Fenerbahçe Beko announced that they have reached an agreement with Greek center Kostas Antetokounmpo.
In the statement made by the yellow-dark blue club, “Fenerbahçe Beko Men’s Basketball Team has reached an agreement with Greek center Kostas Antetokounmpo (2.08, 1997) until the end of the 2022-23 season” expressions were used.
KOSTAS ANTETOKOUNMPO KİMDİR?
Kostas Antetokounmpo, who was born on November 20, 1997 in Athens, started basketball in Greece with Filathlitikos jersey.
Kostas, who went to America with his family in 2013 and continues his education and basketball life here, averaged 5.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks with Dayton University in the 2017-18 season.
Deciding to participate in the NBA Draft in 2018, Kostas was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round with the 60th pick and was then traded to the Dallas Mavericks.
Kostas, who spent the 2018-19 season with the Dallas Mavericks in Texas Legends, one of the G-League teams, played in 2 NBA games with the Dallas Mavericks, and averaged 10.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks with the Texas Legends, where he played in 40 games.
Kostas, who signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers in the summer of 2019, appeared in 4 NBA games in 2019-2020 and 15 NBA games in 2020-21. Antetokounmpo averaged 14.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 blocks in 38 games in the South Bay Lakers, one of the G-League teams, in the 2019-20 season. Kostas Antetokounmpo won the NBA championship in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Antetokounmpo, who decided to return to Europe in the summer of 2021 and agreed with the French representative Asvel, averaged 5.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 26 EuroLeague games with this team.
Deciding to return to America in the summer of 2022, Kostas Antetokounmpo signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls and played for the Windy City Blues of the G-League teams. Kostas averaged 11.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 blocks in 12 games in the G-League this season.
