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In this Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, photo, Panagiotis Stavrou basketball player of Filathlitikos, where Giannis Antetokounmpo had his first professional, makes a shot under the photos of Giannis and and his brother Thanassis, in Athens, Greece. From a scrawny, literally hungry kid kicking a ball around in an open field in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia to a starter in the NBA All-Star Game, Antetonkoumpo has come a very long way. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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In this Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, photo in Athens, Greece, Takis Zivas, left, coach of Filathlitikos, where Giannis Antetokounmpo had his first professional contract, gives directions to Panagiotis Stavrou, a 14-year-old basketball player. From a scrawny, literally hungry kid kicking a ball around in an open field in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia to a starter in the NBA All-Star Game, Antetonkoumpo has come a very long way. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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In this Sunday, May 29, 2016, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, center, jumps to dunk the ball during a street basketball game in Athens, Grteece. From a scrawny, literally hungry kid kicking a ball around in an open field in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia to a starter in the NBA All-Star Game, Antetonkoumpo has come a very long way. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

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In this Sunday, May 29, 2016, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, right, smiles after scoring as New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis looks on during a street basketball game in Athens, Greece. From a scrawny, literally hungry kid kicking a ball around in an open field in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia to a starter in the NBA All-Star Game, Antetonkoumpo has come a very long way. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

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In this Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, photo, graffiti by artist Same84 depicting Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetonkoumpo covers the basketball field in Athens, Greece, of Tritonas, the first team of Giannis Antetokounmpo. From a scrawny, literally hungry kid kicking a ball around in an open field in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia to a starter in the NBA All-Star Game, Antetonkoumpo has come a very long way. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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Kentucky guard De'Aaron Fox (0) drives the baseline as Georgia guard J.J. Frazier defends during the first half of an NCAA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)

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Kentucky guard De'Aaron Fox (0) is fouled by Georgia guard J.J. Frazier (30) as he shoots during the first half of an NCAA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)

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Kentucky forward Edrice Adebayo (3) dunks against Georgia forward Derek Ogbeide (34) and guard J.J. Frazier (30) during the first half of an NCAA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)

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FOR STORY: GREECE TEAM CALLED HOPE : Greece Team Called Hope In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, Hozaifa Hajdepo from Syria, second left, soccer player of Hope waits at a canteen at a refugee camp in the western Athens' suburb of Skaramagas. Former Greek national soccer team goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis, who became a national hero in 2004 during the European Cup, is heading a project to help refugees stranded in Greece regain a sense of purpose, working as a team. Most players of Hope Refugee Football Club live in a large trailer park at Skaramagas, an industrial zone west of Athens, where freight containers are turned into shoebox-shaped homes. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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FOR STORY: GREECE TEAM CALLED HOPE - In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, Ahmad Fahim Ahmadi from Afghanistan listens music inside his container house in the western Athens' suburb of Skaramagas. Most players of Hope Refugee Football Club live in a large trailer park at Skaramagas, an industrial zone west of Athens, where freight containers are turned into shoebox-shaped homes.(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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FOR STORY: GREECE TEAM CALLED HOPE - In this Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, Mohammad Omar from Syria plays with his teammates at the refugee camp in the western Athens' suburb of Skaramagas. Former Greek national soccer team goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis, who became a national hero in 2004 during the European Cup, is heading a project to help refugees stranded in Greece regain a sense of purpose, working as a team. Most players of Hope Refugee Football Club live in a large trailer park at Skaramagas, an industrial zone west of Athens, where freight containers are turned into shoebox-shaped homes. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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FOR STORY: GREECE TEAM CALLED HOPE - In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, Mohammad Omar from Syria waits before a soccer match for his teammates at the refugee camp in the western Athens' suburb of Skaramagas. Most players of Hope Refugee Football Club live in a large trailer park at Skaramagas, an industrial zone west of Athens, where freight containers are turned into shoebox-shaped homes. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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FOR STORY: GREECE TEAM CALLED HOPE - In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, a boy plays with a plastic crate as members of the Hope leave the refugee camp in the western Athens' suburb of Skaramagas. Former Greek national soccer team goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis, who became a national hero in 2004 during the European Cup, is heading a project to help refugees stranded in Greece regain a sense of purpose, working as a team. Most players of Hope Refugee Football Club live in a large trailer park at Skaramagas, an industrial zone west of Athens, where freight containers are turned into shoebox-shaped homes. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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Georgia guard Juwan Parker (34) works against Florida forward Keith Stone (25) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Georgia forward Yante Maten (1) loses control of the ball as he drives against Florida guard Kasey Hill (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Georgia forward E'Torrion Wilridge (13) comes down with a rebound against Florida forward Devin Robinson (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Georgia coach Kirby Smart speaks during an NCAA college news conference during national signing day Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 in Athens, Ga. (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

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Georgia coach Kirby Smart speaks during an NCAA college news conference during national signing day Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 in Athens, Ga. (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

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Georgia coach Kirby Smart speaks during an NCAA college news conference during national signing day Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 in Athens, Ga. (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

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South Carolina guard Allisha Gray (10) passes around Georgia guard Simone Costa (24) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)