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Giannis Antetokounmpo | Forward

Team: Milwaukee Bucks
Age / DOB:  (19) / 12/6/1994
Ht / Wt:  6'9' / 210
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Giannis Antetokounmpo scored six points on 3-of-6 shooting with four rebounds and one block in 20 minutes off the bench on Friday.
Antetokounmpo is going to be a fun player to track in fantasy leagues but he's not quite ready for the big time, as evidenced by tonight's line. Khris Middleton went off for 29 points and Caron Butler will be back at some point, which makes Alphabet a risky stash that profiles best down the stretch when the Bucks have long been eliminated from playoff contention. Dec 6 - 10:48 PM

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Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo matched his season high with 28 minutes against the Pistons on Wednesday, scoring six points with six boards, four assists, three blocks and one steal on 3-of-5 shooting.

He's become a big playmaker for the Bucks and he's gained a lot of trust out of coach Larry Drew. Antetokounmpo's length and quick feet has allowed him to play at shooting guard, small forward and power forward, so that versatility helps his case for more minutes. He's a rookie, doesn't have a defined role and Caron Butler could come back and take some of his minutes, but the intrigue of his steals, blocks and threes make him an interesting high-upside pickup in deeper leagues.
Dec 5 - 12:12 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo has grown from 6'9" to 6'10" this year and doctors think he will become a 7-footer.

Antetokounmpo is coming off his best game of his career and is in line to play more minutes going forward for the lowly bucks. The Greek forward is still only 18 years old and news that his doctors think his growth plate is still open could mean great things for his fantasy potential in dynasty leagues. Alphabet is more of a deep league stash in one-year leagues, but he is certainly someone to monitor if his minutes continue to spike.
Source: CBS Sports
Dec 3 - 10:58 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo had the best game of his pro career on Saturday, shooting 4-of-6 from the field for 10 points with seven boards, four assists, one block and two 3-pointers in 28 minutes.

He had career highs in boards, assists and minutes tonight. Coach Larry Drew said that he was going to play the rookie more minutes and he kept true to his word. Antetokounmpo has some ridiculous length and his perimeter defense is a little ahead of schedule considering he is 18 years old. It's easy to see he's been a sponge at practice and he's starting to understand where to set up on the perimeter and he even brought the ball up for a possession. He's also attempted 56.8 percent of his shots within the restricted area, so he's getting some great shots that will help buoy his field goal percentage. Considering he can put up blocks, steals, triples and boards, he's an interesting player to stash. Alphabet has some high upside.
Dec 1 - 12:21 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

Larry Drew won't commit to playing Giannis Antetokounmpo as part of his regular-season rotation.

Caron Butler and Khris Middleton will handle SF minutes for the time being, with Carlos Delfino (foot) eventually joining the mix, which leaves minimal playing time for the rookie. "He's made the most of his minutes in the preseason," Drew said. "Still there's a lot he has to learn. He has to learn the pace and the speed at this level. We're still trying to work with him from the language side of it, making sure he understands our terminology. I can see at times he's still lost out there, but that's going to be part of it with an 18-year-old kid coming from a different country." He's an above average ball-handler and passer with eye-opening defensive upside, but he's unlikely to have sustained value as a rookie.
Related: Caron Butler, Carlos Delfino, Khris Middleton
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Oct 23 - 10:03 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo turned in a wild stat line in Thursday's game, shooting 1-of-6 from the field for four points with seven boards, one steal and four blocks in 28 minutes.

He showed his age tonight with seven turnovers and five fouls on top of the poor shooting. Antetokounmpo is an interesting young prospect and his skills as a small forward make him an intriguing player to watch. He's still going to be too inconsistent to draft in standard leagues.
Oct 10 - 11:00 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo played 29 minutes in his preseason debut on Tuesday, scoring 14 points with four boards, two assists, two steals, three blocks, one 3-pointer and five turnovers.

It's certainly an attention-grabbing line in his first game with all the blocks, steals and threes. Antetokounmpo is a bit of a project at just 18 years old, so his role is undefined right now. Although, the Bucks do not look good at all and they could give him a look in the second half of the season. He's not on the radar in standard leagues.
Oct 8 - 10:26 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

The Bucks don't plan to send rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo to the D-League this season.

"Should the opportunity and the timing be right for him to [play in the D-League], and it fits for us within our schedule, I am not saying it is not going to happen," said GM John Hammond. "But we are not going into the season expecting him to be a D-League player. We're expecting him to be with our team." Milwaukee's commitment to Giannis is nice to hear, but fantasy owners shouldn't expect any value from him in 2013-14.
Related: Khris Middleton, Caron Butler, Carlos Delfino
Source: Sporting News
Sep 23 - 4:12 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

Coach Larry Drew wouldn't commit to first-round SF Giannis Antetokounmpo getting significant minutes as a rookie.

Drew skipped watching the Bucks play in Las Vegas, instead traveling across the pond to watch Antetokounmpo play for Greece in the U-20 European Championships. Upon his return, the coach was asked if he thinks he can get a dependable 15-20 minutes out of Antetokounmpo as a rookie. "I couldn't honestly say that will be the case as far as him getting 15 to 20 minutes," he responded. That's a hard question to answer right now." Antetokounmpo has a nice handle for someone 6-foot-9, but has faced extremely weak competition so far in his career. We'd be surprised if he outplays Carlos Delfino or Khris Middleton in camp.
Source: NBA.com
Aug 2 - 4:11 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

Larry Sanders said he thinks that Giannis Antetokounmpo "has the attributes to be a great player" on Thursday.

"He has a lot of potential and a lot of things you can't teach as far as length and size," Sanders said. "His ability to be a sponge and absorb everything he can is really what is going to take him over the edge. He has all the attributes to be a great player." Antetokounmpo is going to start his career with the Bucks, and at just 18 years old, he'll take his bumps and bruises. He averaged 8.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists with Greece at the U-20 European Championships earlier this month and will compete for minutes at small forward. The Bucks have a possible hole at that spot with Carlos Delfino as a possible starter, Khris Middleton coming over from Detroit and the team unwilling to slide Ersan Ilyasova over from power forward last season. He'll need to make some major noise in the preaseason to deserve any sort of attention in standard fantasy drafts, though.
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Aug 2 - 9:13 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo signed his contract with the Bucks.

He didn't have that great of a showing at the U-20 European Championships earlier this month, but the Bucks may just want him to go through his growing pains with the big club. Antetokounmpo does have some upside as a player and could potentially become a very well-rounded guy, but we're not expecting him to do much in his first season.
Source: Gery Woelfel on Twitter
Jul 27 - 4:33 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

The Bucks' Director of Scouting, Billy McKinney, said that rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo's season will be successful if he gets "consistent minutes on the court."

"Not only games but practices will also be very valuable, and exhibitions even," said McKinney. "He will have moments where he looks really good, and he is probably going to have moments where he looks like he is 18 and still learning the game." He needs to get stronger and improve his shooting range, and none of McKinney's many quotes suggest that he'll be ready for the starting SF job -- with Luc Richard Mbah a Moute gone, Carlos Delfino looks like the probable starting SF on opening night.
Related: Carlos Delfino
Source: NBA.com
Jul 15 - 7:50 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 20 points for Greece in their 65-56 victory over Germany in the Under-20 European Championship on Thursday, adding two assists, three rebounds, three steals, two blocks and four 3-pointers.

That's quite a line for the 18-year-old forward. While it does come against kids under 20, it's nice to see that he can fill up the stat sheet. Antetokounmpo said he doesn't want to be stashed overseas this season and he might have a decent opportunity for minutes with Luc Richard Mbah a Moute headed to Sacramento. Antetokounmpo could become a high-upside pick eventually, but there is too much uncertainty regarding when he'll be able to regularly contribute to the Bucks.
Source: C.F. Gardner on Twitter
Jul 11 - 8:35 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

The Bucks believe Giannis Antetokounmpo will be one of the best players in the draft in two or three years.

"The bottom line is in two or three years he could easily be one of the best two or three players in this draft, talent-wise," said Bucks director of player personnel Dave Babcock. It's not a surprising quote from the Bucks, but it does convey the message that they'll be taking their time with him as a prospect. Antetokounmpo said he doesn't want to be stashed and he and his family will be moving to Milwaukee this summer. He will not play in summer league and will play with the Greek team in the European under-20 championship in Estonia.
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Jul 1 - 8:52 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo - F - Bucks

The Bucks picked Giannis Antetokounmpo with the 15th selection in the draft.

The 6'9" forward comes from Greece and is just 18 years old, so he'll have a lot of growing pains. Antetokounmpo said that he isn't interested in being stashed and would like to start his career in the NBA. The Bucks have a lot of question marks heading into free agency, but Antetokounmpo will have his work cut out for him to make an immediate impact.
Jun 27 - 9:15 PM

Depth Charts

All Positions
PosRoleName
PG1Brandon Knight
2Luke Ridnour
3Nate Wolters
SG1O.J. Mayo
2Gary Neal
SF1Khris Middleton
2Caron Butler
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
4Carlos Delfino
PF1Ersan Ilyasova
2John Henson
C1Larry Sanders
2Zaza Pachulia
3Ekpe Udoh
4Miroslav Raduljica