Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Giannis Antetokounmpo talks FIBA World Cup aspirations

(Photo by Mauro Ujetto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
(Photo by Mauro Ujetto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo talks about representing himself and Greece at the upcoming FIBA World Cup in China later this month.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, Giannis Antetokounmpo talks about his personal ambitions for himself and Greece ahead of this year’s FIBA World Cup, a familiar face makes NBA.com’s All-Decade Team, and much more.

Antetokounmpo’s declaration that he would trade in his MVP honor for a gold medal has and will continue to fetch headlines around the interwebs, but the 24-year-old superstar also talked about representing his country Greece and how special it will be this year to do so next to his brothers, Kostas and Thanasis.

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“I would exchange the MVP title for the gold medal in China” – Giannis Antetokounmpo: Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo talked about his aspirations to win a gold medal in this year’s FIBA World Cup with Greece, representing his country by way of the national team and doing so alongside his brothers Kostas and Thanasis, which comes by way of FIBA’s home website.

All-Decade Team: Best NBA Players of the 2010s: Khari Arnold rounded up NBA.com’s All-Decade Team for the 2010’s, which included Antetokounmpo being selected to the third team.

That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.