Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is on pace to have a season unlike anything seen before.Giannis Antetokounmpo, the standout player for the Milwaukee Bucks, is expected to have an unprecedented season.
Antetokounmpo raised his season scoring average to 30.2 points per game on 61.1 field goal percentage following his 35 points on 68.2 percent shooting in Tuesday’s NBA In-Season Tournament matchup against the New York Knicks.
No player in NBA history has averaged 30 points or more while shooting 60 percent or better from the field in a game, according to Basketball Reference on X (previously Twitter).As it turns out, it may still be too soon to declare with confidence that Giannis Antetokounmpo will be the first to accomplish the accomplishment. The Bucks have only played 20 games thus far, and Giannis is shooting 25% from deep this 2023–24, which is a tough feat for someone who struggles so much to make long-range shots. In addition, sooner rather than later the law of averages will probably catch up with him.
That being considered, it would be incorrect to have doubts about Antetokounmpo as well. After all, he nearly reached the 30-point, 60% shooting threshold in the previous campaign. In fact, the Greek Freak scored 31.1 points on 55.3 percent of his shots in 2022–2023 games. It turns out that Antetokounmpo is the one who can do it if anyone can.
Given his style of play, it’s not difficult to see Giannis Antetokounmpo becoming the first player to record a 30-point, 60% shooting percentage.
This 2023-24 season, Antetokounmpo is 13th in the NBA when it comes to drives per game (15.1) and fourth in points in drives with 11.5. He likes to attack the rim, which is a high-percentage shot for him. If he lessens his shooting and focuses more on where he works best, maintaining a 60 percent field goal rate while averaging 30 points is definitely achievable.
Add to the fact that there isn’t a lot of pressure on Antetokounmpo to go out and shoot from deep anymore since he has both Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton alongside him. Having capable scorers beside him should also help open the floor even more for the two-time NBA MVP.
It remains to be seen if he can actually keep it up to set the record, but don’t write off the Bucks superstar.
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