One thing about Charles Barkley is that he does not have a hold-back button. The NBA legend will say whatever he wants to, regardless if it’s a popular or controversial take. Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo got a taste recently of Barkley’s outspokenness when the Basketball Hall of Famer guested on the Bill Simmons podcast (h/t TJ Morin of The Sporting News).
“I’m not interested in Milwaukee at all… I’m not a Milwaukee guy… I think Giannis has to get better as a basketball player, you can’t just go up and down the court and play 1 v. 5 every time.”
Does Charles Barkley want to see Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo become a legitimate 3-point threat?
Antetounmpo is easily one of the greatest players of his generation. And with two Most Valuable Player awards and an NBA ring, he also has a claim as being one of the best ever in the league. Also, he is just 29 years old. But one knock on Antetokounpo is his lack of reliable perimeter game.
Only 14.9 percent of his career field-goal attempts have come from behind the arc. Antetokokounmpo also has a terrible 28.6 percent success rate from deep. It seems that Barkley wants to see Antetokounmpo improve that part of his game, but as long as the Greek Freak is producing at a high level even without a reliable shot from range, he will always be a threat to any team whenever he is on the floor.
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