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Athanasios "Thanasis" Antetokounmpo (also spelled Thanassis; Αθανάσιος "Θανάσης" Αντετοκούνμπο, born July 18, 1992  ) is a Greek (of Nigerian descent) professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He is the older brother of Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Dallas Mavericks power forward Kostas Antetokounmpo.

Early career
Antetokounmpo began playing youth club basketball with the junior teams of Filathlitikos, in 2008. He then played with the senior men's team of Filathlitikos, in the semi-professional levels of the Greek fourth division (2010–11 season), and the Greek third division (2011–12 season).

Greece
In 2012, Antetokounmpo began his professional level career with Filathlitikos, of the Greek second division, after previously playing with the club in the Greek minor leagues. During the 2012–13 Greek 2nd Division season with Filathlitikos, he averaged 12.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game. He was selected by the coaches to play in the 2013 Greek All-Star Game as a special participant, even though he was not actually selected as an all-star, and competed in the slam dunk contest as players from the second division are eligible to compete in the dunk competition.

After originally declaring for the 2013 NBA draft, he withdrew from the draft on June 17, 2013, along with 17 other players, on the day of the withdrawal deadline. He had originally entered the draft with his younger brother Giannis.

He played four games for Filathlitikos in the 2013–14 Greek A2 League season. In a round 2 game against Ermis Lagkada on October 19, 2013. He recorded 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in his team's 76–69 win.

Delaware 87ers
On November 1, 2013, Antetokounmpo was selected by the Delaware 87ers with the ninth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. On November 23, 2013, in his D-League debut, Antetokounmpo recorded 14 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists, in a 117–106 loss to the Canton Charge. He also competed at the 2014 NBA D-League Slam Dunk Contest.

During the 2013–14 NBA Development League season, he averaged 12.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.3 blocks in 50 games. On May 1, 2014, he was named to the 2014 NBA D-League All-Defensive third team.

New York and Westchester Knicks
On June 26, 2014, Antetokounmpo was selected with the 51st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. He later joined the Knicks for the 2014 NBA Summer League where he averaged 3.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in five games. On November 3, 2014, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks. On April 22, 2015, he was named to the 2015 NBA D-League All-Defensive second team. In 47 games for Westchester, he averaged 13.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.7 blocks per game.

In July 2015, Antetokounmpo re-joined the New York Knicks for the 2015 NBA Summer League where he averaged 6.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in five games. On August 7, 2015, he signed with the Knicks, only to be waived by the team on October 23, after appearing in three preseason games. Later that month, he returned to the Westchester Knicks. On January 29, 2016, he signed a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks. He made his NBA debut later that night, scoring two points in two minutes of action against the Phoenix Suns. On February 8, New York decided not to renew his contract, and the following day, he returned to Westchester.

Andorra
On August 8, 2016, Antetokounmpo signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB. He played an instrumental role as his team qualified for the first time in 22 years to the ACB playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Real Madrid. He averaged 7.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game during regular season, before raising his contribution to 12.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in the playoffs. Spanish basketball magazine Gigantes del Basket awarded Antetokounmpo with their 2017 "Top 5 Trophy", which goes to the Liga ACB "Most Spectacular Player of the Year".

Return to Greece
On July 11, 2017, Antetokounmpo signed a two-year deal with the EuroLeague giants Panathinaikos, of Greece's top-tier level Greek Basket League. He was named the MVP of the 2018 Greek All-Star Game. In June 2018, Antetokounmpo won the Greek League championship with Panathinaikos, after beating Olympiacos in the league's finals, after a five-game series. He was named the Greek League's Most Spectacular Player, of the 2017–18 season. On February 17, 2019, he won the Greek Cup title after Panathinaikos defeated PAOK (79:73) in the big final, held in Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Crete.

National team career
On May 3, 2016, Antetokounmpo was named in the senior Nigerian men's national team training camp preliminary list for the 2016 Rio Olympics. He declined the offer, and chose instead to play with the senior Greek national team. He was selected to Greece's 12 man roster for the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He next played with Greece at the EuroBasket 2017. He also played with Greece at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.

EuroLeague

 * align="left" | 2017–18
 * align="left" rowspan=6| Panathinaikos
 * 33 || 26 || 11.2 || .528 || .286 || .583 || 2.2 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 3.6 || 3.8
 * align="left" | 2018–19
 * 29 || 9 || 12.1 || .593 || .318 || .448 || 1.8 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 4.2 || 3.9
 * align="left" | 2018–19
 * 29 || 9 || 12.1 || .593 || .318 || .448 || 1.8 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 4.2 || 3.9

Personal life
Antetokounmpo was born in Athens, Greece to Nigerian parents, and grew up in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia. His late father, Charles, was a former Nigerian soccer player, while his mother, Veronica, is a former high-jumper. His parents are from different Nigerian ethnic groups—Charles was Yoruba, and Veronica is Igbo. He officially gained Greek citizenship on May 9, 2013, with the official legal spelling of his last name being Antetokounmpo. His oldest brother, Francis, is a professional soccer player.

His younger brother, Giannis Antetokounmpo (b. 1994), was drafted 15th overall in the 2013 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. With Giannis known as "The Greek Freak", Thanasis was sometimes referred to as "Greek Freak 2", although his own nickname was "The Greek Streak". In addition, he's also the older brother of Kostas and Alexis, both of whom also trained with Filathlitikos. Antetokounmpo's mother gave each of her four sons born in Greece, both a Greek and a Nigerian name. Kostas is a member of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, while Alexis is currently playing high school basketball at Dominican High School.

In 2017, during the EuroBasket tournament, in Helsinki, where the senior Greek national team was competing, he was nicknamed, "The Elevator", by Greek basketball sports caster, Vangelis Ioannou, as well as by his younger brother, Giannis. This nickname was given to him, due to his superb athleticism and jumping ability.