“I know that I have more” – Giannis Antetokounmpo on taking his game to the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite being one of the greatest players ever, Giannis still doesn’t think he’s at his best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By MATTHEW DUGANDZIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has done a lot in his 10 years in the NBA.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n An NBA champion, a two-time MVP award winner, and a member of the NBA’s 75th-anniversary team, the Greek Freak has already established himself as one of the greatest players in league history. But Giannis is far from done and is determined to take his game to another level and become even better than he already is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo I think I\u2019m better this year? One hundred percent. Do I believe I\u2019ve shown it? No,\u201d Antetokounmpo said. \u201cBut it\u2019s very scary to me because every day I go back home, I\u2019m like, \u2018Holy s\u2014. I still, I know that I have more.\u2019”<\/p>\n\n\n\n 50-point game<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fresh off his second 50-point performance this season on Sunday against the Denver Nuggets, Giannis explained why he believes he can still improve as a player. Echoing what the Dallas Mavericks’ star Luka Doncic once said about scoring in the NBA being easier compared to Europe, Giannis believes he can bring his game to another level as he did during the EuroBasket 2022, where he led Greece to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI went to Europe, and I was the top scorer. I finished the tournament averaging 29.8 in Europe; that\u2019s like averaging 40 in the NBA,\u201d Antetokounmpo said. \u201cAnd in a game, I scored 31 points in 17 minutes, which I have never done in my career. So, do I think I\u2019m better? I know I\u2019m better. But I have to show it on the court. You let your game talk. We can talk this game as much as you want, but we play this game; we don\u2019t talk this game.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n More levels to be unlocked<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As polished as Giannis already is, he’s well aware of his limitations and knows there are more levels of his game to unlock. The obvious one is shooting, and even though Antetokounmpo has improved in that department, he’s far from done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “So, even though I don\u2019t show this year that I\u2019m better, it\u2019s nothing for me to be disappointed on because I\u2019m 28 years old, man. Next year, I\u2019m going to be 29. And next year, I might come back, and I might be way better, and I\u2019m able to show it,” said Giannis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere is two more levels to be unlocked here. And I have to stay locked in to unlock those levels. I\u2019m not unlocking them right now,\u201d the Bucks superstar concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Originally published at Sports Illustrated<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “I know that I have more” – Giannis Antetokounmpo on taking his game to the next level. Despite being one of the greatest players ever, Giannis still doesn’t think he’s at his best. By MATTHEW…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[1625],"class_list":["post-7986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-giannis"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n