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Listed at 6'11" (and possibly still growing!) and having spent most of his overseas career playing point guard, Giannis Antetokounmpo has long been an almost futuristic athlete. Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd apparently plans on taking full advantage of Antetokounmpo's freakish nature, claiming the rising forward will play all five positions at times this season.

"He's 20 years old and he's going to play every position for us," Kidd said, per of the Milwaukee . "...He never complains. He just goes out there and plays. I think he's showing he's confident in shooting the three. He's confident while he's on the floor and he's doing a lot of good things for us."

Of course, fluid positionality is nothing new to Antetokounmpo. According to 82Games.com, the Greek Freak played four of the five positions last season, the lone exception being point guard. He spent an overwhelming majority of his time at the two forward spots, which one would assume will continue this season.

Kidd's quotes, however, create an expectation he'll at the very least spend a lot more time with the ball in his hands. Antetokounmpo averaged 12.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in 2014-15. He's still a bit more turnover prone than you'd like—his 15.6 percent turnover rate is concerning given how little creative responsibility he had—but he's shown marked improvement. Between his rookie and second seasons, Antetokounmpo cut his turnover percentage by 3.6 percent.

The Bucks are also encouraged by his improvement from behind the three-point line. Antetokounmpo has hit a grand total of 48 threes through his first two seasons, only seven of which came a year ago. Kidd heavily emphasized improving his efficiency in his first season as coach, but it appears the team is more willing to give him freedom after a summer full of work.

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"I feel it's going to come," Antetokounmpo said, per Gardner. "In the middle of the season and the end of the season I'm going to be making them, and you (reporters) are going to be talking how Giannis has improved a lot. I've just got to stick with it."

With the Bucks entering 2015-16 banking on a leap from Antetokounmpo and fellow core star Jabari Parker, the Freak's ability to move around the court will be pivotal. Based on what Kidd's saying publicly, all signs point to a breakout.



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