Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Win Over Chicago Bulls
By Adam McGee
History Beckons
As an organization and a fanbase, the Milwaukee Bucks have been waiting a long, long time for a special talent. In a league where the value of exceptional individuals is incredibly high, the Bucks have had their fair share of good and even great players over the years.
What they haven’t had, though, is a truly transcendent player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left for Los Angeles over 40 years ago. The likes of Sidney Moncrief, Marques Johnson and Ray Allen can certainly bring you to the precipice of glory, but it can take an even rarer talent still to complete the mission.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is looking like that kind of player.
As Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to victory with a tour de force performance in Chicago on Saturday, it was hard to stop yourself from taking a moment to ask what he can’t do.
The Greek finished the game with 35 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, seven blocks and two steals having threatened to join the NBA’s elite 5×5 club from very early in the game. Although it didn’t materialize on this occasion, it’s only a matter of time.
On another night, not only could Giannis have had a 5×5, but maybe he’d have racked up a quadruple-double too. I’m not even sure a quintuple-double would be completely beyond him on a night where everything went his way. That seems unfathomable, and it should.
Giannis is not like any player the Bucks have seen before, though. At this point he may not be like any NBA player we’ve ever seen. When all is said and done, I’d expect the record books to show that too.