Report: Bucks sign third Antetokounmpo brother and make NBA history
The Milwaukee Bucks are adding another Antetokounmpo brother to their roster in another move signaling the organization’s desire to keep their franchise star happy and in the fold beyond this season.
Alex Antetokounmpo, the 24-year-old youngest brother of Giannis Antetokounmpo, is signing a two-way contract with the Bucks, according to an ESPN report on Monday, Oct. 13. The Bucks already brought back Antetokounmpo’s older brother, 33-year-old Thanasis Antetokounmpo, on a one-year contract earlier this offseason after he missed the entire 2024-25 campaign with a torn Achilles tendon.
The Bucks are set to become the first NBA team in league history to feature three brothers on the active roster of the same team as a result of this latest signing. Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo had been teammates in five previous seasons in Milwaukee (2019-24).
Alex Antetokounmpo, a 6-foot-8 forward, played parts of 2024 and 2025 for teams in Europe. He previously spent three seasons in the NBA G League, including two with Bucks’ affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd. He was not a member of the Greek national team that won a bronze medal in the 2025 EuroBasket tournament, but Giannis, Thanasis and Kosta Antetokounmpo did represent Greece this past summer.
The Bucks enter the 2025-26 season unsure about their future with Giannis Antetokounmpo, who’s beginning his 13th year with the franchise and has two seasons remaining on his contract. He’s eligible to sign an extension after this season but has not committed to staying in Milwaukee long-term.
“I want to be on a team that allows me and gives me a chance to win a championship,” Antetokounmpo said at Bucks media day two weeks ago. “It is never going to change. I want to be among the best.”
The two-time NBA MVP earned first-team All-NBA honors for the seventh year in a row in 2024-25. Antetokounmpo also set a career high for assists and shot better than 60% from the field for the second consecutive season (he’s the only player in NBA history to do that while averaging more than 30 points per game).