The seven-time All-Star player inked a new three-year contract with the Bucks in October; the US$177 million agreement will start in 2025 and add even more value to his already enormous net worth.
The NBA player began from modest beginnings as the kid of Nigerian immigrants living in Greece, but today he has an amazing property portfolio, an excellent automobile collection, and he also gives back.
One of the world’s greatest basketball players, Giannis Antetokounmpo is also rapidly rising to the position of richest.
Before turning thirty, the 28-year-old Milwaukee Bucks player, also referred to as “The Greek Freak,” had already amassed an astounding list of accomplishments. In addition to winning his first championship ring and Finals MVP honors in 2021, he earned back-to-back NBA MVP titles in 2019 and 2020, seven All-Star selections over his ten seasons in the league.
Antetokounmpo earns and spends his millions in the ways shown below.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the best basketball players
He used multiple lucrative NBA contracts to play his way into generational fortune.
According to Spotrac, Antetokounmpo inked a US$100 million contract deal to stay in Milwaukee for the following four years prior to the 2016–17 NBA season. He chose to stay in Wisconsin once more and accepted another extension before that agreement ended in 2021.According to the same source, this time around’s contract was worth an incredible US$228 million spread over five years, making it the biggest NBA deal ever at the time and a major victory for the league’s smaller-market teams.In October, Antetokounmpo inked a new contract extension with the Bucks. “The Greek Freak” will remain in Milwaukee for at least the 2026–2027 season thanks to the three-year, US$177 million contract, which starts in 2025.Even just from his team’s contract, Antetokounmpo has made an incredible $234 million overall during his stay in Milwaukee.
He has variety of lucrative endorsement deals
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the NBA superstar has endorsement deals with BMO (formerly BMO Harris), Breitling, Degree, Google Pixel, JBL, Milko and T-Mobile. Forbes adds Amazon, Come Ready Foods LLC, Epic Games, Meta and Unilever to his growing list of sponsors.
The crown jewel of Antetokounmpo’s endorsement portfolio is his massive deal with Nike, which includes a successful signature shoe line. He earns around US$10 million annually from the sportswear giant, per Forbes.
While the superstar’s official net worth has not been confirmed to the public, outlets like ClutchPoints, BetMGM and Sportscasting estimate that he has between US$70 million and US$90 million to his name.
He makes shrewd investments and owns several homes
Giannis Antetokounmpo is not only brilliant at basketball, he’s also a shrewd investor. Photo: @giannis_an34/Instagram
Antetokounmpo’s earnings from the Bucks alone would qualify as generational wealth. So too would his similarly staggering sum from sponsorships.
Even still, the basketball superstar has taken steps to grow the pot further. He’s made a series of investments across a variety of sectors – some of which he’s gone in on alongside his brothers via their shared company, Ante Inc.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo stands at 211cm. Photo: @giannis_an34/Instagram
Some of Antetokounmpo’s biggest splurges to this point have been on property. He owns a US$1.8 million home in River Hills, Wisconsin.
In 2022, Antetokounmpo and his brother, Thanasi, bought matching homes at Costa Navarino Residences, per the luxury beachside resort’s blog. Located in the Peloponnese region of Greece, homes at Costa Navarino currently start at US$3.8 million, according to the company’s website.
Antetokounmpo once again added to his portfolio over the summer of 2023, per Greek Reporter, in the form of an US$11 million flat complex in the Psychiko suburb of Athens. The outlet suggests that the property is meant to be shared among the larger Antetokounmpo family, including his mother and brothers.
He has an impressive car collection too
Giannis Antetokounmpo clearly has a penchant for sports cars. Photo: BMW of Milwaukee North/FacebookAntetokounmpo gets around Milwaukee – and Greece, for that matter – in style. He’s been spotted driving a Rolls-Royce Cullinan that’s reportedly worth US$335,000, per TSN. He also has a BMW i8 – a hybrid sports car with scissor doors that goes for roughly US$150,000, according to BMW of Milwaukee North.
He’s posted photos with a Land Rover Defender and a Porsche Cayenne, both of which cost just over US$100,000. Antetokounmpo also owns a BMW X5 and a Mercedes G63 AMG – two SUVs worth a combined US$270,000, per 21 Motoring. ClutchPoints also reports that he has a GMC Yukon, which he likely uses to transport his growing family.
He upped his fashion game in recent years – and loves watches
Giannis Antetokounmpo posing with Women’s NBA player A’ja Wilson. Photo: @giannis_an34/Instagram
He prioritises quality time with his family
Giannis Antetokounmpo shares three children with his partner Mariah Riddlesprigger. Photo: @giannis_an34/InstagramAccording to US Weekly, he and Mariah Riddlesprigger have been dating for about ten years. The NBA player and designer revealed their engagement in September. She founded the clothing line Sincerely, Mariah in 2021.According to People, Antetokounmpo and Riddlesprigger are parents to three children: a newborn daughter named Eva Brooke and two sons named Maverick Shai and Liam.
He gives back after coming from humble beginnings
Before he was born, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s parents left for Greece. Image courtesy of Caff FoundationBorn into a family of Nigerian immigrants, Antetokounmpo was raised in the capital city of Greece as a second-class citizen. According to The New York Times, he and his brothers shared a single pair of trainers and were “perpetually vulnerable to attacks by racist militants” in addition to frequently facing “threats of deportation” while they also sold random items to bystanders on the streets to get money for food.It follows that Antetokounmpo’s desire to give back is understandable given his wealth of professional basketball experiences. In order to help impoverished people in the US, Greece, and Nigeria have the same possibilities to rise above their station as the Antetokounmpo family did, he and his brothers formed the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has a philanthropic side to him. Photo: Caff Foundation
The NBA player donates to charities other than the one run by his family. According to OSDB Sports, he serves as an international ambassador for The Hellenic Institute, a Greek humanitarian aid organization, and collaborates with the Milwaukee Bucks Foundation on a regular basis to collect money for various causes.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Antetokounmpo gave $100,000 during the pandemic’s peak to assist the staff of the Bucks’ home venue in making ends meet. According to Money Smart Athlete Blog, he has organized basketball academies for athletes from disadvantaged backgrounds, volunteered at food drives, and done a great deal more to support the areas that are dear to his heart.