Giannis Antetokounmpo is the shining face of the NBA, the star of the 2021 finals and an idol for millions of children.

He had to overcome unimaginable obstacles to become a global symbol of hope and a living embodiment of the American Dream. Experienced journalist Mirin Feider, through hundreds of interviews she conducted, brings to light unknown stories from the childhood of the young man who earned the nickname "Greek Freak": from the nights he spent crammed into a cold room with his siblings to the struggle for survival on the streets of Athens and the racism he faced while trying as a street vendor to support his family financially.

A deeply human story, featuring a young man with a frail body, who started playing basketball late in his teenage years in the lower tiers of the Greek championship. Until he was discovered by the NBA. Since then, his transformation, both physical and mental, has been remarkable.

The adjustment to the toughest league in the world did not come without difficulties. It was accompanied by nights of loneliness and isolation, as well as the burden he shouldered as the protector of his family and as a role model for his siblings. There was also the added weight of the responsibility he felt towards an entire city that had been marginalized for decades.

Giannis's mindset makes him a harsh critic of himself and helps him find motivation in his mistakes. To win in the major finals of 2021, even as a massive underdog, he did what he knows best: he embraced his shortcomings and weaknesses and worked completely focused on his goal.

Feider presents a hero more vulnerable than unsuspecting fans think, a man who emerged triumphant against every adversity and challenge that came his way: as a son, as a father, as a brother, as a teammate, as a social phenomenon.