NBA news: Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report recently came out with a comprehensive ranking of the top superstar duos in the league today. There are more than a few of these elite partnerships in the NBA right now, so you know that this was no easy task.
Milwaukee Bucks fans will be glad to know that their own superstar duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday were part of the list. In fact, they were ranked No. 2 overall, behind only the Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant and Devin Booker partnership.
NBA News: Giannis Antetokounmpo-Jrue Holiday Due Reign Supreme
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown of the Celtics as well as Joel Embiid and James Harden of the Philalphia 76ers only managed to get on the list as honorable mentions. The Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving duo were ranked fifth overall, followed by LeBron James and Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers, and defending champs Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets, at fourth and third, respectively.
It’s no surprise that Giannis and Jrue are ranked so highly on this list. After all, as Swartz points out, this pairing led the Bucks to an NBA-best 58 wins as well as the top seed in the East. The numbers don’t lie:
“Both he and Holiday ranked in the 95th percentile or higher in estimated plus-minus last season and 97th percentile or higher in estimated wins and dominated opponents together with the second-highest net rating of this entire list (plus-14.3),” Swartz wrote.
If Kevin Durant did not take his talents to Phoenix last season then surely, Antetokounmpo and Holiday would be No. 1.
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Let’s not forget about Khris Middleton. The only reason why the three-time All-Star was overlooked is because he missed a majority of the 2022-23 campaign due to injury. Middleton has been the Robin to Antetokounmpo’s Batman, and this was the case for Milwaukee during their 2021 championship run. Middleton is expected to be healthy ahead of the new season, giving the Bucks one of the most fearsome Big 3s in the entire NBA.
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