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The Milwaukee Bucks will play in the quarter-finals of the North American Basketball Championship (NBA) for the first time in 18 years. A performance that this team from the north of the United States owes a lot to his star, the Nigerian-born Giannis Antetokounmpo, nominated for Best Player (MVP) of the NBA season.
" Is the sky the only limit " of the basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo? This formula, popular in the United States, is well suited to the Nigerian-born Greek. At 24, the native of Athens seems more than ever a candidate for the best player ("MVP") of the North American Basketball Championship (NBA). An MVP trophy that will be awarded in two months, June 24, 2019, and that only another European - the German Dirk Nowitzki in 2007 - has already won
By then, the so-called "The Greek Freak" may have led the Milwaukee Bucks to new heights. Thanks to his star, the team ("franchise") North of the United States will in any case compete for the "quarterfinals" (semifinals of conferences) for the first time in 18 years.
The Winconsin franchise has indeed qualified for the second round of the final phase (play-offs), April 22, 2019, thanks to a new performance by Giannis Antetokounmpo. On the floor of the Detroit Pistons helpless and eliminated in four games, the versatile winger scored 41 points after a decisive victory, 127-104. The Boston Celtics, future opponents in semifinals of conference, are warned.
He transformed a club of losers
Of course, this son of Nigerian immigrants can count on strong teammates, like back Eric Bledsoe. But Giannis Antetokounmpo is arguably the best player the Bucks have had in their ranks since the 1970s and the legendary Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. A period during which Milwaukee had won his only crowning NBA championship, in 1974.
For thirty years, this training has been particularly illustrated by its irregularity, even its mediocrity, especially during the 1990s. But with Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks are serious contenders for a place in the NBA finals.
Since his debut in the NBA, the athletic player 2 meters 11 for 110 pounds has grown his team. To the point that it has completed the first phase of the championship (the regular season) with the best record of the NBA: 60 wins against 22 defeats. Under his aegis, Milwaukee lost his losers club label.
An exceptional athlete with an extraordinary career
Giannis Antetokounmpo has earned a good reputation in a league that is full of exceptional talents with impressive athleticism. Great, fast and skillful, the Hellene averaged 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists delivered per game in the regular season. Result: he was one of the five best NBA players in the evaluation [1] .
Giannis Antetokounmpo also enjoys great popularity with the public thanks to its history worthy of the "American dream". During his childhood, the man and his brothers, then undocumented migrants, were selling counterfeit goods on the sly to meet their needs.
A fate not trivial for a boy who should lead the team of Greece during the 2019 World Cup in China. With Antetokounmpo, Greece can hope to do as well as its historic 2nd place at the 2006 World Cup.
[1] The evaluation is a statistic that allows to show the contribution of a player on a match by counting the main statistical categories: baskets marked or missed, interceptions, balls lost, etc.