Giannis Antetokounmpo is running at breakneck speed this season. The “Greek Freak” is thus on his best offensive average in career with nearly 32 points scored on average per game! Only Luka Doncic does better.
After his new full game at 34 points Orlando, the Bucks star is now seven games in a row at 30 points and more, it is quite simply his career high. A series that he explains above all by his current confidence generated by his hard work behind the scenes.
“My instincts are better, sharper. I am able to perform certain actions better. There’s a lot of confidence behind it because I’ve worked and obviously my teammates have put me in a good position to be successful every night I’m on the pitch. They trust me and I trust them., he confided on the evening of his 50th career game with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block and 1 steal.
In the footsteps of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
He still has a long way to go to join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the history of the franchise, the pivot having for his part chained 16 games at 30 points and more, between February 2 and March 1, 1972.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is far from it, but his room for improvement remains frightening, the Greek also posting his worst percentages in terms of career in terms of 3-point skill (22% in 3.3 attempts per game) and free throws (61.4% in 12.4 shots attempted on average). But that doesn’t stop him from dominating…
“Do I feel that I can still improve a lot of things? Sure. Do I think that in the 70th game, I will be better? No doubt “, he added. “If I keep having the same mindset, waking up in the morning and going shooting, taking care of my body, lifting my weights, studying the game, studying my opponents and getting ready for the game , I will be better as I go, in 30, 40 games”.
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2013-14 | MIL | 77 | 25 | 41.4 | 34.7 | 68.3 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 2014-15 | MIL | 81 | 31 | 49.1 | 15.9 | 74.1 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 12.7 |
| 2015-16 | MIL | 80 | 35 | 50.6 | 25.7 | 72.4 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 16.9 |
| 2016-17 | MIL | 80 | 36 | 52.1 | 27.2 | 77.0 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 22.9 |
| 2017-18 | MIL | 75 | 37 | 52.9 | 30.7 | 76.0 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 26.9 |
| 2018-19 ★ | MIL | 72 | 33 | 57.8 | 25.6 | 72.9 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 27.7 |
| 2019-20 ★ | MIL | 63 | 30 | 55.3 | 30.4 | 63.3 | 2.2 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 29.5 |
| 2020-21 | MIL | 61 | 33 | 56.9 | 30.3 | 68.5 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 28.2 |
| 2021-22 | MIL | 67 | 33 | 55.3 | 29.3 | 72.2 | 2.0 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 29.9 |
| 2022-23 | MIL | 18 | 33 | 54.2 | 22.0 | 61.4 | 2.1 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 31.8 |
| Total | 674 | 33 | 53.5 | 28.6 | 71.3 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 22.1 | |
