Giannis Antetokounmpo says he signed with Nike over Adidas because Adidas wasn’t sure if they wanted to offer his brother (Thanasis) a contract as well
Giannis Antetokounmpo says he signed with Nike over Adidas because Adidas wasn’t sure if they wanted to offer his brother (Thanasis) a contract as well
Thanasis has the best job security in the country lmao
Impact-Shameless491
That’s some real loyalty from Giannis, sticking with Nike over Adidas because they weren’t down for the whole family deal. Respect!
mMounirM
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
Warm_Description2660
Nepotism? As dumb as it sounds, I’d love to have a brother like Giannis.
whipcorleone
im just going to assume that he’s doing the same thing to the bucks organization haha
Khione_Asteri
stupid move from adidas. you get the chance for a deal with an international superstar like Giannis, you humor his requests.
4MN7
Adidas said this ain’t a soup kitchen
GoldenBoyRecords
So Thanasis signing a contract with Nike means he gets a shoe? What would his contract with Nike be about?
SuccessfulVisit1873
Man… imagine if Michael Porter Jr has this attitude too lol….
1998TimThomas
I love how upset Thanasty makes casuals. Dude is a totally legit 15th man.
AMo2
Fire the entire marketing and talent aquisition staff at addidas, that is a generational fumble for them
RShapee
Derrick Rose got his brother on his Adidas contract. I don’t know why Adidas wouldn’t do the same for Giannis. Nike probably offered more money overall than Adidas.
Deepthroat_ipa
Did Nike offer Thanasis a contract?
Wide_Scallion6718
The real definition of my brother’s keeper
Zookeeper187
If I was a GM right now, I would trade for Thanasis and draft Bronny James.
HombreMan24
On the one hand, personal and business shouldn’t mix. But on the other hand, there is something to be said for looking out for your own family cuz that’s what’s most important. I actually admire that. It’s obvious they are tightknit and I always respect that.
BugO_OEyes
Addias never learns lol
They suck anyways
sammybwise53
My dream is to become thanasis
joco1991
Kostas punching air right now
SteveWondersForsight
When they teach nepotism in school it will have a picture of thanasis
Armanhammer2
Nike just throwing money at whoever for whatever
2kilo
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 $5000 for a year. They offered Giannis a contract but not thanasis after already agreeing they would.
ETA: they both were struggling financially and needed gear to be able tryout for the euro leagues & the nba’s basketball without borders program.
therightgayguy
I remember when they sent a van full of Yeezys his way and he even posted about it online. Free agency legends stuff.
mamayoua
Giannis Andalsohisbro
AdHealthy7493
Adidas manager be like no way I prefer to die to see thanasis no hands with my sneakers. How I am going to pay to see how thanasis wears my sneakers
blackzep1980
Sooo standards then?
DrKingOfOkay
This guy gives Dominic Toretto a run for his money on family values.
RedFan47
Justice for u/lala_b11
SwagTwoButton
This seems like a huge fumble by addidas. If I’m signing Giannis I want Thanasis on board too. He’s valuable to me.
It’s a pretty weird look if Giannis is in his signature shoe line and the camera pans to his own brother on the same team and he’s wearing a different companies shoe.
Plus Thanasis has more access to Giannis than anyone. Say you want Giannis to market something for you. You have to talk to his agent, come to an agreement, schedule it etc. or you could just DM Thanasis and say “hey next time you’re with Giannis shoot a quick video, show the shoes, tag him, and we’ll send you X$. That money is actually meaningful to Thanasis and Giannis will play along.
I guarantee his shoe deal is essentially free to Nike and I’d wager he probably does ok in promotion per dollar spent on him just because he’s close to Giannis. I mean he’s go 1.3 million followers on instagram. It’s not like they’re paying someone with zero online presence.
Rupert_18124
# Giannis Overratedunmpo
Hafslo
Thanasis ain’t shit. Everything he has is from giannis
andelaccess
nothing wrong with giannis leveraging his value to help his brother in that situation. that was before he was worth 9 figures or even 7 figures.
StillCompetitive5771
Bruh I’m a huge bucks fan but dudes gotta chill. Want to help your bro? Find him a god damn private coach/tutor cause dude sucks. Or just bank roll him. At the very least stop tanking the roster cause he can’t make it on his own.
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Thanasis has the best job security in the country lmao
That’s some real loyalty from Giannis, sticking with Nike over Adidas because they weren’t down for the whole family deal. Respect!
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
Nepotism? As dumb as it sounds, I’d love to have a brother like Giannis.
im just going to assume that he’s doing the same thing to the bucks organization haha
stupid move from adidas. you get the chance for a deal with an international superstar like Giannis, you humor his requests.
Adidas said this ain’t a soup kitchen
So Thanasis signing a contract with Nike means he gets a shoe? What would his contract with Nike be about?
Man… imagine if Michael Porter Jr has this attitude too lol….
I love how upset Thanasty makes casuals. Dude is a totally legit 15th man.
Fire the entire marketing and talent aquisition staff at addidas, that is a generational fumble for them
Derrick Rose got his brother on his Adidas contract. I don’t know why Adidas wouldn’t do the same for Giannis. Nike probably offered more money overall than Adidas.
Did Nike offer Thanasis a contract?
The real definition of my brother’s keeper
If I was a GM right now, I would trade for Thanasis and draft Bronny James.
On the one hand, personal and business shouldn’t mix. But on the other hand, there is something to be said for looking out for your own family cuz that’s what’s most important. I actually admire that. It’s obvious they are tightknit and I always respect that.
Addias never learns lol
They suck anyways
My dream is to become thanasis
Kostas punching air right now
When they teach nepotism in school it will have a picture of thanasis
Nike just throwing money at whoever for whatever
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 $5000 for a year. They offered Giannis a contract but not thanasis after already agreeing they would.
ETA: they both were struggling financially and needed gear to be able tryout for the euro leagues & the nba’s basketball without borders program.
I remember when they sent a van full of Yeezys his way and he even posted about it online. Free agency legends stuff.
Giannis Andalsohisbro
Adidas manager be like no way I prefer to die to see thanasis no hands with my sneakers. How I am going to pay to see how thanasis wears my sneakers
Sooo standards then?
This guy gives Dominic Toretto a run for his money on family values.
Justice for u/lala_b11
This seems like a huge fumble by addidas. If I’m signing Giannis I want Thanasis on board too. He’s valuable to me.
It’s a pretty weird look if Giannis is in his signature shoe line and the camera pans to his own brother on the same team and he’s wearing a different companies shoe.
Plus Thanasis has more access to Giannis than anyone. Say you want Giannis to market something for you. You have to talk to his agent, come to an agreement, schedule it etc. or you could just DM Thanasis and say “hey next time you’re with Giannis shoot a quick video, show the shoes, tag him, and we’ll send you X$. That money is actually meaningful to Thanasis and Giannis will play along.
I guarantee his shoe deal is essentially free to Nike and I’d wager he probably does ok in promotion per dollar spent on him just because he’s close to Giannis. I mean he’s go 1.3 million followers on instagram. It’s not like they’re paying someone with zero online presence.
# Giannis Overratedunmpo
Thanasis ain’t shit. Everything he has is from giannis
nothing wrong with giannis leveraging his value to help his brother in that situation. that was before he was worth 9 figures or even 7 figures.
Bruh I’m a huge bucks fan but dudes gotta chill. Want to help your bro? Find him a god damn private coach/tutor cause dude sucks. Or just bank roll him. At the very least stop tanking the roster cause he can’t make it on his own.
His brother is trash. Why would they?