With his 47 points scored against France, Luka Doncic set a new record for the modern era at EuroBasket, erasing the old performances of Nick Galis from the shelves. This name may not mean anything to the youngest, but this Greek shattered all the defenses of Europe in the 1980s.
He is with Dimitris Diamantidis or Panagiotis Giannakis among the best Greek players in history. But for the latter, who won the Euro twice (1987 and 2005) as a player and coach, a name is now needed.
“Giannis Antetokounmpo is the best Greek player of all time since he was MVP in the NBA and won the title”, believes the former coach and player. “A franchise has trusted him and is relying on him. That alone is proof enough. “
All that is now missing is the MVP of the 2021 Finals to achieve great things on the international scene, like his elders who shone at the Euro or at the Olympic Games in the past, to consolidate this honorary title.
“We have to be patient to appreciate his current contribution to the selection. He deserves this title even if he has not yet been dominant at international level. “
With 31 points on average in three matches for the interior and Greece still undefeated, EuroBasket 2022 confirms the words of Panagiotis Giannakis. After an interesting but unimpressive start to his career in Hellenic colours, the 2019 and 2020 MVP looks to be becoming as dominant in FIBA as he is in the NBA.
“He always wants to improve” continues Panagiotis Giannakis. “Compared to his last outings in international competition, his progress is obvious, especially after winning the trophy of MVP and champion in the NBA. He is more powerful, more experienced. He knows what to do to be effective. He always wants to improve and that’s why he’s comfortable playing in both FIBA format and the NBA. “
| 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 |
| Total | 656 | 33 | 53.5 | 28.8 | 71.8 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 21.8 | |
