Giannis Antetokounmpo

How good is Giannis Antetokounmpo? So good that Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd knows he may tire of being so good. From Kidd’s question-and-answer session with ESPN.com’s Nick Friedell: Q: When you look at Giannis’ career and what he’s already done, as a future Hall of Famer yourself, what is the one thing you [...]

What happens when you average 36.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.0 blocks on 65.9 percent shooting through the first four games of the NBA season? You become the odds-on favorite to win the league’s MVP award. From SportsInsights Marky Mark: Antetokounmpo has moved from +1000 to +250 in this short stretch—close [...]

Kobe Bryant has issued another one of his suddenly trademark challenges. This one goes to Giannis Antetokounmpo, and it’s no minor endeavor. The Mamba wants him to win the MVP award: [tweet https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/901798191766450176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F2729824-kobe-bryant-challenges-giannis-antetokounmpo-to-win-nba-mvp-award] If Antetokounmpo is intimidated, he has only himself to blame. He asked for this: [tweet https://twitter.com/giannis_an34/status/900767397556232192] Bryant has been issuing challenges to [...]

Giannis Antetokounmpo will be a free agent in 2021, a cool four years from now. And, well, the Milwaukee Bucks and their fans better hope he’s in a position to win right where he is, otherwise he might leave. Maybe. Possibly. We really have no damn idea. Antetokounmpo has repeatedly stated his intention to remain [...]

With April Fool’s Day right around the corner, NBA All-Star and DEW athlete Giannis Antetokounmpo got a chance to mess with several fans who sat down to catch a ride at a fake bus shelter. Yesterday, Giannis leaked his phone number to his 192K followers on Twitter, giving NBA fans nationwide the opportunity to reach [...]

Nike has created “Come Out Of Nowhere,” a new original series highlighting NBA stars Devin Booker, Isaiah Thomas, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The documentary-style video series showcases each athlete’s path to the NBA, exploring how these rising stars moved from ordinary to extraordinary in the blink of an eye. The first episode of the series features [...]

Seemingly every year when the NBA Draft rolls around there is at least one unknown international player with little tape to analyze and almost no exposure to many American basketball fans and in some cases even professional scouts. NBA teams must decide whether or not to take a chance on them during the first few [...]

You don’t need any more reasons to fall in love with Giannis Antetokounmpo, but he’s about to give you one. The always-fantastic Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated penned a strong profile on the Milwaukee Bucks’ superstar, and while the entire piece is worthy of multiple reads, the story of what Antetokounmpo did the first time head [...]

Watching Giannis Antetokounmpo play, there is really only one glaring weakness to his game: the absence of an outside shot. And he may be prepared to change that. Fielding questions after the Milwaukee Bucks’ 111-93 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night, Antetokounmpo got nuanced when talking about his shooting form. Then someone mentioned [...]

The Bucks went a long way toward securing a vital member of their burgeoning core Monday morning as they agreed to a four-year, $100 million extension with budding superstar jack of all trades Giannis Antetokounmpo. [tweet https://twitter.com/basketballtalk/status/777950669504258048] This deal is genius and a massive, repeat massive, coo for the Milwaukee Bucks organization as they not [...]