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Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the most dominant scorers in the NBA right now. What’s peculiar, though, is last season was the first time that he averaged over 30 points per game. His previous career-high was 29.9 points, which he averaged during the 2021-2022 season. Now in the prime of his career, a report from Bleacher Report has pegged the “Greek Freak” to replicate that feat once again this season.
While Giannis is capable of putting points up on the board in a jiffy, a roster wrinkle may prevent that from happening. With seven-time All-Star Damian Lillard now calling Milwaukee his home, Giannis’ role will naturally be adjusted to accommodate the former’s equally lethal scoring abilities.
“Acquiring a megastar shot-maker and pick-and-roll initiator should result in something of a role recalibration for Giannis. Self-creation will remain a hallmark. The Milwaukee Bucks will stagger their stars, and there’s no one more adept at (or terrifying when) grabbing rebounds and attacking across the full length of the floor. But Lillard will allow Giannis to shift into a less-taxing, better-suiting play-finisher capacity when they play in tandem
vious benefit to having Lillard as a teammate is more space to work with. With defenses honing in on Lillard, Giannis will have more room to attack the basket and be his lethal scoring self. This should help him increase his efficiency from the floor but also make it easier for him to get open looks for his teammates.
“Technically, he could score even more efficiently, capitalizing on the extra space Dame forges inside the half-court with less-congested lanes to the basket and, possibly, more jaunts to the foul line,” Favale continued.
In addition, the acquisition of Lillard also forced the franchise to let go of two high-quality players, Jrue Holiday and Grayson Allen, thereby impacting the team’s depth. And with Khris Middleton still trying to rebound fro