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Giannis: The Marvelous Journey

I was 17, and the first thing I did, I came with a truck and I told my parents,I'm like,...

I was 17, and the first thing I did, I came with a truck and I told my parents,
I'm like, "Let's go

Full Transcript

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I was 17, and the first thing I did,
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I came with a truck
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and I told my parents, I'm like, "Let's go.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:31
Uploaded
Apr 04, 2025
Genres
sport, documentary
Production
Improbable Media,Words + Pictures

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Movie Summary

The story of Giannis Antetokounmpo, global NBA superstar, from the streets of Athens to becoming an NBA champion and two-time league MVP.
Just take everything that you want - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:09
Just take everything that you want
Let's get the heck out of here." - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:07
Let's get the heck out of here."
I wanna be an NBA... NBA player. - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:05
I wanna be an NBA... NBA player.
Jeff Weltman was the assistant GM at the time. - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:05
Jeff Weltman was the assistant GM at the time.
"Hammer, there's a guy, a young kid in Athens - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:20
"Hammer, there's a guy, a young kid in Athens
His mom and dad were sitting right behind us. - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:05
His mom and dad were sitting right behind us.
You know, I thought to myself, this is different because, you know, - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:12
You know, I thought to myself, this is different because, yo...
He was the tallest guy on the floor and he did everything. - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:06
He was the tallest guy on the floor and he did everything.
You can see this amazing feel that he had for the game. - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:05
You can see this amazing feel that he had for the game.
3And then we saw this guy with this amazing body, this crazy length, - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:09
3And then we saw this guy with this amazing body, this crazy...
So you saw a frame that could possibly get big. - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:05
So you saw a frame that could possibly get big.
We didn't go back. We felt like we didn't need to go back. - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:06
We didn't go back. We felt like we didn't need to ...
We get the NBA scouts, dozens of them, - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:14
We get the NBA scouts, dozens of them,
Antetokounmpo. - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:08
Antetokounmpo.
The Nigerians, - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:09
The Nigerians,
They swoop in and they tried to get passports for the boys - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:11
They swoop in and they tried to get passports for the boys
Giannis got a Greek passport because the government wanted to make sure - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:09
Giannis got a Greek passport because the government wanted t...
And mind you, the time that my father and my mother - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:10
And mind you, the time that my father and my mother
Then my dad was walking around by himself, and they stopped him in the street. - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:07
Then my dad was walking around by himself, and they stopped ...
They could have deported him back to Nigeria. - Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 00:05
They could have deported him back to Nigeria.