The best of Giannis Antetokounmpo, 2019 edition
You’ve seen the numbers.
You’ve heard the arguments.
You’ve probably even commented on some ridiculous clip of a talking head claiming James Harden is the 2018-19 NBA MVP.
On Monday night, it all becomes official: Giannis Antetokounmpo will (more than likely) be named the 2018-19 NBA MVP. He’ll become the first Milwaukee Bucks player to earn the MVP award since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1973-74.
To honor this special night, we thought we’d take another look at some of the best highlights from the Greek Freak’s 2018-19 campaign. (Note: This was a very, very fun story to put together.)
Without further ado, let’s dive in.
First up, the dunks. We know that’s why you clicked on this story, and you know that’s why we put it together. We broke Giannis’ dunks down into seven different (and very important) categories.
Dunks so disrespectful it makes you feel bad (for the other guy)
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1059205717834395648
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1061795949234638848
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1053456092955467776
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1102056531149774848
Dunks that make you question if Giannis is actually human
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1076305123230474240
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1064718185142743040
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1055282676523913217
Dunks over a certain former teammate (named Jabari)
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1067970501367148544
Dunks over an entire city
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1099510447634472960
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1091865247923634176
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1071913031582400512
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1085726089769447424
Dunks that would have worked on a 14-foot hoop
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1073020133717626880
Dunks that you couldn’t do on a Fisher-Price hoop
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1117588657299283968
Dunks that make you feel bad for the rim
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1059204646890176512
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1066509752622997509
Ok, that was fun.
But an NBA MVP has to be able to do more than just dunk the basketball. As we all know, Antetokounmpo can do it all. Giannis averaged a career-best 5.9 assists per game last year, and a few of them really raised some eyebrows.
Dishing it out like ice cream
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1106742317698867200
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1055983226261450752
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1083185001422712832
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1092586306155077632
While the Bucks broke franchise records with 1,105 3-point makes, Antetokounmpo also drained a career-best 52 shots from deep. Here’s a few big ones:
GiAnnIs cAN’t sHoOt
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1054553838693179392
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1081754876835557376
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1094054637194207233
And you know the Bucks wouldn’t have had a league-best 105.76 defensive rating without No. 34.
Blocks that make you go ‘woah’
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1061809129621049345
https://twitter.com/fswisconsin/status/1106729181021245440
All in all, it was a historic season for the Greek Freak. We can’t wait to hear his name called at the NBA Awards.
