one point per game. He is currently representing Greece at EuroBasket. The re-signing follows expectations that the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo's representatives would meet in the offseason to discuss future plans. Giannis has spent all 12 NBA seasons with Milwaukee and averaged 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists last season.
Forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo, who missed all of the 2024-25 season with a torn Achilles tendon, has re-signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, the team announced Sunday, meaning he'll remain a teammate of his brother, two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Thanasis Antetokounmpo's one-year deal is for $2.9 million, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Antetokounmpo last played for the Bucks during the 2023-24 season, seeing minimal action in 34 games off the bench and averaging less than a point per game. He is currently playing with the Greek National Team at EuroBasket.
Thanasis Antetokounmpo's re-signing comes after the the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo's representatives, Giorgios Panou and Alex Saratsis, were expected to sit down during the offseason to discuss future plans, sources told Charania in May.
Read at ESPN.com
[
|
]