Giannis Antetokounmpo is the shining face of the NBA, the star of the 2021 finals, and an idol for millions of children. However, he had to overcome unimaginable obstacles to become a global symbol of hope and a living embodiment of the American Dream.

Experienced journalist Mirin Fader, through hundreds of interviews, brings to light unknown stories from the childhood of the young man who earned the nickname "Greek Freak": from the nights he spent cramped in a cold room with his siblings to the struggle for survival on the streets of Athens and the racism he faced while trying to support his family as a street vendor.

A deeply human story, featuring a young man with a slender frame, who started playing basketball late in his teenage years in the lower divisions of the Greek league. Until he was discovered by the NBA. Since then, his transformation, both physical and mental, has been spectacular.

But adapting 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 bore as the protector of his family and a role model for his siblings. In addition, there was the added weight of the responsibility he felt towards an entire city that had been marginalized for decades. Giannis's psyche makes him a harsh critic of himself and helps him find motivation in his mistakes. To win the major finals of 2021, despite being a huge underdog, he did what he knows best: he embraced his shortcomings and weaknesses and worked with absolute focus on his goal.

Fader presents a hero more vulnerable than unsuspecting fans might think, a person 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.