Tonight's primetime contest between two up-and-coming squads, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers, should be quite an interesting spectacle. Ahead of the matchup, it clearly seems Sixers head coach Brett Brown has a very high amount of respect for Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.

During an interview on Saturday before the Bucks and Sixers were slated to square off at BMO Harris Bradley Center, coach Brown praised Antetokounmpo with a comparison to Oklahoma City Thunder superstar point guard and the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player in Russell Westbrook.

Via a video tweeted out by Sixers Insider Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports Philadelphia:

“He just plays with sort of a Russell Westbrook-like disposition. It might be as good a compliment as I could ever give him,” coach Brown said of Giannis.

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Coach Brown thinks that Giannis is a nightmare to gameplan for on both offense and defense.

“He just changes everything. Your whole defensive schemes change, you're so aware of him offensively disrupting plays and making steals off of the ball,” coach Brown added.

Although the Bucks are struggling a bit lately and have lost four consecutive contests, Antetokounmpo continues to fill up the stat sheet this year. In 58 starts this season for the 33-29 Bucks, the Greek Freak is currently averaging a whopping 27.2 points on 53 percent shooting from the field, 10.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.4 blocks, and 1.4 steals per game.

The Sixers, who are fresh off of back-to-back wins over the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Charlotte Hornets, hope to trust the process further and keep things rolling.