Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week (Nov 13. – Nov. 19)
Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week Rankings
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Jabari Parker
- Matthew Dellavedova
The Alphabet played in all three games this week and averaged 38.8 minutes, 23.3 points (on 43.3 percent shooting), 8.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.0 steal, and 2.0 blocks. He led the team in points, rebounds, and blocks and was second in assists, and third in steals.
It isn’t surprising anymore for Giannis to finish a week top two in most of the major statistical categories for the Milwaukee Bucks. In fact, it isn’t really surprising if he finishes a week in the top spot of major statistical category, so maybe this week was a disappointment in that regard.
Let’s start with examining who else in the NBA matched Giannis in some fancy statistical thresholds this week:
- Anthony Davis was the only other player to average at least 20 points, two blocks, and one steal per game.
- Draymond Green was the only other player to average at least five assists and two blocks per game.
- DeMarcus Cousins was the only other player to average at least 20 points, eight rebounds, five assists, one steal, and one block per game.
He’s a point guard that compares favorably with the best big men in the NBA today. What a time to be alive!
The elite counting stats from all five major categories are becoming routine for Antetokounmpo. There are very few players in the association who can chip in great numbers all across the stat sheet. Antetokounmpo is slowly becoming one of the best of those great NBA ballers.
Points are always nice but often the other stats are just as, if not more, important to the success of a team. Giannis is frequently in position to make winning basketball plays and he executes more often than not. Even though it didn’t materialize into wins for Milwaukee this week, those same plays are going to lead to wins down the road.
His scoring output wasn’t the best it’s been this season for Giannis but he certainly didn’t struggle. His shooting percentage wasn’t excellent but that was in large part because of his difficulties from three. Shooting 14.3 percent on 2.3 threes per game sabotaged his efficiency.
When he choose not to shoot threes, things like this happened.
While long range shots baffled Giannis all week, he got to the free throw line easily and often. He shot 77.3 percent on 7.3 attempts per game. Only 12 players in the NBA attempted at least seven free attempts per game in their past three games.
The assist-rebound combo that the Alphabet provides is fantastic and rare. Only seven players were able to reach the eight rebound and five assist threshold Antetokounmpo reached this week. Those players include All Stars DeMarcus Cousins, Paul George, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, and young big men Mason Plumlee and Julius Randle.
The Bucks are lucky that their point guard provides them blocks like an elite center. 19 players averaged at least two blocks per game this week. Only 15 of those players are considered, by NBA.com, as centers. So only Giannis, Monta Ellis, Terrence Jones, and Kenneth Farried were non-centers to accomplish the feat.
Honestly, the Bucks are lucky to have Giannis Antetokounmpo on their roster period. He is a pleasure to watch and it appears he isn’t anywhere near his final form.