Listed at 6'11" (and possibly still growing!) and having spent most of his overseas career playing point guard, Giannis Antetokounmpo has long been an almost futuristic athlete. Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd apparently plans on taking full advantage of Antetokounmpo's freakish nature, claiming the rising forward will play all five positions at times this season.
"He's 20 years old and he's going to play every position for us," Kidd said, per Charles F. Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "...He never complains. He just goes out there and plays. I think he's showing he's confident in shooting the three. He's confident while he's on the floor and he's doing a lot of good things for us."
Of course, fluid positionality is nothing new to Antetokounmpo. According to 82Games.com, the Greek Freak played four of the five positions last season, the lone exception being point guard. He spent an overwhelming majority of his time at the two forward spots, which one would assume will continue this season.
Kidd's quotes, however, create an expectation he'll at the very least spend a lot more time with the ball ...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Could Play at All 5 Positions for Bucks
October 22nd, 2015 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »
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