Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Giannis Antetokounmpo Gets The Lee Jenkins Treatment

Dec 30, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) dribbles in the first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) dribbles in the first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as Giannis Antetokounmpo’s coming out party continues with a Sports Illustrated cover and a Lee Jenkins profile piece.

Welcome back to Milwaukee Bucks Daily.

If this is your first time joining us for the daily roundup, the idea of this piece is generally to help keep you up to date on the best of all the latest Bucks news on a day-to-day basis.

This column acts as a means to recap what you might have missed from us at Behind The Buck Pass on the previous day, but also more importantly to share with you some of the work from around the internet that is worth your attention as a Bucks fan.

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Let’s get down to it:

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 1/3/17

Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Win Over Oklahoma City Thunder (read here): Jordan Treske looks back on Monday’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, highlighting his key takeaways from the action.

Milwaukee Bucks: Grades From 98-94 Win Over Oklahoma City Thunder (read here): I also reflected on that big win over Russell Westbrook’s Thunder as I graded the Bucks, Jason Kidd and Oklahoma City from that game.

Best of Bucks Across The Internet From 1/3/17

Giannis Antetokounmpo: The Most Intriguing Point Guard In NBA History (read here): The definitive piece on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s rise up to this point arrives via Lee Jenkins in an incredible profile of the Greek Freak that also sees him land on the front of regional Sports Illustrated covers.

Bucks see opportunity to make a leap (read here): Charles Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes about the Bucks seeing a chance to kick on and move clear of the .500 bubble, as they approach a home and home series with the New York Knicks, who have lost their last five games.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is stealing Russell Westbrook’s fans (read here): David Rouben of The Step Back writes about a fantastic moment that was captured in the crowd from Monday’s win over the Thunder as a young fan in a Russell Westbrook jersey switched his allegiances to Giannis.

Next: Win In 6 Podcast #93: Point Guard Debates Are Back!

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