{"id":106845,"date":"2018-12-06T03:13:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T11:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=106845"},"modified":"2023-06-12T14:29:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T21:29:50","slug":"the-greek-freak-is-getting-freakier-the-growth-of-giannis-antetokounmpo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/the-greek-freak-is-getting-freakier-the-growth-of-giannis-antetokounmpo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greek Freak Keeps Getting Freakier: The Growth of Giannis Antetokounmpo!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 2013, the Milwaukee Bucks used their 15th pick in the NBA Draft on Giannis Antetokounmpo, a raw 6'9\" kid with a 7'3\" wingspan, weighing just 190 pounds with his NBA draft suit on and a pocket full of change.<\/p>\n

After four months, the 18-year-old with the nickname \"The Greek Freak\" grew over an inch and was projected to end up as a 7 footer.<\/p>\n

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He didn't put up big numbers during his mediocre rookie season but he was putting on the pounds and still growing. During a 2014 interview with The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a>, Bucks GM John Hammond said Giannis was now 6'11\" and 217 pounds!<\/p>\n

By the time he did the NBA dunk contest in early 2015, he was filling out and becoming a nightly highlight on Sportscenter with his long arms and legs which allowed him to cover the length of the court in three dribbles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(The day after this contest was a fun one for me. I got to help Giannis prepare his brother, Thanasis, for the D-League dunk contest)<\/p>\n

In the summer of 2015, the NBA posted this pic of a noticeably bigger and freakier looking Giannis. Besides weights, he started incorporating boxing into his workout routine.<\/p>\n

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In 2016, weighing at 222, he put up career-high numbers in a breakout season, which included his first 30-point game and triple-double -- making him the youngest (21) in franchise history with one.<\/p>\n

In 2017, he made his first All-Star and All-NBA team, won the NBA's Most Improved Player award and was given a challenge by Kobe Bryant: Win the MVP award.<\/p>\n

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Giannis responded by repeating All-NBA honors, becoming the first Buck to be named a starter in two straight All-Star games and finished 6th in MVP voting...while weighing around 230!<\/p>\n

As evident in this 2018 summer workout photo with brothers Alex, Thanasis and Kostas (also in the NBA now), Giannis wasn't done getting bigger and freakier and I feel sorry for any man who pisses off his mom.<\/p>\n

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In the gym with the #Antetokounbros<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vaqsjsrmd6<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n