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Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Giannis Antetokounmpo Stars In All-Star Game

By Adam McGee

Feb 19, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Eastern Conference forward Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks (34) dunks over Western Conference guard Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors (30) in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 19, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Eastern Conference forward Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks (34) dunks over Western Conference guard Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors (30) in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily arrives as Giannis Antetokounmpo led the East in scoring and set a franchise record in his All-Star debut.

In this edition of the Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we’ll look at Giannis’ All-Star debut, the franchise’s All-Star history, and much more.

If you’ve never read our daily roundup before, this piece acts as a way to help keep you up to date on the best of all the latest Bucks news.

Not only will this article recap anything you might have missed from us at Behind The Buck Pass on the previous day, but also more importantly it’ll share some of the best work from around the internet that is worthy of your attention as a Bucks fan.

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Let’s get down to it:

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 2/19/17

Milwaukee Bucks: Every All-Star in Franchise History (read here): I took a journey back through time to highlight the 18 Milwaukee Bucks All-Stars who preceded Giannis, and to examine how they fared in the All-Star Game.

Milwaukee Bucks: What It Means To Have An All-Star Again (read here): Rohan Katti wrote about what it means to the city, the fanbase, and the franchise to once again have one of their own be an All-Star.

Giannis Antetokounmpo: 5 Predictions for the All-Star Game (read here): Reid Mueller looked ahead to the All-Star Game, and made five predictions for what we’d see from Giannis on the night.

Best of Bucks Across The Internet From 2/19/17

NBA All-Star Game: West prevails; Giannis leads East (read here): Charles Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports from New Orleans, where Giannis Antetokounmpo led the East in scoring in the All-Star game. Includes reactions from Giannis on specific plays from the game, and the experience overall.

How Giannis Antetokounmpo went from a scrawny, hungry kid to NBA All-Star (read here): An Associated Press piece via The Oregonian looks at Giannis’ remarkable journey to this point, in a story that’s picked with anecdotes and quotes from events and people from Antetokounmpo’s years growing up in Greece.

Stephen Curry couldn’t avoid getting dunked on by Giannis Antetokounmpo (read here): Tom Ziller of SB Nation looked at Curry’s determination to avoid being on a Giannis poster, and how if Giannis wants to dunk on you, he’ll find a way eventually.

Bucks rookie Thon Maker could be All-Star in the making (read here): Charles Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also wrote about Thon Maker’s potential All-Star future, with quotes from Maker, Antetokounmpo and Bucks coach Jason Kidd.

Next: Win In 6 Podcast #102: Basketball Discussions From The Past Week

That’s it for today’s roundup but check back in tomorrow when we’ll do it all again.

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