Giannis Antetokounmpo Articles - Page 39

The Milwaukee Bucks are set to embark on a championship quest after trading for Damian Lillard. This begins with their preseason opener against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. But with it being preseason and all, will Dame and Giannis Antetokounmpo actually play vs. the Bulls? *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (click for a free […]

The power forward position is home to some of the most important players in the NBA. The traditional power forward was there to secure rebounds and keep possessions for their team. They did a lot of low-post scoring and around-the-rim work. Now, the power forward position is expected to do all of these things while […]

The Milwaukee Bucks traded for Damian Lillard with the primary intention of maximizing their title-contending window with Giannis Antetokounmpo, essentially convincing him to stay in light of the statements he’s made all offseason long. The duo of Lillard and Antetokounmpo figures to give opposing defenses an unsolvable conundrum given how strong The Greek Freak is […]

Freak Time is the new branding of the Milwaukee Bucks duo of Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The duo has opened Adrian Griffin to a wide array of schematics that he can launch at rival teams. NBA fans already know that this duo is lethal when it comes to running the dribble handoff or pick-and-roll. […]

Whenever the topic of a new team-up between two stars who’ve been accustomed to doing the heavy lifting comes up, reporters always make it a point to question how those two forces of personality will fit under one ecosystem. Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks’ newest star duo, aren’t immune to such questions, […]

NBA Media Day finally gave us a glimpse of what Damian Lillard looks like in a Milwaukee Bucks uniform. Bucks fans were certainly ecstatic seeing their new acquisition don the green and white jersey. To make Bucks Nation more excited, Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the rest of the squad wasted no time getting straight to […]

In the Eastern Conference, it’s the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and everybody else. The Bucks and Celtics enter the 2023-24 NBA season as the best teams in the East. If there was a question earlier in the offseason, the Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday trades left no doubt. Should the Bucks or the Celtics […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has a new co-star in town. Just last week, the Bucks turned the heads of everybody following the NBA when they pulled off a bombshell trade with the Portland Trail Blazers for star point guard Damian Lillard, ending months of trade talks linking the seven-time All-Star to the Miami Heat, […]

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama is a generational basketball talent. He stands at seven-foot-four and has the ability to do nearly everything on the court. As a result, one NBA Coach believes Wembanyama is the one to dethrone Giannis Antetokounmpo as the best player in the NBA. Former coach Sam Mitchell believes that Wembanyama’s […]

The Milwaukee Bucks ultimately swooped in and traded for Damian Lillard despite the former Portland Trail Blazers star being linked to the Miami Heat for most of the offseason. Jimmy Butler, while rocking a new “emo” hairstyle, commented on the Bucks’ acquisition of Lillard, via ClutchPoints. “I don’t tell anybody how I feel. I just […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo appears to be in the Stephen Curry, Tim Duncan, and Kobe Bryant one-team man mold, but in today’s NBA, there are no such guarantees. Antetokounmpo said as much during his podcast appearances, basically telling the Bucks front office that he could be a flight risk if the team fails to […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo, almost all offseason long, was indirectly urging the Milwaukee Bucks to make some upgrades to show that the team, indeed, was serious about making another run for the championship. And to the Bucks’ credit, they pulled it off. The team that finished with the best regular season record in the NBA last year […]

Containing Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2023-24 season will be difficult. In fact, even Lillard isn’t sure how opponents will defend Milwaukee’s pick-and-roll between himself and Giannis, via ClutchPoints. “Obviously I’m a pick-and-roll player, I’ve played a lot of pick-and-roll in my career,” Lillard said during Media Day. “And when […]

Damian Lillard has officially arrived in Milwaukee. The former Portland Trail Blazers star was recently dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team trade. On Saturday, he made his first appearance in the city following the blockbuster trade. Video from the Bucks, via ClutchPoints. Damian Lillard has arrived in Milwaukee for the first […]

The Milwaukee Bucks made a trade recently that could become the story of the entire 2023-2024 NBA season. The Bucks added Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers in a move that has led to mixed feelings for the team’s foremost superstar, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo and Lillard have already made NBA history before taking the […]

On Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers traded All Star point guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team deal that also featured the Phoenix Suns. With the move, the Bucks were forced to unload guards Jrue Holiday and Grayson Allen, but acquired one of the most prolific scorers in the NBA […]

The blockbuster trade that sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks where he will join Giannis Antetokounmpo as a big-time scorer is helping that team reach a level that only one other team has ever met in the past. According to @EliasSports: Lillard and Giannis will become the 2nd teammates in NBA history to play […]

NBA stars are often consulted by front offices before big trades occur. Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t though. Prior to the Bucks acquisition of Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers, he reportedly wasn’t asked about the deal since Jrue Holiday, his close friend, was involved, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. “He literally played no […]

The Milwaukee Bucks now have the best odds to win the 2024 NBA Finals after trading for Damian Lillard. However, you can also bet on some specific player props for the team’s new franchise duo. Over/under odds for points and assists are available at BetOnline for Lillard and head-to-head in points for the two of […]

The NBA world was in a state of shock when the Milwaukee Bucks acquired Damian Lillard. Fans thought Lillard was going to the Miami Heat, but the Bucks came through with the trade offer to sway the Portland Trail Blazers. The trade was a three-team deal that saw Jrue Holiday and Deandre Ayton go to […]

The Milwaukee Bucks just put the pedal to the metal. Amid the looming possibility that Giannis Antetokounmpo bolts this season, the Bucks decided to go all-in again and trade for Damian Lillard. Lillard will be Giannis’ best teammate by a country mile. With this move, Milwaukee becomes a bona fide contender for the 2023-24 season. […]

Well hasn’t the outlook of the Milwaukee Bucks changed drastically? Granted they were a contender before the Damian Lillard-Jrue Holiday trade just as they are after it, but a whole new set of circumstances surrounds this team now heading into the 2023-24 season. Clearly, the talent that they have at their disposal is significant, but […]

Damian Lillard is joining Giannis Antetokounmpo on the Milwaukee Bucks after a three-team trade involving the Phoenix Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers. Stephen A. Smith had a powerful response to Lillard teaming up with Antetokounmpo. Malika Andrews asked Smith to describe the Lillard-Antetokounmpo pairing in one word, via NBA on ESPN. Smith replied, “Lethal.” […]

The NBA world exploded when Damian Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. It is one of the biggest trades in the history of the sport and automatically gives the Bucks one of the best one-two punches in the NBA. Lillard was traded in a three-team deal that saw Jrue Holiday and Deandre Ayton go […]

Damian Lillard has finally been traded. After an offseason full of speculation and the Miami Heat emerging as Dame’s preferred landing spot, the seven-time All-Star now finds himself heading east to join Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. As soon as he had requested a trade from the Blazers right at the start of free […]

Damian Lillard is teaming up with Giannis Antetokounmpo after a three-team trade sent Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks. After all the bluster about the Miami Heat, Lillard is going to the team that lost to the Heat in last season’s playoffs. Making this all the more interesting is a 2022 tweet that showed Dame’s interest […]

It was only a month ago that Giannis Antetokounmpo said he wouldn’t sign a contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks, wanting to see if the organization was committed to trying to win a championship. It’d be hard to find stronger proof that the Bucks will do it all takes in search of another title than […]

NBA fans and media members weren’t the only ones taken aback by the news that the Portland Trail Blazers agreed to trade Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday. Several NBA players were also shocked by the Blazers-Bucks trade, and they couldn’t help but comment on the new pairing of Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo. […]

Hakeem Olajuwon has spoken out on working out with Giannis Antetokounmpo, after the former Rockets’ legend and the Bucks’ star joined forces during the offseason. Antetokounmpo revealed the plans a couple of weeks ago, while earlier this week footage emerged of the supremely talented duo in the gym together. Speaking after the workout, Olajuwon could […]

When the Milwaukee Bucks won the 2021 NBA Finals, they looked to be the league’s next best team that would be contending for a championship every single year. Even though Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton are fantastic secondary stars, the reason the Bucks found themselves in a championship position was because of Giannis Antetokounmpo. Arguably […]

With the long-term future uncertain, this is a huge upcoming season for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. The 2021 NBA Finals MVP is doing everything he can to help lead his team back to the basketball apex, which includes spending time with Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon. Following the championship pair’s workout, Antetokounmpo took […]

With the 2023-24 season starting soon, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is making sure he’s more than ready for the new campaign. Aside from keeping his body in top shape, the Greek Freak seems to be working on other facets of his game. That much is obvious after he was seen working out with NBA […]

There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future with the Milwaukee Bucks. The two-time MVP has proven to be one of the NBA’s most loyal stars. So far he has spent his entire 10-year career with the small-market team that drafted him. However, Antetokounmpo wants to win more championships, and could take his […]

The Brooklyn Nets enter the 2023-24 campaign absent a superstar following the trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. In a league where a top-tier star is required to compete for a title, that reality casts a bleak shadow over the upcoming season. However, there’s reason for hope that Brooklyn could soon re-enter the inner […]

What does the future hold for the Milwaukee Bucks? This seems to be the question everyone is asking following Giannis Antetokounmpo’s ominous comments on a potential new contract with the team this offseason. Arguably the best basketball player in the world, Giannis has spent his entire ten-year career with the Bucks. While being with one […]

Friday marks a crucial date in the Giannis Antetokounmpo contract situation with the Milwaukee Bucks. That is the first day the 28-year-old Greek superstar can sign his supermax extension with his current team and pledge himself to the organization going forward. And whatever Antetokounmpo does on Friday or in the coming days and weeks, there […]

The Colorado football program continues to electrify the country under new head coach Deion Sanders. Coach Prime’s Buffaloes squad picked up a monumental win over the Colorado State Rams in double overtime, 43-35, to remain undefeated. The lead-up to the game included a massive call-out of Sanders from Colorado State coach Jay Norvell. Sanders responded […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and their fans have to be a little bit concerned regarding franchise player Giannis Antetokounmpo’s potential future with the franchise. Antetokounmpo has made a few comments recently suggesting that this long-term future with the Bucks may not be so certain. Antetokounmpo has been the face of the franchise for nearly a decade […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are trying to do everything they can to appease superstar power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo recently cast doubt over his future with the franchise following last year’s first-round postseason exit, and the Bucks have gone to great lengths to keep the Greek Freak around, including signing (although later waving) his brother Alex […]