We Need To Have A Conversation About Giannis Antetokounmpo 

Giannis just had the greatest volume scoring season of all time and nobody cared. Yes giannis is underrated

Thank you for FINALLY giving him some attention! People hate for no reason and voter fatigue hit him hard. Getting the Lebron treatment at 29 years old

This is the opposite of never winning a ring curse, you get a ring and everyone is ready for you to retire now

As a bucks fan, it feels like no matter how good giannis is he won't win a MVP no more. And it is frustrating to have 3 all star caliber players and throw it to the trash with doc rivers and darvim ham to coach it

2x MVP, 1x DPOY, 1x Champ and Finals MVP. This dude is arguably one of the 3 best power forwards of all time.

Giannis’s performance to close out that finals was probably the best playoff performance I’ve ever personally seen, having not been alive to watch basketball in the 90s or before.

Giannis gets so much hate for no reason. He’s definitely become underrated, I’m so tired of the “no bag” narrative. People don’t give him his flowers so thank you for doing so

I’m firmly believe Giannis is the best player slightly ahead of Jokic and if he wasn’t injured and played in these playoffs I think he would’ve put that debate to rest

he’s got the same energy as tim duncan. he’s just unbelievably dominant in a way that isn’t flashy at times. it goes under the radar but in terms of intangibles there’s no one like them

He's still mvp caliber. The most talented player in the east by far.

It was "we can't give this guy MVP until he wins a Finals" which is crazy to begin with. Then he won Finals that year and it's "is it Embiid's turn or do we give it to Luka yet?" They don't even look at numbers anymore and Giannis on the Bucks is one of the best teams. Without they're a first round out. He does need to play healthy this year especially playoffs, but people are constantly biased and look for their favorite story. They forced Joel Embiid to get an award because he isn't getting one any other way.

Saying Giannis played '3' of the 5 games last year vs Miami is so disingenuous. He got injured in the 1st quarter of the 1st game and forced himself to come back the last 2 games CLEARLY being still injured and still dropped 38/20 in the elimination game. You guys driving stupid narratives like the one i mentioned is the reason why you made this video

As a bucks fan, i am happy to see some love on my goat ❤. Giannis is the best player on earth and he’ll show it this year. 30+ppg on 60% fg last season and best 2 way player on earth. Can’t get better than that

The thing about Giannis is he gives his 100% every damn game. ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FLOOR. The consensus three best players in the league have been Jokic, Luka, and Embiid. As great as Luka is, his defense is just atrocious, Jokic is a good defender at best, Embiid is the only guy out of these three that is elite on the defensive side, however he has his post season slip ups. But here’s Giannis, a guy who is ELITE on BOTH SIDES PLUS he has proven he is a playoff riser. I don’t get why people don’t see Giannis in that that best player in the world category. It honestly baffles me.

YES YES YES he defenetly has become underrated

People that call Giannis solely "run and dunk" are the most dismissive basketball fans out there. His offensive game is so much more than that. The amount of euros, spin and swim moves he uses to get to the basket is crazy. He moves so fast for his size he is practically impossible to defend unless you throw multiple bodies at him, but obviously his playstyle wears him down due to how much he gets fouled on what could be argued as every play. Not to mention, Giannis's passing might genuinely be the single most underrated skill a player has in the league, he makes so many ridiculous finds and throws to shooters and cutters. He is insanely good as both a P+R ballhandler and roller, they did that stuff a bunch with him and Khris as well as Brook. The Bucks coaching the past few years just did not utilize him off-ball enough with his movement, it's something I want them to take more advantage of. Lastly, his defense isn't even a question for how much better he is than Jokic/Luka on that front. I do think we will see him be more on-ball this season so that will be fun. It's a clear 1A and B between Jokic and him for me.

It’s straight up crazy that people don’t think Giannis is a top 3 player. 30 points on crazy efficiency while being an amazing defender. Dudes a walking double double and probably the 3rd best scorer in the league (behind Luka and Embiid you could argue maybe SGA but I don’t think he is that level yet). You can make a really good argument for Giannis being the best player in the league. (I personally have Luka at 1 and Jokic and Giannis as an interchangeable 2). Extra note: I’m not a bucks fan so I don’t want anyone to think I’m biased towards Giannis, I just think he ignored by the media.

kenny really making me tune out of the olympics for this

He's definitely been underrated. Since his injury I've seen some of the worst takes on Giannis. People forget about that finals run

The Bucks had one of the best off seasons and nobody knows about it. The vet minimum signings they brought in are all fantastic and could potentially be some of the sneakiest and best of the entire NBA season, like Derrick Jones Jr was for the Mavs. We also have really good young players that nobody knows about it because they rarely played last year, and it's gonna be funny when the Bucks have a fantastic season next year, defensively and offensively, and people act like this is unexpected. Also, for the record, the Bucks starting lineup was number 1 in net rating last year. Above the Nuggets who people say is the best starting five in the NBA. People need to stop acting like the Bucks are a bad team with bad pieces, including you Kenny. The pessimism is built off of bs media narratives that were either directly lies, or lies due to the ommision of important context. They were and are gonna be a really good team

Best player in the game, not playing in the post season made people forget.

What’s crazy to me is that Giannis wasn’t in MVP conversations despite the 30 ppg on 60% shooting. To me I think the media just matters a lot, and Giannis isn’t getting the media attention he deserves. Milwaukee is a smaller market with a smaller fanbase, so for Giannis to regain that title of best player in the world he would have to do something to really shock everyone that’s completely new, I just don’t see it happening unfortunately.

He’s still top 3 IN THE WORLD guys cmon

He had 50 points and made all his free throws in the last game of the finals and the espn just went back to the lakers😂😂😂”how can the lakers compete for a title next year “

Giannis has 💯 become severely underrated.

1st player to average 30ppg on 60% shooting

We must support this man… this is the friend we all wish we had to chat basketball with.

thank god someone finally talks about him.

I’m a big Delon Wright fan. If you look at his disruptions (like steals and deflections, or even just changing an opponent’s play) per 48 or 100 or whatever, he’s awesome. I think he has more IQ than people recognize, since he’s a low-profile player. But if you emphasize a disruptor/playmaker role for him, he can still be impactful, even at 32.

only plater to average 28ppg on 60% shooting, there are 12 seasons where a player has average 25ppg, 5apg and 5rpg while shooting 55% from the field. Giannis has 6 of those seasons, hes also the noly player to do it while also getting a steal and block per game (which he did for 5 seasons). if you move the marker post and make it 28ppg hes done that 5 times and the only other player to do it was KD (who only played 47 games). i know stats arent everything and you can nit pick through stats to find ones that suit your argument but this is pretty impressive.

Giannis’ recent playoff losses isn’t his fault tbh, Took the Celtics to game 7 with No Middleton and was injured the next two. All he needs is a Healthy playoffs and he’ll prolly reach the finals again

So glad I found you and the Boys at Numbers on the Board this season. Y'all are a major upgrade in my NBA life!

It’s crazy that Giannis is the first player to finish a season with 30ppg while shooting 60% from the floor and we’re asking “Is he underrated?” Hopefully the Bucks will bounce back and show that when healthy they are a top team in the league

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Bucks front office has been hampering Giannis last two or so years, have made some puzzling moves

Seeing people make comments about the video 3 minutes after it drops when the video is 11 minutes long is comedy 😭

He is underrated because of media like yourself lol 😂😂

If Giannis was a 34% 3pt shooter, he would never catch the kinda hate that he does. The fact that he doesn’t have a reliable jumpshot and doesn’t play in a big market is a big reason for the hate

NBA fans have amnesia Giannis shot 60% from the field this year everyone didn’t want to talk about him because the bucks were disappointing

Giannis isn't underrated he is under discussed. This is why we can't have a face of the league at this point if you get hurt in back to back seasons most NBA fans aren't waiting for you to get back up and reclaim your throne there always gonna be someone else doing something amazing there is too much talent in the league rn.

I think Giannis is still the best in the world. Jokic and Luka are better playmakers and shooters, Luka is a better scorer than Giannis too, but Giannis had the most efficient 30 ppg of all time last season and he’s miles better than both of them on defense. Plus Giannis is an underrated playmaker, he’s really becoming underrated because people are just used to him and I think that’s dumb, Giannis had better stats and a better record than both embiid and jokic last season and he wasn’t even really in the conversation for mvp. I think it’s insane that Jokic has more mvps than Giannis does.

His game six is one of the best finals close out games of all time

Luka Donic is over rated, not Giannis. Basketball is a two way sport. Most people don't put enough emphasis on the importance of defense. Luka's defense was absolutely exposed in the finals. I don't get how he can be considered a top 10 player after seeing that. A top 3 offensive player, sure

If Giannis has another season where he isn't healthy for the playoff, he is gonna start seeming much closer to Embiid than people think. There was always a real concern that Giannis won't be as great as his body ages. He just spent two offseasons hurt and his team was eliminated in the first round. If it becomes three in a row people will start doubting why we should care about him, same as they do with Embiid

Thank you for this Kenny! People quickly forget because of the injuries sadly

Sounds like Nets black magic coming back to haunt him

*HOT TAKE*: people called Giannis the best player in the world reluctantly (because of his simple looking play style) and now that a more fancy player has an argument he is overlooked despite still being the best.

Health is wealth, Giannis and Khris injured in the post season is rough

He’s top 1

Kenny is always showin up for Milwaukee

He def is, people look at Jokic and Luka and fall in love with their all time offencive out put and yes they are both better than Giannis is that sense but Giannis does it on both side of the floor while still being an offensive powerhouse. I dont think Jokic and Luka are cones simply because they are smart and got size but they for sure arent putting in effort he does.2 way stars in general are underrated in that sense except for Trey for some reason, he is the only guy with offensive powers in the 1 percentile that gets shit on for being a turd on defense for some reason.

I have so much respect for Giannis. Came from nothing and is a star.

Hes so verstile that hes underrated, like dwade

Thank u for this vid man finally someone talked about it

Nba forgot Bucks existed for a while. Like GTJ signing to the bucks? Sleep. NEPO Baby in LA? Evrey fucking headline

In this era, if people aren’t being extremely negative to a player, then they’re okay with them. That’s why Dame and Doc got so much flak (deserved or not)

Bucks are, in my full honest opinion, in one of the weirdest situations in the league. Bad things keep happening to them, they keep choking and they're not really getting younger or developing young players. They're just so old... Lose Brogdon, lose Jrue, miss out on Bogdan Bogdanovic, KMid getting injured, Giannis getting injured, weak bench, fire your COTY, sign an unheard of Coach, fire him halfway through the season just to sign Doc....

I mean yeah you miss two postseasons in a row people are going to forget about you. He’s still absolutely top 10 in the league, almost inarguably top 5, but the playoffs are where you make your impact. As far as regular MVP goes, he’ll pretty much need to carry the Bucks to the 1st seed and/or put up career high numbers.

His game isn’t pretty to watch compared to players like Luka which causes people to underrate him. Especially with more and more people caring about “having a bag” even though Giannis is extremely efficient

Giannis starting 5 this year is elite with PG: Dame SG: Gary Trent Jr. SF: Khris Middleton PF: Giannis C: Brook Lopez. Coaching staff is elite with both Doc Rivers and Darvin Ham who was assistant coach when Bucks won chip in 2021. Khris Middleton is back and healthy Khris averaged 25/9/5 in playoffs this year. Bucks are going to win Chip in 2025 playoffs.

Media coverage of Giannis is disrespectful.

Thank you Kenny 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

He definitely has the least amount of offensive versatility in conversations with Jokic, Luka, Embiid, Shai, Tatum etc but that doesn't mean he isn't the most dominant player in the world at what he's good at

Thank you Kenny for putting this in conversation. Giannis the best!

good shit

Kenny you're a real one 👏

Well when your team is first round exit two years in a row and you’ve been injured the last two postseasons (both aren’t his fault) your reputation will take a hit Hopefully he can stay healthy so the Bucks actually have a chance this year

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Short answer No. Long answer Yes.

Giannis mvp szn incoming. Bucks got a good roster if they remain healthy.

Giannis had THE most efficient season ever,not his most efficient ever. No one has had 30ppg+ on 60%. Should have won MVP . Either him or Luka. Entire last season was a narrative clown show.

How you view the Bucks is how you view GIannis. For my money , I'm not taking anybody over Giannis .. and because of that , I think him being literally one of the 17 - 20 greatest players of all time can make them just as good as anybody in the league.

He’s the best player in the world

he's underrated, undervalued, and undercovered. That man is different.

Imo Giannis is still the best player in the league because of jis defense along with his top tier offense, but im not taking away points from jokic, Luka or them. Js my opinion

Great video! Just wanted to correct something you said - Bucks would not be able to package a trade sending out Portis and Connaughton - since they are above the second apron, they are NOT allowed to aggregate salaries in a trade.

We need a conversation too about luka being on one leg and leading the playoffs in total points rebounds assists and steals

Can’t believe Giannis is almost 30 years old😢he was just 24 istg

2nd greatest Pf of all time

Thank you Kenny for making a Giannis appearance post🙏🙏yessir

He’s the best player in the league. The fact that people will argue about who is better OFFENSIVELY between Jokic and Giannis should tell you all you need to know, as Giannis is twice the player Jokic is on defense. Even if Jokic is 10% better on offense, Giannis is 200% better on defense.

I was just thinking about dude, I swear he is underrated lol.

Giannis is better than Jokic. Jokic has a better team.

Dark Horse Trade ideas for Lauri: Lauri to Indiana for J Walker B Mathurin and a slew of picks. Could put Indiana in the contention conversation with Boston, New York and Philly.

Giannis doesn’t deserve any MVP consideration until he learns how to set a screen

shoutout indiana basketball, i see my queen

As a Bucks fan, I agree. I feel health is key. Dame getting back to veing Dame and the upgrade will help, a lot . In the end, Giannis will need Dame to help lead.

People also forget jokic and Giannis aren’t on the most popular teams in the league location wise

Khris MIddleton is back healthy and is once again a BEAST! In playoffs this year Khris averaged 25/9/5 on 49/38/83 shooting splits. Gary Trent Jr. is a legit starting SG huge upgrade over Beasley who can't play defense and Beas also can't hit 3's in the playoffs.

Regardless of if he's the best player or not, he's someone you wanna root for. That makes him special in my eyes

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love u kenny

Finally someone says it

Giannis quietly had possibly his best season and it seems like nobody noticed/cared outside of Milwaukee

needed a kenny fr video

YUHHHHHH. he’s the best player itw idc just been unlucky with his own and teammates injuries

Giannis has been injury prone when the playoffs come and that has left him with underwhelming results. In just the past 2 seasons he has missed more playoff games than the face of injuries, embiid, has missed in his career

In the 2022 Celtics series, with no Middleton, Giannis was the first player in NBA history to score 200 points , 100 rebounds , and 50 assist in a playoff series.

i have never thought of Giannis as the best player in the world, because his offense is so limited and i do not fear him in the half court in late game during the playoffs as much as i do a Lbj, Luka , Jokic.

Fantastic video