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Milwaukee Bucks: Top-10 individual seasons in franchise history

By Ben Sewell

Inglewood, Calif.: Two of basketball's giants stare at each other as Milwaukee Buck Lew Alcindor tries to decide if he should go over Los Angeles Laker Wilt Chamberlain or pass the ball off during early action of the third game of the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Alcindor tried to go over the Laker big man and missed the shot.
Inglewood, Calif.: Two of basketball's giants stare at each other as Milwaukee Buck Lew Alcindor tries to decide if he should go over Los Angeles Laker Wilt Chamberlain or pass the ball off during early action of the third game of the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Alcindor tried to go over the Laker big man and missed the shot. /
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TORONTO, ON – APRIL 24: (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – APRIL 24: (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /

6. Giannis Antetokounmpo – (2016-17)

Stat Line – 22.9 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.9 blocks

Accolades – NBA All-Star, All-NBA Second Team, NBA All-Defensive Second Team, Most Improved Player

Bucks Record: 42-40 (6th in Eastern Conference), 4-2 loss in first round ofplay offs

Giannis Antetokounmpo entered this most recent season under enormous pressure. He was already the face of the franchise and had just signed a max deal worth $100 million over four years. His partner in crime Khris Middleton had gone down injured in the offseason and was not expected to return until after the All-Star break. Giannis was tasked with leading a somewhat makeshift team, and he delivered.

Let’s give a brief summary of some of his achievements from last season:

– Youngest Buck in history to start an All-Star game
– First Buck to start an All-Star Game since 1986
– Fourth Buck and first in over a decade to be named Eastern Conference Player of the Month
– Fifth NBA player in history to lead his team in all five major statistical categories
– First player in history to finish in the top-20 of all five major statistical categories
– First Buck to ever be named Most Improved Player

To say Giannis exceeded all expectations last year would be a colossal understatement, as he took the NBA by storm. Giannis had everything this past season. His length allowed him to lead the Bucks in rebounding, his vision saw him top the assists category and his elite defense had him topping the steals and blocks categories. This is without mentioning his scoring improvement which saw him finish with almost 23 points per game while shooting 52.2 percent. His three-point shot also started to drop, with his highest mark since his rookie year.

Giannis had an absolute monster year in 2016-17 and has every single Bucks fans salivating for more. Who knows, maybe he will continue to develop and blow this year’s stats out of the water in the coming season. If he continues developing at this trajectory, the MVP question will turn from “if” to “when” and Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s current grip on “best Buck ever” will start to become shaky.

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