Although Adetokunbo and three of his four brothers were born in Greece, they did not automatically receive Greek citizenship as Greek nationality law follows jus sanguinis.[1] For the first 18 years of his life, Adetokunbo could not travel outside the country and was effectively stateless, having no papers from Greece or Nigeria.[13] He was eventually issued Greek citizenship on May 9, 2013,[14] less than two months before the 2013 NBA Draft.[13]