WASHINGTON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Milwaukee Bucks have signed free agent forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the team announced on Tuesday.
"Thanasis is a young player with great experience at the top level overseas," said Bucks General Manager Jon Horst. "He brings toughness, athleticism, character and a high IQ. We are thrilled to have him join the Bucks."
Antetokounmpo, the brother of Bucks forward and MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, spent the last two seasons with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League, leading the team to two straight league titles. Prior to that, he played one season with Andorra of Spanish Basketball League where he averaged 7.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 34 games.
Antetokounmpo, 26, was initially selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft after playing his first season in the United States in 2013-14 with the Delaware 87ers of the NBA G League. The forward went on to play two games with the Knicks during the 2015-16 season in addition to playing 91 games with their G League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks, from 2014-16.
Overall, Antetokounmpo averaged 12.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 141 career G League games over three seasons (2013-16) with Delaware and Westchester.
