Watch the video above with great plays by Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetoukounmpo, born in 1994, is one of the most exciting players in the NBA today and is the symbol of an ongoing transformation in basketball.

As it is also known, the Greak Freak was chosen with the 15th choice of the draft of 2013 by the Milwaukee Bucks (club that defends until today). At the time he was a risky choice. He was active in Filathlitikos, the Greek second tier.

What caught the Scouts’ attention were their surreal physical-athletic attributes. It grew and now has 2.11m (6ft 11in) of height and absurd 2,26m (7ft 5in) of wingspan. Added to that an incredible agility.

What genetics gave him would make him capable of being a high level defender, breaking pass lines and annoying the player he marked.

But the Greek went far beyond that, it became a scoring machine near the basket, combining its privileged condition with the perfected technique in those years of NBA.

About her evolution, she was glaring. In his first year of league (2013–2014) he had little ball in his hands, he missed more proportionately, did not contribute so offensively, punctuated more in counterattacks and dunks and displaying a few flashes than he could be. And his highlight was more on the defensive side with his blocks and steals.

His first season averages were 6.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks. That’s in good 24.6 minutes per game.

In addition, his PER (Advanced Statistic which attempts to measure a player’s total impact on a court in a single number) was 10.8 and his Usage Percentage (% USG, Statistics that measures the percentage of usage a player has played while on) was 15%.

In his fourth season, 2016–2017 when he was All-Star, he won the MIP Award and was in the All-NBA Teams, Antetokounmpo became the face of the Bucks and had absurd averages of 22.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists , 1.6 steals and 1.9 blocks in 35.6 minutes per game. Leading your team in all these statistics.

This with a PER of 26.1% and USG% of 28.3%.

In 2017–2018 in 14 matches played at the time of writing, Giannis has averages of 30.6 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.9 blocks in 37.6 minutes per game. In addition it has a PER of 31.6 (highest league mark at the moment) and% USG of 33.3%.

More than the numbers above, the impressive evolution of Antetokounmpo, who has not yet turned 23 years old, shows a player model that must appear more and more in the NBA: Athletic, High Wingspan, Versatile, Able to Play in Various Positions .

In an NBA less and less attached to the traditional Position labels (PG, SG, SF, PF and C), Giannis has already played all those roles on the court. Able to take the ball to the attack and create plays for you and your teammates in attack and agility to accompany the fastest guards in the defense, while at the same time you can with your physique establish position in the bottle both to score near the basket and to defend pivots and take rebounds, it is difficult to define the position of the Greek.

For such versatility, Antetokoumpo is a terror to its opponents and to mark it is almost impossible. If I develop a reliable 3-point shoot, I dare say it will be impossible to guard.

For being so good, yet so young and so versatile, Giannis Antetokoumpo can mark an era in NBA history and shape a next generation of athletic and versatile players.

Let’s follow the next steps in Greek history.