Thanasis Antetokounmpo on Charles Barkley Saying He Only Has a Job Because of His Brother
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Interview on The Bootleg Kev Podcast
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2 things can be true. He could've gotten in on his own merit and he could be staying on his brother's merit.
That’s exactly what’s happening
100! Nothing wrong with that, even more so when they're humble with it.
he 100% got the job because they thought holy shit there is more Antetokounmpos?? But he 100% kept the job because he is Giannis brother
ehhh i mean ik he got drafted on his own merit but hes nit on the bucks bc of his own merit... if he was an inly child he wouldnt be in the league rn
I mean it has happened more than just this one time too. It happens in the corporate world as well. I mean don't a lot of colleges hire the kid's dad so that they can essentially get the recruit? what's any different?
It was brilliant to interview this guy. I’m shocked Vlad didn’t beat Kev to it
Kev is for the culture. Vlad isn’t as tapped in with sports if they aren’t superstars
@@jetlife2thenextlife371 that’s partly true. Vlad has interviewed a few non big nba stars. But I hear you
@@charliecheetah4654 yea Vlad has had all types of NBA players but he’s usually talking about some drama off the court while Kev is a real basketball fan
Vlad is a crap interviewer tbh.
Don’t hate on other people because their family provided them with opportunities that your family didn’t. Use that same energy to provide yours with some.
Facts ! Couldn’t have said it better 🔥
Black privilege
Nepotism
great fallacy there bud😂
Was that bucks roster spot earned or given? Yes or no
He seems like a really cool person and good teammate guys like him are important for the locker room tbh
Yeah? Tell me their purpose
@@YaFeelMe-tif all he does is make Giannis comfortable & feel more committed to the Bucks that’s worth the roster spot on its own. How else is Milwaukee supposed to keep a star like that. It ain’t just cash. Every teams got that. In my humble opinion.
You have to be a good teammate when your not good at playing
Having quality players are better than having cheerleaders who ride the bench.
@@TempeSoldier123So, do you actually think that having a “good” player (who isn’t in the rotation, and almost never plays in games) is worth having Giannis lonely for a person he can actually relate to - and ultimately demanding to be traded? Wake-up dude …
Taught that kid a lesson. He's a NBA player for a reason even if he isn't the best
This!!
His brother is the reason
@@princeofdarkness6921 No, Thanasis was drafted a year after Giannis, before Giannis was a star
Yea he tought a 8 year old kid a lesson lol
@@IncognitoSprax you must have a brain fart
Bro English way clearer than his brother 😂
DUH HE HAS PLENTY OF TIME ON THE BENCH ,NOT PLAYING,TO STUDY
😂@@manleystax8142
@@manleystax8142😂😂😂😂
Duuuuuh 😅😅😂😂😂😂😃😃😁😁😅😅😅🤣🤣.. I'm dying with laughter 🤣@@manleystax8142
@@manleystax8142 nastyyyyyyy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
what you mean charles? i said it too
😂😂😂😂
Yall love to think youtube comments make yall important
@FlowboyVegas1 that u thanasis?
@@FlowboyVegas1you really think someone gives a fuck about your UA-cam comment retard
Oh, he knows it . And it's okay. Thanks, bro.
He seem like a good dude you can’t be mad he in the league. He might not be the best player but he got good personality and an all time great brother sometime you just get lucky 😂
Nobody is mad, people just hate the truth
Nepotism
@moneymoney3235 so nepotism is in the Bible. Go study the 12 tribes of Isreal. Read the book of numbers and then tell me about nepotism. Where you nepotism I see God's Favor, just like in the Bible!
I really want to hate on the dude for taking up a roster spot but he earned it as Giannis' personal assistant.
If you get drafted that means you were good enough for the nba some first rounder not in the league nomore
Glad I caught this interview. Completely changes the way I view this man. This brother is fantastic god bless him 😊
the switch up in accents is fkin me up lol
if you wacth the euro league highlights of this dude he was a monster they don't plAY HIM ENOUGH IN THE NBA
It was 2nd and 3rd level competition over there. C'mon now let's be real about the situation and not build this trash can up. He's wack at basketball and definitely isn't getting any playing time in the NBA any time soon. He better to go play overseas. 🤣😂🤣
(2:04) Thanks Thanasis, for recognizing one of Baltimore's legends Aquille Carr, AKA 'The Crime Stopper'.
Yea I wasn’t expecting that people from here usually don’t get mentioned by big or popular names
We used to watched that guy mixtapes in Lithuania
Bro got a african accent greek accent English accent hood accent all in one conversation 😂😂😂
Not used to speak. Stress got his *ss 🤭
What the fuck is an African accent? Bro what's wrong with yall americans man like
Man ate up airtime minutes like he was on the court in a blowout!!
He's a good dude
How you know?
@@fredrickjohnson9473 he didn't take what Charles said to heart
How do you know he’s a “good dude”?
I’m a good dude too. Should I be on an NBA roster?
Bro all bench players are good dudes lol
@@TempeSoldier123your not 6ft7 and don’t have an athletic bone in your body scrub
He's got a point many players have brothers who hoop why aren't they in the league?
many players arent MVP Giannis' brother. Do u think teams would give a sh1t about Pat Beverley's brother?
Not Pat Bev lmao@@DrFeelgood-u6o
because those players aren’t forcing the team to sign their siblings
Some of them like betting on the game than actually playing 😂
@user-eh9lx3um6n Right lol.
Mike Taylor was the first player drafted from the D League in 2008. Latavious Williams was also drafted in 2010 out of the D League.
He said G league if you paid attention.
if you paid attention at 1:17 he said GLeague and immediately corrects it to DLeague which is correct because that’s what it was called at the time. Him calling it the GLeague later on is a mistake because (1) the DLeague and the GLeague are the same league, the name was just changed and (2) the DLeague did not become the GLeague until 2017. So in 2014 which is when he got drafted he got drafted from the DLeague not the GLeague, making what he said false… and even if he said GLeague it’d still be false because it’s all the same league and same history.
Bootleg u doing great interviews 👌 👏 👍
Backing down an eight year old in the post is diabolical work😂
He said 18 Brodie just sounded like 8
@@kfndre8641he said his brother was 17 18
It’s crazy bootleg Kev get the interview before any other sports show 😂
No matter what this guy says, the footage is all there, we better see you be an absolute beast for the Greek team in France
This dude retired ain't no Greek team for this dude anymore, that ship has sailed
@alepouG well then he's gonna be one of the most trolled player's in the history of the game. May aswell show out all you got for your country and let everyone know you gave it every single bit of your last breath to show everyone you were worth the nba time! I get it if he don't care but live with this trolling then 🤣
@mkg5048 he did not get selected dude
@@mkg5048you out here laughing but he the one in the NBA and not you. That’s say a lot about you
He tore his Achilles @@alepouG
nepotism has been in the nba for longest
*life
Give me 5 or more examples
Here for it because people keep repeating this samething. @@MrDuckman0852
Yeap. Because Damion Lee is trash, Austin Rivers was trash, Chris Smith was grade A trash, Seth Curry was a scrub, and Keljin Blevins is grade A trash. That’s 5 people who shouldn’t have been playing as many minutes.
@boogieluv247 Austin was ranked #1 in his class and was a bucket at duke. Some of those guys were solid. Just because they didn’t have a career the “media” influence ppl to think doesn’t mean they trash dawg.
Charles is speaking facts
No he's not
@@theetruth8626 he is tho
@@therealdakshina1051 no he's not y'all just talking. Y'all haven't been watching Milwaukee since Thanasis been there
Wow he has a job because of connections; can't be the case of anyone else right?
@@theetruth8626 have fun trolling
THE DEFINITION OF WE MADE IT 🤷🏿♂️
dang he played with Aquille Carr!?!?!? Real hoopers know the Crime Stopper
this guy been holding a roster spot since he got drafted 2014
He does. It’s the truth. He’s a hype man. End of story . This kid can say whatever he wants.
😂😂 And nobody or NBA team drafted your broke hating behind😂
I like thanasis. good guy good brother 💯
I love when people say “what people don’t understand” and tell a long story, but nothing said changes what most people believe.
Can’t hate on dude….he’s probably better than everyone else making comments.
The Best analysis of what Be Your Own Man means Gotta check these UA-cam minded kids Thannis
Charles is stating his fact that nepotism is alive and well we would all do it if it's presented he'll never be traded
People don’t watch the NBA. If he was to go to the Big 3 he’ll be a star. He not trash at all.
It’s just a meme
He can not shoot in any way. He would not be a star in the Big3
@@deelewis8061 I just watched A big 3 game Micheal Beasley missed every jump shot. Only made floaters. Stop it. He is more athletic than 90% of them.
@@strictlyhardrap1688 nah niggas really think he garbage.
he wouldn't, he's a 6'5 scrub and he's delusional.
He is the reason Lebron said to Bronny "you are getting into nba son'.
No guy who is in the league is average 🤷🏻♂️
Nah he is average though. Just cause he can dunk on a 17 year old kid doesn’t mean much. There’s g league and ex nba players who deserve a spot over thanasis
You mean to tell me oj Mayo tyrekee evans or a Joe Johnson isn’t more valuable at this stage then 0pt a game scorer?
@@Seriously5505 your argument sucks lmao. must be a lebron fan
@@Seriously5505 u put him at any league outside of the nba he’s sn all star caliber player lol he destroys the la fitness crew
@@certifiedchaos4643 any league? I’m sure if he played in any other professional league he still wouldn’t score more than 8 points a game. He has no go to moves or speciality. He just has height and athleticism. Please direct me to a video of him showing any skill
@@billybobby5247 when you have more low lights then highlights available you suck as an nba player
There is nothing wrong with him being there for his brother if that makes his brother feel better and his brother is one of the best players in the league
It true dude when waive or cut but his brother is the man and that why he there
Humble guy
Lebron fans make fun of this dude while legitimizing bronny 😂😂😂
It’s crazy man lol
Difference is .. I can go find highlights from bronny young and now where is his ? You just sound you hate a father did something amazing for his son.
@@BlackSaiyan_ Thanasis was one of two players drafted out of the G league. This was before Giannis was any good. Nice try though, you Lebron fans are goofy. Ya'll ez work.
@@billybobby5247cap! Thansis is the worst basketball player ever!
@@BlackSaiyan_your retarded lmao. thanasis is dogging bronny, people forget he was in the league before Giannis even was
I just found out yesterday that Thanasis was actually drafted
People don’t know how hard it is to get into the NBA even just on the bench
It’s funny cause he would destroy everybody in these comments in a 1on1.
He has been in the league Officially for almost 8 yrs now. And avg 0.9pts 0.4rbs 0.5ast . In the Beginning he might have worked to and hustled to show potential, but come on. There's no way any other players could last this long not even averaging a whole single point and at his age continue to have a roster spot
He keeps giannis happy
2023-2024
1 minute games (7)
2 minute games (3)
3 minute games (4)
Total games played 5 minutes or less (21) and played 34 total games. It’s not really fair to drop averages when most of the time it’s the final minute or two.. It’s like dropping a rookie’s averages who comes in with the white flag.
He’s an alright finisher and hits over 50% of his FGs for his career, while having some good defensive moments too. A problem is he plays with such intensity that his body moves quicker than his mind sometimes and he goes wild.
When he got close to 10min a game over a 2yr span (9.75min) 2-3yrs ago he was averaging 3.2PPG, 2.14Rebs, .65Asts, .4stls, .3blks while shooting 53.7%.
His career per 36min isn’t great, but is still decent
11.4ppg, 7.3rebs, 2.7asts, 1.3stls, .7blks. 50.9% (57.9% on 2s)
2023-2024 average when playing over 5min
2.18PPG, .5Rebs, 1Ast, .36Blks in 9min per on 52% from the field.
Am I saying if he got the PT he would be a solid role player? No, but he is a player you can throw out there when the effort is bad, or moral may be low and he will ease the ship. Throw him in for 5min or so here and there and he’ll be good. As far as 13th, end of the rotational guys go he’s not that bad for what he does.
Excellent point
we *ALL* said it
Thanasis has a great personality..love the dude
Thanasis is a great guy. He is not the worst NBA player and he can defend.
"Im closer to Lebron than you are to me". White Mamba. 😂
He earned to nba via d league and Europe outside of his bro . Bronny is drafted strictly b cause of his name . A lot more guys who avg more than 4 pts last year in college. Heck there are bettter euro prospects with real nba size they could have selected but hey I am ok with it
Facts at least he was drafted on his own, he didn’t need Giannis to get drafted
Yet there was a guy who average 2.8 points in the first round bro
@@jhowd78 Idky he got picked bucks must see something in him, but everybody knows y bronny got drafted
@@barkleysmall2363 and that's why you draft kids or bring them into camp at least. A fat kid from Serbia...
Him and PJ Hairston were not the first to get drafted from the Development League to the NBA . Mike Taylor was the first in 2008.
First in the g league maybe?
@@mickeysmoove4562 That’s what I was thinking at first, but then realized he was drafted in 2014, and the d league became the g league in 2017.
@@carltaylor8665 lol then he's just yapping lol
Yeah maybe he didn't do his homework coz bro didn't even know you could get drafted from the D league.
Hating on him starting to look cornier and cornier by the “joke”
Shut up 😭😭
Son is dirt
He's a pretty expensive cheerleader, but dude is living the life, good for him!
Thanasis is the man!!
Real one 🤞🏾💯❤️❤️
Charles is telling the truth.
Charles ain’t lying 😅at all
Yes he is Thanasis can hoop
@@theetruth8626 must not seen him play 🤣🤣
Thanasis can ball and he is a hard worker! When he pulled that shammgod move, he showed that he has some level of talent.
Right prolly be a hall of famer one day too 😅💪🏾
@@DevenBarr-sy1rg I seen every single game he ever played on Milwaukee. Thanasis can hoop
What’s crazy after watching his interview I like him he’s actually cool
I do think he got on his own merits but he probably still has a job due to his brother and that's ok. Jeff Teague said that when Thanasis couldnt travel with the team for Game 1 and 2 of the finals they lost and Thanasis came back for the rest of the series and GIannis Energy just changed and he took over. If my best player needs his brother for motivation and plays better when his brother is on the team, then guess what he is having that 15th spot on my team for life. The 15th spot is an unused roster spot mostly, why give it to a guy who isnt going to play and have Giannis missing his brother. If the 15th spot isnt going to play he can contribute in other ways.
The NBA just wanted to expand. These overseas players a lot of times are international business moves.
Look at Dallas and San Antonio, they always have a certain type of roster because of their fan base.
It’s all business
He's basically saying he is closer to lebron than anyone saying he's bad is to him 😭
Thanasis is great. All these fools who think Bronny is as deserving is what is wrong with the world today. This man is a world class athlete and knows how to run nba plays and pace. respect the benched guys in nba will give you 30 and shut you down at your local la fitness. word.
Funny how bronsexuals compare him to bronny. He actually MADE it to the NBA on his own. Bronny's whole NBA career is based on nepotism.
Everyone feels this way
Love this dude
Charles ain’t lying 😂
crazy all 3 brothers have a ring lol
It’s True !!
Barkley isn't lying though. Giannis should just pay Thanasis to be his workout partner, because he definitely isn't getting any playing time with any other team. The only reason he was wit the #Bucks was Giannis. Let's be real about the situation and not sugar coat the situation. 🤣😂🤣😂
no one argued that he got into the league because of Giannis... everyone argued that he stayed in the league because of Giannis
Charles Oakley is 100% correct
Crazy reading the comments and casuals are so upset 😂😂
Even the worst player on an nba team, who never plays, is still better than any one of us 😂 realistically
ngll dis guyy funny aff😭😭
He's the hypeman of the team...
Enjoying his brothers blessings 😅
Bro a good dude
Charles Is 100%righttt
Crazy part is Thanias & Kostas has way better per 40 averages before the NBA than Bronny by a long shot 😳
Plenty of nepotism players never even get a fair chance. But in all reality the chances a 2nd round pick in the NBA does anything meaningful is like hitting the lottery.
Ever hear of JOKER??? jalen BRUNSON?? Draymond FUCKING GREEN?? Mikal BRIDGES??
@@walkerenterprise1764exactly you’re making his case there is second round players that became great but maybe 3 out of like 30 from each draft which is a low %
@@Stonecoldalstonfacts
@@walkerenterprise1764name me 30😊
I use to think he was a scrub til I saw highlights of him dropping 27 points in a NBA game lol
I'm just here to see all Bronny comments
Giannis doing the right thing , put yo people on , fuck what they mean
Goat
Thanasis won a championship with the Lakers in the bubble,then he was traded to Milwaukee with Giannis!
I think it was Kostas?
Kostas did in 2020 then thanasis and his brother in 2021
@@DanteJenkins-z3v
Thanasis never won one with the lakers
Like the guy commenting above
@katastrafika5253 Lakers 2020 bucks 2021 did I really have to put bucks if you watch basketball you would know that without me putting there teams🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@katastrafika5253 I never said he played for the Lakers just saying who won the chip in order got me
The fact that he's closer to LeBron than we are to him doesn't mean he is not also on a roster just because of his brother. There's guys able to score 15-20 in the NBA right now crying in Europe because they weren't wise enough to keep their spot, so all respect to him for what he does, but let's not build a different narrative, man's not even averaging 1 point the past few years.
Why do people care so much? It's not even the same as Bronny because Thanasis has never been hyped up and talked about constantly because of who he's related to. He's just in the league, warming the bench just like tons of other players on every team in the league. There are plenty of players in the NBA who are just as good or even worse than Thanasis so I don't really get why people act like he shouldn't even be in the league and he doesn't belong.
Truth Hurts
At least he got there by himself unlike Bronny who is only there because of his Dad.
He’s just good enough to have a spot on any team in the league so why wouldn’t it be where his brother is too?
To be fair everyone said he only has a job cause his brother and everyone is right
Chuck is absolutely correct that Giannis' bro has a job because of Giannis. some players get drafted, and he did...alot of players get cut after teams reevaluate their growth...Why you think he's playing for Bucks for 5 years and not any other teams!!!
Great story, we still know he’s only still on an nba roster because of his brother 🤷🏾♂️
ngl they should try to actually develop him. he has potential to be a great role player
Because they couldn't see the potential so it just can't be 🤦🏽♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣
People hate powerful black men
We know why he’s still on the nba is because of his brother but It’s ok. Other cultures do it too, it’s definitely the reason why he has a job on that team though. If I was him I wouldn’t care I’d just accept my blessing and wouldn’t care what other people say
He might have gotten in on his own. But he definitely stayed because of his brother.
Everybody said it bro
Thanasis is actually wrong. The first player that was ever drafted from the D-League (G-League) was Mike Taylor in 2008.
Johnnie, that's all you got from the conversation?🤣🤣🤣
I want a big bro like Thanasis. I hate to have him using up a bench spot. I know I'm not the only one.
Everybody has said it dont blame Charles