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Giannis Antetokounmpo picked Luka Doncic, Evan Fournier, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, and himself into the international starting five, and Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Bam Adebayo into the USA lineup.

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Serge Ibaka has been hosting a show on YouTube called 'How Hungry Are You?'. To start Season 5 he invited two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is considered to be one of the best players in the world.

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Greek Freak started the show by talking about his origins and naming the secret behind his surname's change. Giannis' real surname is Adetokunbo.

"When you take another country's passport, your name has to be spelled with their alphabet. So, in the D they put NT, and in the B they put MP. It's pronounced Antetokounmpo in the Greek way, but in the Nigerian way, I know my [sur]name growing up was Adetokunbo," he explained.

Does Giannis feel like the face of the NBA?

"No, I am one of the faces of the league. LeBron is still playing, Steph just won the championship, KD is still hooping, Embiid is killing, Jokic is back-to-back MVP, Luka magic... There are a lot of people there."

Ibaka then asked Giannis to pick his best starting fives from international players and the United States.

International: Luka Doncic, Evan Fournier, Giannis, Nikola Jokic, and Joel Embiid.

USA: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Bam Adebayo.

"We beat them! Who's gonna guard Embiid? Adebayo? Okay, that makes sense. Who's gonna guard Jokic, and who's gonna guard me?" Giannis talked about the outcome of the imaginary game.

Finally, we find out the answers to spicy questions along with whom Antetokounmpo thinks PSG forward Kylian Mbappe is the most famous person in his contact list.

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