Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has been floated around in NBA trade rumors this offseason once again despite having a long contract with the team. Antetokounmpo has his sights set on winning another NBA title with Damian Lillard and company.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had a calf injury toward the end of last season against the Boston Celtics. It caused him to miss the final three games of the regular season and also the six-game series against the Indiana Pacers in the postseason.
Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo Ranked As the Top Player In the Eastern Conference By CBS Sports Entering the 2024-2025 Season
CBS Sports ranked its Top 100 players entering the 2024-2025 season and had Giannis Antetokounmpo as the second-best player in the NBA. Only Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets was ranked ahead of him. Jokic has won the last three of four NBA MVP Awards.
CBS Sports had another list and they listed their Top 25 players in the Eastern Conference entering the 2024-2025 season. To no surprise, they had Antetokounmpo ranked as the number-one player in the conference entering this season. Right behind him at number two was center Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Jack Maloney of CBS Sports said about Antetokounmpo being the top-ranked player in the Eastern Conference:
“There was a feeling of déjà vu for the Greek Freak last season, as he put together another historic campaign — he finished in the top-15 in scoring, rebounding and assists, and joined Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson as the only players to average at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in multiple seasons — but was once again a non-factor in the playoffs due to an injury. Things may not have gone to plan for Antetokounmpo and the Bucks in the last few years, but he remains one of the most dominant forces in the league on both sides of the ball.”
Whenever he steps on the floor, he can score 30 points, grab 15 rebounds, and block five shots on any given night. Antetokounmpo was one of the best players in the NBA a season ago.
High Expectations
There is no doubt that the Milwaukee Bucks will have high expectations this season. Milwaukee has four players in the Top 100 entering the 2024-2025 season: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Khris Middleton, and Brook Lopez. The Bucks need to get at least to the Eastern Conference Finals this season or better.
Antetokounmpo was ranked in the Top 15 last season in the NBA in points per game, rebounds per game, and assists per game. He had 30.4 points per game which was ranked second in the league, 11.5 rebounds per game which was ranked sixth in the league, and 6.5 assists per game which was ranked 14th in the league.
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