After getting swept by the Utah Jazz in their two-game season series, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has nothing but admiration for the Western Conference's top-seeded team.

On Friday, Giannis and Co. bowed down to the Jazz, 129-115, in a game that was never really close. Utah led by as much as 21 points, with Rudy Gobert even pulling off the highlight of the contest with a massive poster dunk on the Greek Freak.

However, instead of getting frustrated, Antetokounmpo showed his respect for the Jazz and called them the “best team in the West.” Interestingly, the Bucks star also compared the current Jazz squad to last year's Milwaukee team that topped the whole NBA.

“It just looks fun,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said, per Eric Woodyard of ESPN. “When I watch them play, it looks easy, it looks simple. For, sure, they look like us last year.”

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To recall, the 2019-20 Bucks finished with an NBA-best record of 56-17 in the shortened campaign due to COVID-19. Unfortunately for the team, their title hopes came at a screeching halt after the Miami Heat ousted them in the East semi-finals

Sure enough, the Jazz will hope to avoid the same fate as the Bucks of last year. Following their latest W, Donovan Mitchell and Co. are now 21-5 on the season, having won their last six outings. With the pace the team is at, Utah is well on it's way to win 55-plus games.

It remains to be seen if they can keep up their hot offense and defense, but the Jazz are certainly trending in the right direction.