Milwaukee Bucks: Complete grades for the 2019 NBA offseason

5. Thanasis Antetokounmpo signing

The eldest of the Antetokounmpo brothers and pictured on the left, Thanasis Antetokounmpo is set to make his return to the NBA after last playing in 2015-16 with the New York Knicks.

His stay wasn’t short and he’s spent the last few seasons playing in the EuroLeague for his home country of Greece, experiencing varying amounts of success.

Antetokounmpo’s 8.5 points per game he posted in the 2017-18 season would turn out to be his career-high. Seeing that number regress to 5.4 the following season, the forward failed to make a huge mark overseas.

A career 12.3-point-per-game scorer at the G-League level, Milwaukee took a flier out on the 27-year-old and offered him a second chance to stick around on an NBA roster.

A poor 3-point shooter (career 26.4 percent in the G-League, 23.0 percent in Greece), Antetokounmpo doesn’t have many go-to skills. Entering what many basketball pundits consider a “prime” phase for players in terms of age, his best chance at progression is now.

Not many basketball players suddenly go from being on the fringe of an NBA roster to suddenly producing at a high level, so the odds are stacked against the league MVP’s brother.

As previously mentioned, this move was likely made primarily in an effort to keep Giannis Antetokounmpo happy. If having his brother beside him every day makes him even a bit more comfortable, then it’s worth it.

On a two-year deal for the veteran’s minimum, it’s a low-risk signing.

Grade: C+