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The Milwaukee Bucks celebrate Giannis Antetokounmpo’s historic season

The Greek Freak’s historic season deserved to be celebrated.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo has had an unbelievable season, and the Milwaukee Bucks ensured their leading man’s efforts would be recognized before they head to the playoffs.

The Bucks gave Giannis due recognition when they held a special ceremony to celebrate the Greek Freak’s career accomplishments before their last regular season home game against the Memphis Grizzlies last Friday night.

Present in the ceremony were Bucks legend Paul Pressey and John Hammond, the team’s former general manager who selected Antetokounmpo as the 15th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.

Another Milwaukee legend, Ray Allen, was also in attendance.

Records

A framed jersey of Antetokounmpo was presented to him. The frame contained statistics that Antetokounmpo accumulated in this historic season that saw him become the franchise leader in points (16,280), assists (3,379), and games played (719).

Giannis is also the franchise leader in minutes played (23,378) and blocks (907).

For this season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a career-high in points with 31.1 points a game, which is fifth in the NBA. The two-time MVP is also in the top five in rebounding, with an average of 11.1 boards a game.

Antetokounmpo recorded three 50-point games this season, including a career-high 55 points in Milwaukee’s 123-113 win over the Washington Wizards last January 3rd.

Not finished yet

He also put up six triple-double performances in a season that saw the Bucks grab the number one overall seed.

With the top seeding, the Bucks will be armed with home-court advantage in all the playoff series they will participate in.

The stellar season he had made Antetokounmpo one of the top MVP contenders. Giannis was a force to be reckoned with in the regular season, and expect him to be more vicious in the playoffs. 

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Matthew Dugandzic
MATTHEW DUGANDZIC

Matthew finished his bachelor's degree in Economics (Management) at the University of Split and got his master's degree in the same field at the University of Zadar. Whether it is playing the game as an undersized 6'3'' power forward or simply watching it, Matthew can't get enough of it. After all, he has been an avid NBA fan since the 2000s. But don't get him wrong, as Matthew still loves the old-school NBA and is a true student of the game. From on-court moments to off-court stuff, whether it's about the stars of modern-day basketball or legends of the game, Matthew covers every category of the NBA world and basketball in general, as long as it makes for an engaging and exciting story.