And a championship and two MVP awards and 50ara in the last game of last season and participation in the top five of the NBA and second son and purchase of MLB team shares.
Giannis Antetokounbo did it all in 2021.
It was not the easiest, it was not the most relaxed, but it was definitely the happiest year of his life.
In 2021 he is preparing to say goodbye to us and for Giannis Antetokounbo it was a year in which everything happened to him. From the birth of his second child, to winning his first NBA championship and the MVP award in the All-Star Game, to the award for Most Valuable Player in the Finals with the Phoenix Suns.
The Greek Freak played in 106 of the 127 games of the Bucks in 2021, he was of course their leader on and off the field, he was, is and will remain the most famous citizen of Milwaukee, the most famous Greek and we hope he will continue to be for many years top basketball player in the world.
For now, he will also say goodbye to 2021 with a table full of statistics, great performances and stunning numbers, numbers taken from a video game, combined with the ultimate achievement, the conquest of the Larry O 'Brien trophy. He also scored 50 points in the crucial match. With 17/19 shots. In 2021, Antetokunbo scored 3039 points (28.7 per game), collected 1212 rebounds (11.4 per game), distributed 605 assists (5.7 per game), stole 115 balls (1.1 per game) and cut 141 shots (1.3 per game), with that of Diandre Eaton, in the fourth final at the Fiserv Forum, being the top of his career and one of two, at most the top three in NBA history. Giannis played 3595 minutes (33.9 per game) in 106 of the Bucks' 127 games (he participated in 84% of their matches) in regular seasons and playoffs. Analytically, the Greek Freak scored 1026 two-pointers in 1617 executed, 104 three-pointers in 376 attempts and 693 shots in 1036 executed.
He closed 2021 with 63.5% in two-pointers, 27.7% in three-pointers and 66.9% in shots, while he also recorded 8 triple-doubles, six in games of last year's regular season, one in the playoffs and one in this season. Of course he was an All-Star for the fifth time in his career, of course he was a member of the top five of the last regular season, for the third time in his career, of course he was a member of the best defensive five, also for the third time in his NBA career.
The 27-year-old forward was also named a Top Greek Athlete for 2021 by the Panhellenic Sports Press Association, while he bought shares in the Milwaukee Brewers, MLB team, to expand his business activities outside of basketball.
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