What is the hype regarding the greek freak "Giannis Antetokunmpo"?

[mr.big35]

he will be the future GOAT

[Milbuck]

he will be the future GOAT

[MiseryCityTexas]

He has the potential. Durant wasn't very good his rookie year too...

lies.com fuck outta here. Durant was beasting in his rookie year. His team just sucked ass.

[Dro]

I tend to think of Greeks as tan??

You could say brown/dark. Much like today, you have light skin and dark skin "black" people.

[Pointguard]

Other then having a nice sounding name?

Game against the wolves:

22 mins 0-5 FG 4 Pts



Don't really follow him, but stat wise his disappointing. His avgs are 7pt a game in 24 mins.

I can see the durant-esque comparison in his physical attributes that hes really long (Like almost 7 feet with long arms), but skill wise Durant is light years ahead of him...

This guy is called the future of the Greek NT?
Even Bennett with adjusted minutes scores more than him...

My guess is he went from playing with kids from Greece to the NBA. These guys are blurs and much bigger than anything he even imagined. He's more than likely not even been around men much. Much less taking the shots he wants and away from them. He's in a different country with no family in sight. Its going to take a bit to acclimate to life, much less ball playing.

[kaiteng]

He puts up pretty much the same numbers as rookie Batum, but is a year younger than Batum was as a rookie. Batum had a ridiculous amount of potential too, and never quite fully capitalized, but still turned out to be a pretty good player. Giannis should hopefully be as good as Batum, but still has a chance to be even better. Players as young as him with as diverse of talents are pretty rare. Most rooks at 19 are usually a little more 1-dimensional, and defense is not usually a strong point in teenaged rookies.

Comparing Giannis to Batum is pretty close. He could potentially be a 7-feet Batum within 2-3 years. Just let him play, both NBA and international, to grow.

[moe94]

He has the potential. Durant wasn't very good his rookie year too...

He was.

[FKAri]

Dude looks exactly like Durant out there. Same body type. Two of the most bizarre builds in the world lol.

[smoovegittar]

Is he good? Can he play for the Nets?

[moe94]

Dude looks exactly like Durant out there. Same body type. Two of the most bizarre builds in the world lol.

Lamb is the most awkward looking non big I've ever seen. Also, don't sleep on the boy Prince.

[Euroleague]

He was the 4th to 5th best player on Greece's JUNIOR national team.

The hype is a bunch of morons like Mill**** that can't differentiate from pure raw talent (which is extremely high) and how good he is actually is (he would not even log a minute of playing time in Panathinaikos or Olympiacos)........

No one except NBA only fans calls him the future of the Greek national team.

[Andrew Wiggins]

because...
- he's nearly 7 feet tall with crazy length and athleticism
- he has point forward skills
- he has a decent looking jumper
- he has the agility of someone 6 inches shorter than him
- he's extremely young
- he shows flashes of being special in transition

he's not yet polished but his raw potential is out of this world. whether he ever reaches it is another discussion but that's why the hype exists.

[Euroleague]

He is the first Greek in history to averaged over 4 ppg in NBA.

He has that ridiculous upside that he made the Greek's Parliament

To bend over and give him that Greek citizenship.

He is Nigerian by blood but the future of Greece Basketball

Tsakalidis

Stojakovic

Seikaly

Koufos

Calathes

Your trolling skills are pathetic.

[Euroleague]

My guess is he went from playing with kids from Greece to the NBA. These guys are blurs and much bigger than anything he even imagined. He's more than likely not even been around men much. Much less taking the shots he wants and away from them. He's in a different country with no family in sight. Its going to take a bit to acclimate to life, much less ball playing.

His family lives in Milwaukee.

[Railgun]

He's very overrated but he would completely rape the Euroleague, no questions asked.
Bucks fans love him because he has the nice kid label which will wear off soon enough.