By Stefan Djordjevic/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo was the MVP of this past NBA season after leading the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA-best 60 wins while averaging 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.3 steals.
And he is only 24 years old. Everybody sees him improving in the future and Giannis himself believes he is currently at 60 percent of his potential with much work in front of him:
“A lot of people say, ‘You are the MVP, you are one of the best players in the league, you are so dominant. But I think I can get better. I think I am at 60 percent of my potential, as good as I can be. I just want to be better. If I am in the same situation again [in the conference finals], react better, play the game better, play better, execute better. There’s a lot of things I can improve on. First of all, [I have to] look at myself before I look at anybody else. Try to self-improve as much as possible. There are a lot of things that I got to work on in my game”, he told ESPN.
There has been some ‘buzz’ recently about whether Antetokounmpo will stay with the Bucks after his contract expires in 2020. He noted that as long they’re on the same page, he will keep going: “I want to be a part of a winning team. As long as we have the same mindset and same approach to the game, there’s no reason for me to move and not be like Steph [Curry], not like be like Dirk [Nowitzki] or Kobe [Bryant] or Tim Duncan.”