NY Post · Oct 14, 2015
Why Thanasis Antetokounmpo’s Knicks days may be numbered
Thanasis AntetokounmpoDespite being Phil Jackson’s second-round pick, Thanasis Antetokounmpo never got a chance at Knicks training camp last fall. Jackson decided against signing him, but convinced the Greek forward to bypass a lucrative deal in Europe to play for $25,000 in the D-League with Westchester.
Now, even though he has signed to a partially guaranteed deal, Antetokounmpo still has not gotten a chance to show the havoc he can create on defense through the first three preseason games. The 6-foot-7 defensive specialist and brother of the Greek Freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo, has not played in two of the games and played the final two minutes of another.
