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Milwaukee Bucks: Player of the Week (Oct. 30 – Nov. 5)

By John Heffernon

Nov 5, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) hangs onto the rim after dunking for a basket in the third quarter during the game against the Sacramento Kings at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Bucks beat the Kings 117-91. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) hangs onto the rim after dunking for a basket in the third quarter during the game against the Sacramento Kings at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Bucks beat the Kings 117-91. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
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Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week Rankings

  1. Giannis Antetokounmpo
  2. Jabari Parker
  3. Greg Monroe

Point Giannis played in all four games this week and averaged 32.0 minutes, 21.3 points (on 50 percent shooting), 8.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 1.8 steals, and 2.0 blocks. He led the team in points, assists, and blocks and was second in rebounds and steals. Additionally, he led the team in plus/minus at +11.

For a second straight week Giannis Antetokounmpo did it all. He is unequivocally the best player on the Milwaukee Bucks and he is trending towards All Star status. It is fitting that Halloween occurred during week two of the NBA season because Giannis played like a monster.

Here are some interesting stats from the past four games that involve Antetokounmpo:

  • For players who played at least 32 minutes per game only LeBron James, DeAndre Jordan, and Blake Griffin had a higher plus/minus on the court than Giannis.
  • LeBron and Giannis were the only two players to average at least 20, 8, and 8.
  • Draymond Green, Anthony Davis, and Giannis were the only players to average at least 1.5 steals and 2.0 blocks.
  • Giannis was one of 17 players to average over 6.0 free throws per game and make over 80 percent of them.

The do it all point forward of the Bucks is playing out of his mind to open the season. He looks unstoppable. The video does a better job explaining his excellence from this week than words ever could.

He creates instant offense from playing solid defense:

He is unguardable when he has head full of steam moving toward the bucket on the fast break:

Confidence in his outside jumper is growing every game:

His passing is filthy in the half court:

And he can come from out of nowhere to protect the rim against the best dunkers in the business:

His only notable flaw this week was shooting a lot of threes and missing most of them. He attempted 3.0 a game and made under 17 percent of them. The confidence in his shot is really positive. Now he just has to get it under control and understand his limits.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is playing great. It seems that as he goes the Bucks go. If he can continue dominating, then the Bucks are going to win a lot of games in 2016-17.

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