” In 2020, I was ready to retire. This shock sentence is signed Giannis Antetokounmpowho insists: I had this discussion – yes – with the leaders. How did the Greek, who was about to win a second MVP trophy that year, then his first NBA title the following year, come to wonder about this?
The answer is in the columns of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in which the Bucks player confided. ” I was in Orlando “Begins by locating the Greek, probably in reference to the Florida “bubble” set up the year the league was brought to a halt by the Covid-19 epidemic.
Giannis is at the hotel, located five minutes from Disney World, and meets three young children, aged 5, 6 or 7 years old. With them, their supposed grandmother, who must be 55-60 years old, the age of her own mother, Veronica. Seeing the Greek, the lady in question lets go: “ Hey guys, do you know who this is? »
The kids, much more excited about going to Mickey’s kingdom, have no idea. ” He’s the best player in the world “, yet loose the lady. ” Yeah, that’s nice to hear, but it’s a lot of pressure. To be the best, you have to play like the best, train like the best, behave like the best, which is not easy. Even if people say that I handle the situation well, because it’s my personality, it’s difficult “Judges the Greek.
It is this status as the best player, confirmed by his historic double that year as MVP and best defender, which allowed him, a few days before the start of the 2020-21 season, to sign his contract extension to the max: $228 million over five years. However, this brief encounter obviously made him think…
” And you know, and it’s natural, everyone looked at me like I was crazy, ‘You just signed the biggest contract in NBA history and you want to retire from sports and everything. This money ?’ But I don’t worry about that. What interests me is joy. I am a cheerful person. My father had nothing, he had us. He was the richest person in the world because he had his children. He had a beautiful family and had nothing (in material terms). For me, (money) does not mean anything “, concludes the father of the family.
To go to the “bubble”, he had to leave his family, and in particular his newborn baby, behind for several weeks. Once back, he hastened to kiss them.
| 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 | 63 | 32 | 55.3 | 27.5 | 64.5 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 31.1 |
| Total | 719 | 33 | 53.7 | 28.7 | 70.8 | 1.8 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 22.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
