What position does Giannis Antetokounmpo play?

Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo is a Nigerian-Greek professional basketball player who plays in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks as of February 20, 2025. Antetokounmpo has won the 2021 NBA championship with the Bucks. In game six of the NBA Finals, he posted 50 points, his career-best in NBA playoffs against the Phoenix Suns on July 20, 2021, with 14 rebounds and five blocks and was named the 2021 NBA Finals MVP.

Antetokounmpo was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks as the 15th overall pick in the first round of the 2013 NBA draft. As of the 2023-24 NBA season, he has performed his best in the 2022-23 season, when he averaged 31.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game in 63 appearances that season. As of February 20, 2025, he has appeared in 833 games for the Bucks, scoring 19,804 points and 8,231 rebounds while staying on the court for 32.9 minutes per game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo Playing Position

According to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s NBA profile, he plays as a power forward/center for the Milwaukee Bucks in the Americas Division I Basketball League. Antetokounmpo played the position of point guard in 15 games under head coach Jason Kidd in the 2015-16 NBA season. In the 2021 finals, he was asked to play center by his coach Mike Budenholzer and he delivered.

What number does Giannis Antetokounmpo wear?

Giannis Antetokounmpo plays wearing jersey No. 34 for his nation and the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA as of February 2025. According to an article published by Fadeaway World, Antetokounmpo's parents were born one year apart. Antetokounmpo chose his jersey number, 34, by combining his parents' birth years—his father was born in 1963 and his mother was born in 1964. Similarly, his brother Thanasis Antetokounmpo wears 43, which is the reverse of Giannis Antetokounmpo's number.