Half the basketball-watching world might not know how to pronounce Giannis Antetokounmpo's name quite yet. Fewer still can spell it without looking it up on one of the Internet's various search engines.
But how many have taken time to watch the Greek small forward ply his trade for the Milwaukee Bucks during his rookie season?
I can't blame you if you haven't. While he's certainly worth investigating, Milwaukee has been the worst team in the Association, lacking premier talent without playing an entertaining brand of basketball.
However, that's no longer an excuse.
Antetokounmpo has a ridiculous amount of potential, which is the reason he was drafted just outside the lottery without ever playing truly high-level basketball. The 19-year-old's game was supposed to take years to develop, and he wasn't going to be much of a contributor until 2015-16 or so.
Whoops. So much for that.
If you've been watching him all along, good for you. Keep doing so, and invest time so that you can say you were on the Antetokounmpo bandwagon before everyone else. ...
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Article written by Adam Fromal
The Immense, Incalculable Potential of Giannis Antetokounmpo
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