Thanasis has the best job security in the country lmao
All bro has to do is high five the rotation players when them come back for timeout, stand up for Giannis when Montrez picks on him, and he good for the next 10 years
"Thanasis has better job security than a Supreme Court Justice" -[Charles Barkley](https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/amp/charles_barkley_on_thanasis_antetokounmpo_that_guy_got_better_job_security_than_a_supreme_court_justice/s1_16751_39975106) šš
But seriously tho, why did mods remove the u/lala_b11 thread on this that has over [600 comments](https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1c7zyjt/bleacher_report_giannis_rejected_adidas_deal/)?
Why are two comments here removed? Are the mods just censoring anyone who criticizes their random removal of the last post to show favoritism towards OP lol?
The private thread is what gets me. The fact they locked the sub down is whatever to me. I can live without reddit and if it died tomorrow I wouldn't be too bothered with it. However, to then use the sub while it was locked down is some brain dead shit.Ā
To even lock down the sub in the first place during the NBA finals was some brain dead shit. Possibly one the dumbest protests I've ever seen.
The private thread was just throwing fuel on the fire.
Mods are the worst part of the site. There's been rumors Reddit corporate is gonna get rid of community moderation and just use site admin moderation instead. Hope they do
I once got permabanned from a sub for criticizing the mods because "the only reason you could have something negative to say about the mods is if you've been banned before, so you're obviously ban evading"
Looks like a certain mod's feelings got hurt.
Literally got permanent banned from a subreddit once for talking about spoilers in a spoiler thread. Most reddit mods are clowns so I can't say I am surprised that it happened.
Once someone was talking about taking their grill to the park for a family picnic, someone responded that's a quick way to get the cops called on you, and I said if someone calls the cops on you for grilling they're a fucking loser.
Permabanned. Not even talking about anyone in the thread, nor directed at a specific person, and 100% hypothetical. Mods said it was troll like behavior to use the word "loser" and since my account at the time was only 5 weeks old that was evidence that I was a sock puppet account there to incite a flame war. Pure lunacy
"loser" is probably the tamest insult you could throw at someone who'd threaten to call the police on someone grilling, Reddit mods are legit some of the softest people you can come across
Derrick Rose got his brother on his Adidas contract. I donāt know why Adidas wouldnāt do the same for Giannis. Nike probably offered more money overall than Adidas.
The title couldāve just said Nike paid more vs adidas. These companies look at total comp/bonus package. For all they care they could pay 20mil to thanis and nothing to Giannis. As long as Giannis is good with it then they wonāt care cuz the impact to them is the same
Except that's not at all the story here...
This goes back to euroball days, pre-NBA. Back when the Antetokounmpo family was very poor. Adidas promised to sign Giannis *and* Kostas to small (like, $5k) contracts at a time when they really needed the money. Then when the time came to sign the contracts, they only wanted to sign Giannis. He said, "thanks, but no thanks." Later, once he was in the NBA, he remembered that and signed with Nike instead of Adidas.
That Samba/Terrace resurgence is NO JOKE though. And they have like one of the most valuable/sought after demographics pumping them - affluent young women.
Pretty big W and will be quite the knock on effect for some time to come.
AE1's are also by far the most popular bball shoe right now as well. Constantly sold out. Has Giannis shoe line ever been popular? They're always sitting on clearance racks.
> AE1's are also by far the most popular bball shoe right now as well
I mean, false scarcity doesn't necessarily make it the most popular. The fact that Adidas produces such low batches already kind of handicaps them in market share right off the bat. The Freak line is crazy popular for two reasons - they always get discounted and are readily available everywhere. If you wanted decent shoes at ridiculously low prices, the Freak 5's are always there waiting for you.
I see more Freak's, Immortality's (Giannis' other line), Sabrina's, and Lebron NXXT Gen's everywhere I've played than AE1s or Harden 8's, by a *lot*. Nike's of all kinds are still on like 9/10 ballers feet.
Adidas may actually have the most popular shoe on the market, because the AE1s are incredible, but they chose to go the super limited route. They chose hype over sales. And that's fine. That's their prerogative, but by doing so they've cornered themselves into a niche and niches can never be the market leader.
Giannis shoes sell fast but they produce tons and tons of them
They also produce them in a lot of "team bank" colorways, which are simple colorways designed to pair easily with team uniforms. Those colorways usually sit on the shelf longer than others
It's so funny because i didn't buy any adidas bball shoes after DRose and went back with crazy explosives, Hardens and Dames. Ultra boosts were my in though with some yeezys. I still did wear PGs, KDs and Kyries at the time to play and obviously Kobe shoes since his hiratchis test run. AE1 I rarely see around me idk why.
> I donāt know why Adidas wouldnāt do the same for Giannis. Nike probably offered more money overall than Adidas.
Because this is from pre-NBA when they were like 17 years old at the time, the Adidas rep fucked up hard and was fired within a few years (right around the time Giannis entered the NBA).
This clip is misleading. In the full clip Giannis specifies a deal for him & Thanasis when they were on the euro bball circuit BEFORE he was drafted into the nba. The contract offered was free gear & about $5000 for a year. They offered Giannis a contract but not thanasis after already agreeing they would.
ETA: they both were struggling financially and needed gear to be able tryout for the euro leagues & the nbaās basketball without borders program.
I think they mean misleading as in this wasnāt some nepotism ploy by Giannis like the headline would lead one to believe. It was just adidas being dickheads
I mean how many Greek basketball players even have a Nike/adidas sponsorship? A quick google says Greek league players make <200k/year. And this would have happened more than 10 years ago.
This is actually one of the funniest ways to circumvent max contract limitations
A future GOAT player should demand that his grandma also get signed to squeeze out a couple extra million from their org.
That would work, right? I'm pretty sure that the only requirements to make the NBA are that you're at least 19 and one year removed from high school. Let's watch granny hoop
Somehow I doubt Giannis cares about actually "playing with" Thanasis, just that he gets taken care of. If another team offered Thanasis 30m AAV and he took it Giannis would probably be happy that the Bucks can have the roster spot back in addition to his brother getting paid.
damn, wiki says that they grew up hawking watches and such on the streets of athens while their parents struggled to find work, being immigrants without work permits.
no wonder they still take care of each other
that didn't actually happen and it's highly unrealistic. dogs would not be efficient basketball players, as they lack the ability to dribble. they could perhaps be inside post players, but are too short to effectively handle the position, and would be best used to distract the other team. with that said, all official basketball leagues, from high school to professional, have strict rules about who can participate.
I saw another movie on Max about a couple of men going to Shell City and retrieving the stolen crown jewels. It starred David Hasselhoff, would highly recommend.
and that's just WIKIPEDIA. Internet only knows a small fraction of what actually happens to people IRL. The bond between those brothers runs deeper than just blood. They came this far by taking care of one another, each and every day.
Most people from those childhoods and environment just gets lost. They never make it
Yeah I remember that clip of Thanasis cleaning Giannisā face before he went on the court that one time. It told me everything I needed to know about their relationship.
People who have never grown up poor with a tight knit family will never understand, my success is my family's success. Good on Giannis for taking care of those who made it possible for him to become who he is today.
Someone will give Thanasis a deal for sure if they know they get Giannis as well, it's a rounding error for these mega corps to have Thanasis on the books. If Nike said no too, there's no way New Balance, Under Armour, Anta, Li-Ning, etc... would also say no.
Yes Iāll take one filthy rich superstar athlete brother please! lol jk I know what you mean, heās the kind of brother that always has your back no matter what.
Needs that advanced technology to improve quick twitch and responsiveness to pushing off movement from a sitting position.
Can't be the culture setter if you're not first off the bench to high five.
I don't know if this is still true but from high school up until signing with the Bulls, everything went through his brother Reggie. He traveled with the team both with the Bulls and at University of Memphis
They actually said yes then when he sat down to sign it wasnāt in the contract, so they essentially tried to trick him into signing.
But it doesnāt matter now cause he has Nike
People seriously think Thanasis was only ever drafted because of Giannis.
Thanasis was drafted when Giannis was still skinny and wasnāt the Greek Freak. Thanasty got drafted by the fucking KNICKS, if Bucks actually were trying to do a Nepotism hire they wouldāve been the ones to actually draft him.
Mfers need to unironically put respect on Thanasisās name š¤.
he just does really dumb stuff sometimes but who cares god damn. he deserves the spot cus of who giannis is and giannis looks out for his brother im sure it feels better than just writing a check to him. people are so weird
> Dude is a totally legit 15th man.
Idk if that's really much of a compliment, though. That being said, who cares, if it makes Giannis happy, he can have the roster spot.
Casuals really donāt understand the level of skill just to make it into the NBA. Like whatāre you even talking about? How is that not a compliment lol?
This seems like a huge fumble by addidas. If Iām signing Giannis I want Thanasis on board too. Heās valuable to me.
Itās a pretty weird look if Giannis is in his signature shoe line and the camera pans to his own brother on the same team and heās wearing a different companies shoe.
Plus Thanasis has more access to Giannis than anyone. Say you want Giannis to market something for you. You have to talk to his agent, come to an agreement, schedule it etc. or you could just DM Thanasis and say āhey next time youāre with Giannis shoot a quick video, show the shoes, tag him, and weāll send you X$. That money is actually meaningful to Thanasis and Giannis will play along.
I guarantee his shoe deal is essentially free to Nike and Iād wager he probably does ok in promotion per dollar spent on him just because heās close to Giannis. I mean heās go 1.3 million followers on instagram. Itās not like theyāre paying someone with zero online presence.
Kostas holds [bragging rights](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rkvQdGh13hY) over BOTH Giannis & Thanasis as the [first Antetokounmpo brother](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rkvQdGh13hY) to win an NBA Finals!!
It means he gets paid to wear Nike shoes
A lot of players have shoe deals with no signature shoe
I think like 13 rookies have a Nike deal like Anthony black, Brandon Miller, Dereck lively, Cason Wallace the Thompson twins but none of them have a shoe
This made me laugh but then I was thinking would it be cool or corny if role players instead of getting a signature shoe could get a feature on a shoe? Like āCaruso lockdown uppersā or āDerrick Jones Jr bounce cushioningā.
I think it would be an incredibly funny bit if Thanasis got signature shoes and they turned out to be the best in the lineup, so everyoneās hooping in Air Thans.
just take the contract that gives the most money, and slide your brother a few millions instead of pretending like he deserves to have his own contract
There is a difference between you personally having to arrange with your brother allowance payments, and a legitimate contract with a third party employer/sponsor that he gets to deal with.
Functionally itās the same, but from a pride and comfort thing, Iād definitely choose to do it through these avenues. Theyāre still brothers, and even though they clearly look each out for each other, each degree of separation involving money is probably preferred by both.
Thanasis has the best job security in the country lmao All bro has to do is high five the rotation players when them come back for timeout, stand up for Giannis when Montrez picks on him, and he good for the next 10 years
"Thanasis has better job security than a Supreme Court Justice" -[Charles Barkley](https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/amp/charles_barkley_on_thanasis_antetokounmpo_that_guy_got_better_job_security_than_a_supreme_court_justice/s1_16751_39975106) šš But seriously tho, why did mods remove the u/lala_b11 thread on this that has over [600 comments](https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1c7zyjt/bleacher_report_giannis_rejected_adidas_deal/)?
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"What We Mod in the Shadows"
Why are two comments here removed? Are the mods just censoring anyone who criticizes their random removal of the last post to show favoritism towards OP lol?
Mods be modding with hurt feelings.
"We don't wash our hands after shitting"
The private thread is what gets me. The fact they locked the sub down is whatever to me. I can live without reddit and if it died tomorrow I wouldn't be too bothered with it. However, to then use the sub while it was locked down is some brain dead shit.Ā
To even lock down the sub in the first place during the NBA finals was some brain dead shit. Possibly one the dumbest protests I've ever seen. The private thread was just throwing fuel on the fire.
This is why I became a jerker
Millions of jerkers were created by the highly regarded nba mods.
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Oh I will never forget. That was our moment to stunt on all you hoes. The game thread from a few days later just didnāt hit the same
Mods are the worst part of the site. There's been rumors Reddit corporate is gonna get rid of community moderation and just use site admin moderation instead. Hope they do
Neckbeards be gone... about time, the sweaty fucking lunatics
I once got permabanned from a sub for criticizing the mods because "the only reason you could have something negative to say about the mods is if you've been banned before, so you're obviously ban evading"
Looks like a certain mod's feelings got hurt. Literally got permanent banned from a subreddit once for talking about spoilers in a spoiler thread. Most reddit mods are clowns so I can't say I am surprised that it happened.
Once someone was talking about taking their grill to the park for a family picnic, someone responded that's a quick way to get the cops called on you, and I said if someone calls the cops on you for grilling they're a fucking loser. Permabanned. Not even talking about anyone in the thread, nor directed at a specific person, and 100% hypothetical. Mods said it was troll like behavior to use the word "loser" and since my account at the time was only 5 weeks old that was evidence that I was a sock puppet account there to incite a flame war. Pure lunacy
"loser" is probably the tamest insult you could throw at someone who'd threaten to call the police on someone grilling, Reddit mods are legit some of the softest people you can come across
agreed
All Day I Dream About Suppression Mods, probably
A tale as old as time
Idk why they removed my original post :(
/u/whipcorleone is brothers with one of the mods - sorry bruh
the mods did it because [comment censored by the moderation team]
ThaNasty got hitters
Damn thatās a bar
The mods are the smooth brains that blacked out r/nba during the Finals.
Is Thanasis even the SECOND best Antetokounmpo?
You're a Laker fan. You saw Kostas play. Thanasis definitely isn't the worst.
>You saw Kostas play. Did we though?
Wasnāt Alex supposed to be decent?
He was waived from the G-league and is currently playing in Lithuania.
With winston
Prank Sinatra?
You could argue he's not, as anyone who's seen him play would agree that he's the best one.
Yes
He's got the best brother in the country.
Just wait til they sign Kostas this off season
Derrick Rose got his brother on his Adidas contract. I donāt know why Adidas wouldnāt do the same for Giannis. Nike probably offered more money overall than Adidas.
The title couldāve just said Nike paid more vs adidas. These companies look at total comp/bonus package. For all they care they could pay 20mil to thanis and nothing to Giannis. As long as Giannis is good with it then they wonāt care cuz the impact to them is the same
Except that's not at all the story here... This goes back to euroball days, pre-NBA. Back when the Antetokounmpo family was very poor. Adidas promised to sign Giannis *and* Kostas to small (like, $5k) contracts at a time when they really needed the money. Then when the time came to sign the contracts, they only wanted to sign Giannis. He said, "thanks, but no thanks." Later, once he was in the NBA, he remembered that and signed with Nike instead of Adidas.
I figured there has to be issues of loyalty somewhere.
Adidas reneged on the offer for thanasis and Giannis walked. Adidas took an L not signing him for like $25k.
Adidas lost the rights to the German football kit. Outside of Sambas/terrace culture being in fashion, they are on a crazy run of Ls.
That Samba/Terrace resurgence is NO JOKE though. And they have like one of the most valuable/sought after demographics pumping them - affluent young women. Pretty big W and will be quite the knock on effect for some time to come.
AE1's are also by far the most popular bball shoe right now as well. Constantly sold out. Has Giannis shoe line ever been popular? They're always sitting on clearance racks.
> AE1's are also by far the most popular bball shoe right now as well I mean, false scarcity doesn't necessarily make it the most popular. The fact that Adidas produces such low batches already kind of handicaps them in market share right off the bat. The Freak line is crazy popular for two reasons - they always get discounted and are readily available everywhere. If you wanted decent shoes at ridiculously low prices, the Freak 5's are always there waiting for you. I see more Freak's, Immortality's (Giannis' other line), Sabrina's, and Lebron NXXT Gen's everywhere I've played than AE1s or Harden 8's, by a *lot*. Nike's of all kinds are still on like 9/10 ballers feet. Adidas may actually have the most popular shoe on the market, because the AE1s are incredible, but they chose to go the super limited route. They chose hype over sales. And that's fine. That's their prerogative, but by doing so they've cornered themselves into a niche and niches can never be the market leader.
Giannis shoes sell fast but they produce tons and tons of them They also produce them in a lot of "team bank" colorways, which are simple colorways designed to pair easily with team uniforms. Those colorways usually sit on the shelf longer than others
It's so funny because i didn't buy any adidas bball shoes after DRose and went back with crazy explosives, Hardens and Dames. Ultra boosts were my in though with some yeezys. I still did wear PGs, KDs and Kyries at the time to play and obviously Kobe shoes since his hiratchis test run. AE1 I rarely see around me idk why.
At least Kanye hasn't brought them any bad press in recent years... š
Bring back the ātorsionsā. Thatāll stop the bleeding.
Testicular torsion maybe
Now youāre cooking.
Damn I didn't hear about that part. That's hilarious
Adidas learned from Derrick Rose
> I donāt know why Adidas wouldnāt do the same for Giannis. Nike probably offered more money overall than Adidas. Because this is from pre-NBA when they were like 17 years old at the time, the Adidas rep fucked up hard and was fired within a few years (right around the time Giannis entered the NBA).
This clip is misleading. In the full clip Giannis specifies a deal for him & Thanasis when they were on the euro bball circuit BEFORE he was drafted into the nba. The contract offered was free gear & about $5000 for a year. They offered Giannis a contract but not thanasis after already agreeing they would. ETA: they both were struggling financially and needed gear to be able tryout for the euro leagues & the nbaās basketball without borders program.
That makes it even worse lol
Yeah usually misleading makes it look less bad. Adidas looks straight up fucking evil here compared to Nike and we are talking about Nike here.
Adidas taking a lot of Ls lately. They also lost the DFB contract to Nike. Thats like if Oregon athletics decided to partner with Puma.
I think they mean misleading as in this wasnāt some nepotism ploy by Giannis like the headline would lead one to believe. It was just adidas being dickheads
5000? That's insulting honestly
I mean, they werenāt supposed to be good at that time. How much were two largely unknown dudes from Greece supposed to get?
he was literally selling kids pirated movies to my mom for me and my sister to watch, we were neighbors, 5k was crazy money for his family
Waitā¦.really?
The right question to ask! Tell us!
yeah one time he gave us pirates of the Caribbean instead of a Barbie movie š¤£
Shit; now you're gonna get Disney to take down his documentaryā¦
I mean how many Greek basketball players even have a Nike/adidas sponsorship? A quick google says Greek league players make <200k/year. And this would have happened more than 10 years ago.
im just going to assume that he's doing the same thing to the bucks organization haha
Someone should offer thanasis some big contract just to lure Giannis away
Thanassis and bronny raptors should sign them you never know lol
Pistons could become a super team by maxing Thanasis and drafting Bronny #1.
Got play to win
Giannis LeBron and Scottie would be the most insane big wing trio ever assembled
Sign Seth Curry and Trayce Thompson too. You'll need shooting to surround those guys
Sign jontay porter...
Not sure if you really want Klay Thompson now
Sign Kris Murray since Keegan basically Space Jamed klay during the play in game
I think we done with Family Ā signings after Jontay scandal lolĀ
This is actually one of the funniest ways to circumvent max contract limitations A future GOAT player should demand that his grandma also get signed to squeeze out a couple extra million from their org.
That would work, right? I'm pretty sure that the only requirements to make the NBA are that you're at least 19 and one year removed from high school. Let's watch granny hoop
Granny would be permanently on DNP-Old status And Grandpa would also get signed, for his (Vietnam) veteran prescence
Sounds like the last 10 years of Udonis Haslem's career. Chilling on the bench collecting checks and giving wisdom
If that happened and I were an NBA ref, I would make it my mission to foul everyone else on the team out so Granny had to be put in the game.
I appreciate your dedication to player-hating.
Itās unclear whether Giannis needs to play with his brother or just make sure heās taken care of.Ā
The Knicks tried this in a way
Somehow I doubt Giannis cares about actually "playing with" Thanasis, just that he gets taken care of. If another team offered Thanasis 30m AAV and he took it Giannis would probably be happy that the Bucks can have the roster spot back in addition to his brother getting paid.
And we are perfectly fine with it. Thanasis is a great culture guy.
One of my favorites is when they force feed Thanasis the ball at the end of blowout games. He'll call for the ball and everything lmao
Nepotism? As dumb as it sounds, I'd love to have a brother like Giannis.
Then you would also love a brother like Thanasis. Thanasis took care of young Giannis and now Giannis is paying it back.
damn, wiki says that they grew up hawking watches and such on the streets of athens while their parents struggled to find work, being immigrants without work permits. no wonder they still take care of each other
Prime has a good documentary called Giannis that is worth watching
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There another movie on Disney called āair budā Great documentaryĀ
that didn't actually happen and it's highly unrealistic. dogs would not be efficient basketball players, as they lack the ability to dribble. they could perhaps be inside post players, but are too short to effectively handle the position, and would be best used to distract the other team. with that said, all official basketball leagues, from high school to professional, have strict rules about who can participate.
Thereās actually nothing in the rule book that says a dog canāt play basketball, thereās a bit in the documentary about it
A dog could never play in the post, given how difficult it would be for quadrupeds to avoid travelling on most basic post moves.
Bro how is a dog gonna travel? He canāt hold the ball
I saw another movie on Max about a couple of men going to Shell City and retrieving the stolen crown jewels. It starred David Hasselhoff, would highly recommend.
Second this - definitely one of the best sports documentaries out there.
A bond that can never be broken. Iād kill to have bond like that with my siblings
When you have no choice than to be united by a common struggle.
that's why he constantly talks about family and how important family is to him.
and that's just WIKIPEDIA. Internet only knows a small fraction of what actually happens to people IRL. The bond between those brothers runs deeper than just blood. They came this far by taking care of one another, each and every day. Most people from those childhoods and environment just gets lost. They never make it
I didn't know that! Thanks! Talk about looking after each other.
Yeah I remember that clip of Thanasis cleaning Giannisā face before he went on the court that one time. It told me everything I needed to know about their relationship.
People who have never grown up poor with a tight knit family will never understand, my success is my family's success. Good on Giannis for taking care of those who made it possible for him to become who he is today.
im sure everyone would
And on the opposite side you have the porter family
Has Michael said anything publicly since the news broke out that his brother was banned for life from the NBA due to betting?
Other brother got 6 years for a drunk driving murder too
6 years, I hate that shit. If you wanna kill someone, itās best to do it behind the wheel because youāll get less time.
Intent matters. 6 years tracks for most manslaughters if you have a good lawyer
no and it's better that he doesn't
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exactly. they want him? he has requirements for signing. their loss for not fulfilling them.
Someone will give Thanasis a deal for sure if they know they get Giannis as well, it's a rounding error for these mega corps to have Thanasis on the books. If Nike said no too, there's no way New Balance, Under Armour, Anta, Li-Ning, etc... would also say no.
You say that until the Greek Freak mafia sends 7ā shredded dudes to your house looking to collect money
But how is Adidas gonna offer me a contract now that they're paying for Giannis' brother??
"They took r yobs!"
Just donāt end up like Jackson Mahomes.
Everyone hates nepotism unless they're the ones benefitting.
who cares the world is full of rampant nepotism but if some once poor africain kid makes it out and tries to get his brothers paid, its a bad thing?
Yes Iāll take one filthy rich superstar athlete brother please! lol jk I know what you mean, heās the kind of brother that always has your back no matter what.
Did Nike offer Thanasis a contract?
I have a pair of Air Thanasisā. They are perfect for sitting down in. Also super comfy to wear when you are watching a game. 10/10.Ā
They must be great for the occasional jump off the seat to celebrate a big play.
Needs that advanced technology to improve quick twitch and responsiveness to pushing off movement from a sitting position. Can't be the culture setter if you're not first off the bench to high five.
stupid move from adidas. you get the chance for a deal with an international superstar like Giannis, you humor his requests.
The equivalent of donating to a charity for them really š
What should the foundation be called? "No cold benches" ? "A clap a day" ? Or something more poetic like "My brother's keeper".
It's not really their first rodeo in fumbling the bag
:) as a bulls fan iām quite aware
I am sure they are still kicking themselves for passing on the Caruso deal.
Well whatās funny is didnāt they accommodate Rose like this? I vaguely remember all his boys getting some $$$ in his deal.
I don't know if this is still true but from high school up until signing with the Bulls, everything went through his brother Reggie. He traveled with the team both with the Bulls and at University of Memphis
this was before the NBA lmao
As if ppl will watch the whole interview lmao
Exactly, signing Thanasis is just part of the cost of signing Giannis.
I know people are gonna joke but I think itās really cool Giannis and Thanasisā bond is this strong as brothers.
Fire the entire marketing and talent aquisition staff at addidas, that is a generational fumble for them
People can hate on this all they want but any man that brings his boys up with him should be respected for that.
Today I learned that Thanasis has a Nike contract.
Manā¦ imagine if Michael Porter Jr has this attitude too lolā¦.
Bronny will get drafted and Thanasis is proof of that
Adidas said this ain't a soup kitchen
They actually said yes then when he sat down to sign it wasnāt in the contract, so they essentially tried to trick him into signing. But it doesnāt matter now cause he has Nike
thatās low from them lol. i hope giannis told them to fuck off
I love how upset Thanasty makes casuals. Dude is a totally legit 15th man.
People seriously think Thanasis was only ever drafted because of Giannis. Thanasis was drafted when Giannis was still skinny and wasnāt the Greek Freak. Thanasty got drafted by the fucking KNICKS, if Bucks actually were trying to do a Nepotism hire they wouldāve been the ones to actually draft him. Mfers need to unironically put respect on Thanasisās name š¤.
And I'm pretty sure he's really smart too; the Lopez twins speak very highly of him, which says a lot.
Jeff Teague had good things to say too on his podcast lol
Literally every single team-mate Thanasis has ever had fucking loves him, and people wonder why he is in the NBA.
he just does really dumb stuff sometimes but who cares god damn. he deserves the spot cus of who giannis is and giannis looks out for his brother im sure it feels better than just writing a check to him. people are so weird
I like watching Giannis get hyped on the sideline when Thanasis makes a play, it's fun
What does the word "deserve" mean in this context?
>Ā he deserves the spot cus of who giannis is I'm not sure we have the same definition for the word 'deserves'
That and 29 teams would kill to have Thanasis on their team if it meant getting Giannis
> Dude is a totally legit 15th man. Idk if that's really much of a compliment, though. That being said, who cares, if it makes Giannis happy, he can have the roster spot.
Being at bare minimum a top 450 basketball player on Earth is a compliment
Casuals really donāt understand the level of skill just to make it into the NBA. Like whatāre you even talking about? How is that not a compliment lol?
Bruh, people would give their left nut to be the 15th man on the last ranked team in the NBA.
lol
My dream is to become thanasis
This seems like a huge fumble by addidas. If Iām signing Giannis I want Thanasis on board too. Heās valuable to me. Itās a pretty weird look if Giannis is in his signature shoe line and the camera pans to his own brother on the same team and heās wearing a different companies shoe. Plus Thanasis has more access to Giannis than anyone. Say you want Giannis to market something for you. You have to talk to his agent, come to an agreement, schedule it etc. or you could just DM Thanasis and say āhey next time youāre with Giannis shoot a quick video, show the shoes, tag him, and weāll send you X$. That money is actually meaningful to Thanasis and Giannis will play along. I guarantee his shoe deal is essentially free to Nike and Iād wager he probably does ok in promotion per dollar spent on him just because heās close to Giannis. I mean heās go 1.3 million followers on instagram. Itās not like theyāre paying someone with zero online presence.
The real definition of my brotherās keeper
Kostas punching air right now
Kostas holds [bragging rights](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rkvQdGh13hY) over BOTH Giannis & Thanasis as the [first Antetokounmpo brother](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rkvQdGh13hY) to win an NBA Finals!!
So Thanasis signing a contract with Nike means he gets a shoe? What would his contract with Nike be about?
It means he gets paid to wear Nike shoes A lot of players have shoe deals with no signature shoe I think like 13 rookies have a Nike deal like Anthony black, Brandon Miller, Dereck lively, Cason Wallace the Thompson twins but none of them have a shoe
lots of players also have jordan deals and converse deals which are basically nike deals
Not everyone gets signature shoe. Kobe didnāt get his until much later. He was wearing huarache and hyperdunk line first.
The cushioning in the Giannis Freak shoes is actually Thanasis signature support for your arches.
This made me laugh but then I was thinking would it be cool or corny if role players instead of getting a signature shoe could get a feature on a shoe? Like āCaruso lockdown uppersā or āDerrick Jones Jr bounce cushioningā.
I think it would be an incredibly funny bit if Thanasis got signature shoes and they turned out to be the best in the lineup, so everyoneās hooping in Air Thans.
just take the contract that gives the most money, and slide your brother a few millions instead of pretending like he deserves to have his own contract
There is a difference between you personally having to arrange with your brother allowance payments, and a legitimate contract with a third party employer/sponsor that he gets to deal with. Functionally itās the same, but from a pride and comfort thing, Iād definitely choose to do it through these avenues. Theyāre still brothers, and even though they clearly look each out for each other, each degree of separation involving money is probably preferred by both.
Even if the bro is getting 100k a year under that contract over 10+ years, it's much better for the bro to feel like he's earned it himself.
This guy gives Dominic Toretto a run for his money on family values.
I would love a brother like Giannis
The Nike Thanasis are rebranded crocs
Why not just take the best offer and give cash to your bother? Itās not like heās going to make millions on a shoe contract
Next level nepotism.
Really that was your criteria? Just give money to bro directly at that point you gonna get 100x more anyway
Adidas makes a lot of lazy moves when it comes to basketballĀ
Man, y'all salty. If I was Giannis, I'd do the same for my sibling especially knowing the state of life we had growing up.
lmfao you're telling me thanasis has a nike contract???
Thanasis is the answer to why Bronny will be in the league