[Highlight] Thanasis throws down the lefty slam and the Bucks bench explodes
Wow, didnt he tear his Achilles or something like that last season?
33 years old coming off an Achilles tear and still gets up like that, he may not be that good at basketball but he’s a special athlete.
I’ll always stand by the option that Thanasty would have developed into a rotation player if Giannis wasn’t Giannis. The work ethic is still there, his bball knowledge is really high, he’s another athletic freak, and he plays nasty defense.
I am confused on what Giannis did to stop his development then. If Giannis didn’t exist he wouldn’t even be in the g league
He was drafted before anyone knew who Giannis was
I was talking about now. Not when he was drafted
He was in the nba before giannis.
He wasn’t tho. Drafted a year after giannis…
200 upvotes and you’re completely wrong
I was not saying he would never have been drafted to the NBA. Just that now he is only on the bucks because his brother is Giannis. He is not an NBA caliber player
Edit: also no one can explain to me why this commenter thinks Giannis stopped thanasis from being good. It makes no sense. Do they think because his brother made it he got lazy? But then also says he has a great work ethic on the same comment. It’s nonsense
He’s not even the worst player on the Bucks
Okay, but can you please explain how Giannis hurt his development and why he has been somehow denied his full potential?
I have no idea
You do know that he was out of the NBA for 3 years before Giannis brought him back to the bucks. He is clearly only there to make Giannis happy.
The players worse than him in your opinion are probably much younger than 33. They still have time to develop. Thanasis is who he is at this point
Wasn’t he in the G-league before Giannis was “Giannis”?
I meant currently. He had been out of the NBA for 3 years before Giannis brought him back to be on the bucks. He would not be in the NBA (or g league) these past few years if he wasn’t his brother.
theres a group of bucks fans that stand hard as fuck for Thanasis like his not one of the biggest nepo hires in the league. They always say shit like he’s a athletic freak like that means fuck all in a league 90% full of athletic freaks. Or bring up how he was drafted before anyone knew who giannis was while not bring up what giannis turned into.
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The amount people who cry over a 15th man that the whole team loves is crazy.
It’s fucking loser behavior tbh.
Thanks for the explanation. I thought the consensus was that he’s ass. Which he is. Athletic or not …
????? Do you mean like in Greece? Cause this makes no sense otherwise lol like do you think the Bucks coaches saw TA starting to play well and go “No, we already have an Antetokounmpo on the floor. Break out the tire iron.”
I’m wasn’t too familiar with his accomplishments in the Greek league so I looked it up and he was a decent rotation player that was apart of a team that won 2 seasons back to back in 2017 and 2018. He won “Most Spectacular Player” (feels like a made up award) 3x before coming over to the NBA where he has yet to prove his value to the bucks coaching staff otherwise he’d have more minutes surely.
I like the idea of most spectacular player, assuming they mean a player who is a spectacle to watch. it’d be nice to have an award for the lamelos and jas (RIP) of the league
that’s precisely what that award is from what I’ve read. It seems like a fun award to look back on but I don’t know if it will hold any weight compared to other accolades.
Lmfaoooóoooo
This is wild lol he was out of the league and 27 already when Milwaukee brought him in
People foeget thanasis was drafted before giannis
No wasn’t. Thanasis was definitely drafted on his own merit though. giannis wasn’t Giannis til year 3
Not hating on the guy at all. But genuinely curious how Thanasis would stack up to someone like prime Brian Scal’s caliber.
Much better athlete, much worse basketball player, slight bench vibes edge to thanasis.
He would be a much better player if he was discovered younger. I think he started playing when he was 16 years old.
I mean he not exactly getting a lot of playing time and putting wear and tear on his body.
He’s a freak Greek.
the antetoounmpo genes are artificially made i swear
“He’s not too good at basketball” Wild
Feel like the “by NBA standards” qualifier goes without saying…
Yeah it’s almost like he’s in the NBA or something
Yea he’s special alright
Antetokumnpos heal like wolverine
Antetomantium
Hell yeah, well done
Was right at the start of the offseason so he was never on the roster
He still did tear his ACL though I dont get what him being on the roster has to do with it
Achilles
And it was before last season, not during
He might genuinely get a stronger crowd reaction than Giannis. I’d never heard the crowd in Milwaukee go crazy like the time he hit the shamgod, you would’ve thought he hit a buzzer beater in a game 7.
Just like how a Bronny 3 gets more pop in LA than a Bron 3
Well that’s different bronny is an established nba player and LeBron is just getting into the league off a g league stint
You know it might be hard for him to fit in, at 41 just getting into the league? It might be too late for him, hopefully he can contribute, not disrupt team chemistry, and not embarrass his son too much
But I’m asking a lot..
Hey as long as he can entry pass, set some screens and play just a little defense I’m sure he’ll find minutes.
LeNepoDad
Hey that’s pretty funny. Haven’t heard that one in like 2 hours.
He is by far the best nepotism hire of all time
He’s just a baller. Averaging 18PTS, 4REB, with 4 steals and 6 blocks, on zero turnovers per 36. 84%TS.
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Wisconsin sports fans love an underdog. Their teams, players, they end up in Wisconsin in general because they’re overlooked but work hard. Simple really.
The ultimate hype man gets the ultimate hype, man
Bench reaction sent me lol. AJ Green had to hide his laughs
Damn brother went from bengals to bucks not bad staying in the Midwest for the pro bowler.
Cream city indeed
I think the entire arena exploded
I honestly dare anyone’s 15th man to do the same
bronny is the only comp
ok but bronny was good enough to get his g league dad promoted to the team
If Bronny does that the whole Arena will combust.
I will say this over and over. Just the vibes alone makes him worthy of a slot for Bucks. And I am sure he’s a great training buddy too.
Obviously Giannis being Giannis could demand anyone, but Thanasis is one of the best cheerleaders in the league. And I doubt anyone would say the same for his younger brother.
He legitimately is and for some reason people hate on him but never hated on haslem, Deandre Jordan, James Johnson etc
They didnt seem like nepo hires
Thanasis was drafted before anyone knew who Giannis was and is more playable than haslem (or any of the guys I mentioned) were in the last 5 years of their careers
Haslem took price cut in his prime so Miami big 3 can happen. Don’t know about other guys.
S tier vibes guy. More teams honestly need one of those. It’s not like the 15th spot on a min contract is going to be winning you games on the floor, might as well have him be a boban or thanasty or scalabrine.
They explode the moment he gets ready to check into the game
Thats why they call it Cream City
Arena? The entire country of Greece!
Cream City exploded
Cream city
Love how the bench always cheers when he scores
If your bench coach scored two your team would erupt too. Would go insane. That’s Thansis except he takes up the roster spot of a 15th man that averages 4 mpg and every other fan base hates him.
He literally might mean more to Milwaukee than kawhi does to Toronto
As far as a more than six month period goes then yes, wildly so
It’s like when high school teams put in the game manager during the last game of the season
They have to or Giannis will make sure they aren’t on the team anymore
He’s like the White Mamba, he’d cook 99% of us who post. Dude is athletic for sure
99.99999. He’s dropped 27 in an NBA game before.
Ppl forget he was drafted in the second round before giannis was any good
The 1% naturally being kd and his many burners
Thanasis might be better at basketball if he was a smidge less athletic. He is such a crazy athlete that is must have taken forever for him to find someone that he could just not get around based on pure speed.
I agree.
And actually that one year where he played some real minutes…they had him slow down a bit and it really helped his game to not be playing like a bull in a china shop every second he was on the court.
Now as a pure garbage time god, he’s always hunting for the splash play and it’s definitely sloppy.
But it’s hella fun to watch 🙂
Thanasis is one of the most purely athletic humans I’ve ever seen in sports. Like, if I was building a team off pure athleticisml, I might take Bron #1 and Thanasis #2.
As a Panathinaikos fan, I have seen the opposing team stealing the ball at halfcourt, and Thanasis, while standing under the basket, started chasing the opponent to stop the fast break. Not only he caught up to them before they reached Panathinaikos’ basket, he had to slow down significantly in order to play defense.
He is an athletic freak. It’s a shame he had to work instead of learning basketball from a young age.
Would watch him vs Brian Scal 1v1. But unfortunately Brian is actually a bit too old now.
The glazing for karma in this sub is out of control 🤡’s
Highlight of the night. He’s Thanasty!
Where can I get Tha-Nasty merch?
They have an “antetokounbros” brand, not sure if they have any Thanasty specific merch tho
That’s actually a great question
I live for this shit
I feel like people kinda forget that Thanasis is, all in all, actually a very good basketball player who CAN do things (in garbage time) lol
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He was drafted the year after Giannis, but still drafted on his own merit
Human Victory cigar
Athletic AF
And just a year off a tearing an achilles
Okay the cream city jerseys are actually pretty sweet despite how goofy the name is
Not that you asked, but the name comes from the cream colored bricks that were used to build a lot of the city.
Huh TIL. I figured it had to do with dairy and Wisconsin cheese or something like that
Trust me, 90% of Wisconsinites didn’t know either.
I’d say almost anyone who lives in the Milwaukee Metro area (which is a significant part of Wisconsin’s population) is familiar.
One of the many reasons my fiancé and I chose the wedding venue we did in downtown Mke is that it was converted from an old industrial building and has the cream city bricks and just feels like historic Milwaukee.
The Pritzlaff is beautiful!
That’s the one! We pretty much immediately decided that was the one for us after touring it.
Myles got his smile back aince leaving the most poverty franchise in american basketball history 🥲
They just lost 7 in a row before this lol
Thanasis is living the dream. Court-side seats every game, a fat salary, he gets a couple minutes most games, and now he’s just earned himself a poster shot.
Gets to hang out with his brother every day
Remember. He is closer to LeBron than you are to him
Except I brushed up against him at a restaurant once by accident. So in location I’m closer to him than to LeBron 😉🤣
Thanasis is the best hype man for his team in the entire league.
Thanasis “Darko Milicic” Antetokounmpo
Thanasty!
Cream City?
Hmmmm!
It’s a reference to a specific type/color of brick that are made… Found….mined…. Grown? In southern Wisconsin. Cream City brick!
And people are saying Bronny is better than the almighty Thanasis
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That poster was promised to him 3000 years ago
When the team manager gets his shot and blows expectations out of the water
I think he’s scored like 27 in an nba game before. He’s definitely deserving of a 15th man spot despite a lot of non ball knowers around here.
Plays like this are a pretty common occurrence for him when he gets some garbage time minutes. That’s part of why the crowd gets hyped for him, we know he’s a freak athlete who’s capable of highlights and hustles no matter the situation.
He can also hold his own in real minutes when needed. As was mentioned he’s put up 27 before.
They made the right decision in signing him.
Most likable nepo bro
Cream city just creamed 💦
It’s that a map worked into the court design? Really cool
Yeah they are milwaukee neighborhoods. The coordinates at mid court are actually the coordinates of mid court too. Really neat design.
Wow
Say about him what you want, but he’s a great teammate and a great energizer. I’d want him on my team.
The flashes of having the same genes as Giannis.
Thanasty is back!
I swear we all treat thanasis like he’s a make a wish kid 🤣
Thanasty in Cream City
Cream City
HELL YEAH
love to see it
That’s a foul too
Thanasty highlights will always make the crowd go wild guaranteed!
looks amazing as fuckk
That logo is crazy lol
Garry Trent’s hairline is sooooo far back
Bronny could never
Mind you, this crowd showed up during a 7 inch blizzard
I’ve never seen a more genuine smile from Rondo.
😂 can somebody show the clip when she shot that buzzer beater and started hyping up the stadium 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thanalyze that!
Entire Cream City exploded
The net barely moved. Nasty.
I like these jerseys
TIL Rondo is a Bucks asst. coach.
Cedric Diggory’s Fathers’s voice: “THAT’S MY BOY!!!”
The original victory cigar
The GOAT
Is Thanasty the nemesis of Brian “White Mamba” Scalabrine? Which one is actually the GOAT ?
The whole bench got cream city’d by thanasty
One of the greatest nepo buckets ever
All-NBA? First Team? MVP!?
What is with that court?
He must keep his left hand strong from towel waving.
Signature off hand holding down the defender on dunks lol. Never gets called so might as well do it.
The bench has to celebrate or Giannis sends them straight to Jail
They are up 20 at home lol. I mean it’s cool but cmon
Zac lavine would look good with this team
No thank you.
Nah
“slam” doesn’t seem like the right word. A very gentle dunk!
Typical lol I’m garbage time
make-a-wish ass reactions from the bench and crowd lol
Let’s celebrate mediocrity 😂
That’s not a slam. He has to slam it for it to be a slam.
I dont like how they treat him like a make-a-wish kid lmao like cmon man
He’s the ultimate hype man all game every game, they’re just matching his energy it’s fine I promise
That’s not what it is at all, we genuinely love Thanasty here and we know he’s a freak athlete with a high motor regardless of the situation, so when he gets garbage time minutes we know there’s a decent chance for a highlight like this one.
We love him because he’s clearly a locker room/chemistry guy on the team, his relationship to Giannis aside everyone seems to like him and respect his hustle. He’s also an ambassador for the team through his podcast and networking. And just a genuinely good dude.
And not for nothing, but he’s been decent in real minutes too when called upon. He’s put up 27 and 24 along with a handful of other double digit scoring games.
All that to say, those are not pity cheers for Thanasty, he is an actual fan favorite. Plus he came back from an achilles tear this year so it was just fun to see him back on the floor doing stuff like that after a year of rehab.
Every team needs a mascot
Milwaukee Bronny James
Nepotism in sports.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DAWf8LsbZNI
How is it nepotism when Thanasis was in the league before Giannis 😂 get your facts straight
No he wasn’t. It’s crazy that you could’ve spent less time on google to get this right than you took to be confidentially incorrect here. Giannis was drafted in 2013. Thanasis withdrew from the 2013 draft and was drafted in 2014 and didn’t make his nba debut until 2016. He played a total of 6 minutes that year. He didn’t get back to the NBA until 2019.
It’s simple. He isn’t an NBA talent. It’s there because Giannis wants him there. This is the definition of nepotism.
That was not a slam
Yes it was
No sirrah
Check the replay at the end. It was clean.
Who cares if it was or not? Was still nasty lol. Gatekeeping what’s a dunk or not is a lil weird
I’m not gatekeeping ha. Just was expecting some Blake Griffin power with that title
Giannis forced them to react because if they don’t TRADING TIME!
The bench : “Quick the boss’s brother made a play, show him we love it!”
And the crowd erupting too huh?
Couldn’t be that we were all happy to see a fan favorite come back from an ACL tear and still be able to do stuff like that.
Thanasis is a lot more than just “Giannis’ brother” for this team. By all accounts a great locker room presence, a hustle guy and hype man with the added bonus of freak athleticism meaning he’s capable of some highlight reel plays. Not to mention he’s been a great ambassador for the team through his podcast and network.