So kids will be just like, 'Oh he's just another player that hustles.'" That's not necessarily entertaining for somebody to watch. "I come into the game you'll see me diving for balls you'll see me going and getting a rebound. "What I do is not very fun to watch," Alex said.
Right now, he's trying to just use his athleticism to help the team. As he gets taller and closer to the basket, he'll need to adjust his touch around the rim. As his hands grow, his shot will have to change. Now 6'5", Alex could end up as tall as 6'11", Gosz thinks.Īll of the changes mean Alex will have to reorient himself with his body.
Alex, Gosz estimates, was 5'11" after his eighth-grade campaign. Kostas, who experienced a growth spurt in high school that helped fuel a late surge in his college recruiting, didn't start for Dominican until his senior season. Gosz has already made calls to Division I coaches alerting them to Alex's burgeoning talent.Īt age 15, Alex Antetokounmpo is a reserve at Dominican, but his teammates and coaches think he has superstar potential. He coached 26 years at Milwaukee King High School-which was nationally ranked during his tenure-and the 2008 McDonald's All-American Game before taking the Dominican job this offseason. Gosz is no lightweight in Milwaukee hoops. "You look at the bloodline, I don't think so," Gosz said of whether the hype has taken off too quickly.
I'm coping with that because this is my first year to ever come off the bench."īut even the man who has limited his playing time, first-year Dominican coach Joe Gosz, doesn't think that's a reason to temper expectations. So, obviously, I chose this school and I just knew I'd have to … wait my turn. "I knew that this school would get me better. "I knew I had to sacrifice a couple things when I came here, and one of the things was playing time," Alex said of a school that has won a Wisconsin-record five straight state titles. Alex comes off the bench, primarily for his length and defensive capabilities. That honor rests with his close friend, Abe Scruggs IV, the only freshman to start on Dominican's varsity squad. Right now, he isn't even the best basketball player in his class at Dominican. It's an astounding number for someone only 15 years old and even more bizarre given the 3.4 points he is averaging heading into regional state playoff action Friday. Nearly 30,000 people follow Alex's Instagram account. Giannis Antetokounmpo has tried to teach his younger brother Alex about the seriousness with which he has to approach his potential basketball career. It's a contraption that rebounds nearly every ball and feeds it back to the standing shooter. Giannis walked his brother onto the court and fired up the shooting machine. Giannis wasn't happy, so the two drove to the Bucks' practice facility. Sometimes the lessons intertwine, like the time Alex came home late one day, without notice. "Other than the fact that he pushes me every day, like letting me what's right, what's wrong, he pushes me … in basketball … to keep going." "He's had a great influence on my game," Alex said. Alex spends most nights living with his brother, the All-Star forward for the Milwaukee Bucks, and others with his parents, who live nearby.
It's Giannis, Alex says, who keeps him grounded. He's unsure if he should stop the interview and get it himself, a nuanced example that he doesn't take his growing celebrity all that seriously. The other laptop, the one that Alex mistakenly took, is with another teacher. Alex grabs it with one hand, palming it like a basketball. His schoolmate hands him the correct laptop, holding it like a cafeteria tray. But when Giannis told TMZ.com during All-Star Weekend that Alex could be the best among them, an already churning hype machine surrounding the 15-year-old got a big boost.Īlex unfolds the entirety of his 7'2" -and growing -wingspan, collapsed in his lap like an accordion, and flashes a sheepish grin of acknowledgement. Even if it weren't for his last name and NBA All-Star brother, Giannis, aka The Greek Freak, the youngest of the four basketball-playing Antetokounmpo brothers would be surrounded by intrigue. See Alex Antetokounmpo’s social media profiles by scrolling down.That Antetokounmpo's whereabouts are known is indicative of his growing popularity. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are just some of the places he’s well-known online. Please provide your shoe and dress size.Īlex’s online activities are highlighted on this page. size of dress/shoes Scroll down to see the most recent changes to the information on height and weight. Alex Antetokounmpo: Age, Height and Weight:Īge, height, and weight of NBA star Alex Antetokounmpo, who will be 19 in 2021.
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