Milwaukee Bucks

Could Giannis Antetokounmpo play center this season?

Published Aug. 7, 2015 2:44 p.m. ET

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With the Golden State Warriors winning an NBA championship with smallball, the Milwaukee Bucks may adopt a similar style in certain situations.

Although no one would consider 6-foot-11 wing Giannis Antetokounmpo small, it would be very different to see him play the 5 for the Bucks.

According to GM John Hammond, though, it might be a possibility moving forward:

Here's what Hammond said on The Baseline podcast, transcribed via Frank Madden at Brew Hoop:

"I love the fact that with our roster, I think moving forward, I love the thought of small-ball for us, potentially if there's ever a matchup situation where you say "they're going to go small, how do we match up with that," whoever that team may be, I think you play Giannis Antetokounmpo at center. And he's 6'11", so it's not really small-ball per se, but his ball skills and know-how of how to play will give us the ability to do that and I think that could be a really fun team to watch someday if you do look at small-ball theory."

(h/t Brew Hoop)