Giannis Antetokounmpo entered the NBA in 2013 and quickly took the league by storm.
Before the 2019-20 season was put to a halt, The Greek Freak held career NBA averages of 20.0 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 522 games with the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis is also a four-time All-Star, the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year and the 2019 MVP.
Antetokounmpo is a once-in-a-generation player. However, so far, the Bucks have only surrounded him with one star in his career and that's Khris Middleton.
With that being said, let's take a look at the best teammates Giannis has had with the Bucks since 2013.
PG: Eric Bledsoe
The Bucks acquired Bledsoe from the Phoenix Suns during the 2017-18 season. He has averaged 16.4 points and 5.3 assists in 205 regular-season games with Milwaukee.
However, Bledsoe has struggled in the playoffs. He is shooting just 42.0 percent from the field and 25.5 percent from deep in 22 postseason games with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks.
Before the 2019-20 season was suspended, Bledsoe was averaging 15.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
SG: OJ Mayo
OJ Mayo and Antetokounmpo played three years together. Mayo averaged 10.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 164 games with the Bucks.
Mayo was supposed to be the next superstar guard in the NBA. Unfortunately, his career never panned out how everyone thought it would. He finished his NBA career with averages of 13.8 points in 547 games.
SF: Khris Middleton
Middleton has turned out to be a great “Robin” for Giannis Antetokounmpo. The two-time All-Star was averaging 21.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Bucks before the 2019-20 season was suspended.
Giannis, meanwhile, was averaging 29.6 points, 13.7 boards and 5.8 dimes.
Antetokounmpo and Middleton have been teammates in Giannis' entire Bucks tenure. They have developed a great friendship and rapport, both on and off the court.
PF: Jabari Parker
The Bucks drafted Parker with the second overall pick in the 2014 draft. He was supposed to be the face of the franchise, not Giannis.
However, Parker's two ACL tears paved the way for Giannis to become the superstar for the team. Jabari averaged 15.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 183 games with the Bucks.
He and Antetokounmpo were teammates for four years.
C: Brook Lopez
Lopez is the perfect center to pair alongside Antetokounmpo since his shooting skills open up the floor for the Bucks.
Brook joined Milwaukee in the summer of 2018. So far, he has put up 11.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in 142 games with the Bucks.
Lopez has also made 796 triples in two years with Milwaukee.
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