

In 2011, he began playing for the club's senior team before entering the 2013 NBA draft, where he was selected 15th overall by the Bucks. Antetokounmpo's country of origin, in addition to his size, speed, strength, and ball-handling skills have earned him the nickname " Greek Freak".īorn and raised in Athens to Nigerian immigrants, Antetokounmpo began playing basketball for the youth teams of Filathlitikos in Athens. Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo (born Adetokunbo December 6, 1994) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team ( 2019– 2022).NBA Defensive Player of the Year ( 2020).The Nike Zoom Freak 2 “Letter Bro” nods to Giannis’ long and often misspelled name. Here are more detailed angles of the new colorway of the Nike Zoom Freak 2. The Nike Zoom Freak 2 “Letter Bro” is set for release on January 22 at selected Nike stores for a price tag of US$120. If you are wondering how the pair performs on the court, here is an in-depth review of the Nike Zoom Freak 2. It then finishes with letters from Giannis’ long name highlighted throughout the tongue and the heels. The pair is infused with desert sand uppers along with red leather Swoosh and yellow heel tabs atop sail midsoles and outsoles. This iteration of the Nike Zoom Freak 2 will come in desert sand, sail, camellia, and gym red color scheme. For the same reason, along with the enormous number of letters in his last name, the two-time MVP got his “Letter Bro” nickname in China. The Greek Freak has been nicknamed “the Alphabet Soup” during his childhood days due to his hard-to-spell surname. “Letter Bro” is Giannis’ nickname in China.

A year after the release of the “Alphabet Soup” Player Exclusive colorway of the Nike Zoom Freak 1, Nike will be releasing the iconic colorway in Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Nike Zoom Freak 2.
