The annual front office survey is upon us with the start of the regular season only a week away and general managers around the league responded to 48 different questions about the best teams, players, coaches, fans, offseason moves, amongst other topics.
They were not allowed to vote for their own team or personnel. Percentages are based on the pool of respondents to that particular question, rather than all 30 GMs.
Milwaukee Bucks guard/forward hybrid Giannis Antetokounmpo was voted the best international player in the league, dethroning Grizzlies center Marc Gasol with a 27.6 percent vote.
Gasol was closely behind with a 24.1 percent and won last year in a landslide with a remarkable 62.1 percent. Something tells us his brother Pau Gasol wasn't fond of the snub.
Antetokounmpo became the NBA's fantasy unicorn last year, averaging 16.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.4 blocks, and 1.2 steals per game while shooting a whopping 50.6 percent from the field.
The Greek Freak is entering his fourth year in the league at a ripe 21 years old. Standing at 6-foot-11 and 222 pounds, the amount of untapped potential is flat out scary as he's soon to become not only the best international player, but one of the best in the entire league.
German international Dirk Nowitzki finished third with 22.4 percent of the vote and Latvia's Kristaps Porzingis came fourth with 12.1 percent.
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