Janes atetacumbo has changed the city of milwaukee forever. He's living in an ara where super teams are built. And he literally saves the franchise from leaving. The best stars go to all one team, and they're stacked. But janis is like, i'm not going to join a super team. I'm going to stick with my small town,. small market team, and we're going to build something., says Atetacumbo. ‘We're going to struggle from 15 winds and keep getting better and better and better’ said Atetacumbo after winning his second title.
Giannis Antetokounmpo went from hawking watches and DVDs on the streets of Greece to winning an NBA championship for the Milwaukee Bucks. In this repodcast, the Ringer’s Mirin Fader tells the story of his improbable rise.
Today’s show was produced by Amina Al-Sadi, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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