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Giannis was born in Athens Greece.
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His parents struggled to get money and as a young boy Giannis would sell pocket watches to get money. He would sometimes come home without food for the day.
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Panagiotis Zivach, the of the Filathlitikos Greek basketball team trained Giannis and his brother Thanasis to the best of their ability.
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In 2009, he represented the youth team of Filathlitikos until 2012.
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On April 28 2013, Giannis qualified for the NBA Draft. He was picked in the First round, pick 15 in the draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
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In his rookie season he averaged 6.8 points in 77 games. This ranked him in the top for rookies. The Roster included, Ersan Ilyasova, Brandon Knight, Khris Middleton, Zaza Pachulia, O.J Mayo, Caron Butler.
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In Giannis's 2nd year, he came in as a better player with 12.7 points.
The Bucks made the playoffs losing in the first round to the Bulls 2-4.
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Giannis advanced once again, averaging 16.9 points. Working hard to get better and better really increased his skill. Jason Kidd as coach didn't help as they had a record of 33-49 causing them to miss the playoffs and in 12th place in the Eastern Conference.
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Giannis came in the season strong ending with an average points of 22.9 points, he helped his team make the playoffs. They lost to the raptors 2-4. Giannis had a HUGE game 6 with 34 points.
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Giannis got better, averaging 26.9 points, he started all games.
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Giannis was an Allstar in 2016 and 2017. He had the 2nd most votes in the voting stage. The only person that had more votes than him, was LeBron James.
