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)
GIANNIS THAT MAN HAS A FAMILY ?
? https://t.co/clYyjhP0qO pic.twitter.com/t3IqcmwfCH
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) November 4, 2018
GIANNIS IS UPON US#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/NhIAqdz8Jx
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) November 12, 2018
Oh.
My.
Giannis. pic.twitter.com/aqy9Su5XgY— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) October 20, 2018
? GIANNIS POSTER ? pic.twitter.com/c0Lsy6PtgG
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) March 3, 2019
Dunks that make you question if Giannis is actually human
STAY FREAKY @Giannis_An34!!! pic.twitter.com/CvEu2oscD0
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) December 22, 2018
GIANNIS TAKES FLIGHT ✈️ pic.twitter.com/7xhtuiAgra
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) November 20, 2018
“Giannis … is upon us!!” #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/xDlVcjTno0
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) October 25, 2018
Dunks over a certain former teammate (named Jabari)
GIANNIS THROWS DOWN OVER JABARI! #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/53zKhg89fL
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) November 29, 2018
Dunks over an entire city
Oh.
My.
Giannis. pic.twitter.com/WErF4rAvHU— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) February 24, 2019
.@Giannis_An34 just MOVED him ?
?: https://t.co/e7VVj5sp0x pic.twitter.com/GnPGEPqJqu
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) February 3, 2019
Your daily dose of GIANNIS ? pic.twitter.com/gvfQ6QpRK3
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) December 9, 2018
Goodness, @Giannis_An34 ?#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/BK6tzI6hVc
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) January 17, 2019
Dunks that would have worked on a 14-foot hoop
Oh my, @Giannis_An34. ??? pic.twitter.com/p4bD4BeIk9
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) December 13, 2018
Dunks that you couldn’t do on a Fisher-Price hoop
GIANNIS IS UPON US. #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/u9ARsKRFWW
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) April 15, 2019
Dunks that make you feel bad for the rim
GIANNIS.
“The only thing missing was Tim Hardaway Jr.” ? ? ?
? https://t.co/clYyjhP0qO pic.twitter.com/LJzNxCYjSK
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) November 4, 2018
? GIANNIS WINDMILL ? pic.twitter.com/Owx6U9oxPF
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) November 25, 2018
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
You serious, @Giannis_An34? pic.twitter.com/uERuthbqFG
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) March 16, 2019
Giannis’ court vision ? pic.twitter.com/fRJEShJNwj
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) October 27, 2018
Giannis pushes the pace and drops a no-look dime ? pic.twitter.com/NIfPhcMrfu
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) January 10, 2019
#Giannis#Giannis#Giannis#Giannis#Giannis#Giannis
DISH! pic.twitter.com/m4CIkbsZkl
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) February 5, 2019
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
HUGE triple from @Giannis_An34!! #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/y089oMYn9n
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) October 23, 2018
GIANNIS FROM DOWNTOWN ? pic.twitter.com/Wx3ocpvHVU
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) January 6, 2019
S
P
L
A
S
H
?#Giannis pic.twitter.com/GJAKAImFBA— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) February 9, 2019
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’
Giannis SWAT, Bledsoe TRIPLE
? https://t.co/B8V1k97Y1u pic.twitter.com/XR3747V9hA
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) November 12, 2018
GIANNIS SAYS NAH ? pic.twitter.com/ruz7vFadnW
— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) March 16, 2019
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.
