Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the most famous faces in the NBA right now and that doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon. The Greek Freak is the present and the future of the league, but he still has some things to improve before taking the crown as the King, which stillbelongs toLeBron James.
The Milwaukee Bucks superstar has been unable to lead his team to the Finals in the past two years and fans are losing their patience with Giannis, although he’s 25 years old and hasn’t even reached his peak.
Giannis still has things to improve in his game and one NBA veteran has pointed out what he can do to become ‘unguardable’ against teams that have seemingly found his Achilles heel. Over the last two years, he hasn’t been stopped by the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat, showing his flaws on the court.
NBA veteran reveals the key for Giannis to reach the next level in his game
Corey Brewer explained what Giannis needs to do to take his game to the next dimension and become a real threat to the rest of NBA teams. He’s been known for his athleticism, his handles and dunk ability. However, that hasn’t been enough for him to succeed in the league.
Fortunately, Brewer appears to have the answer to Giannis and the Bucks’ problems, explaining that the young player needs to develop a jumper so that he’ll become ‘unguardable’ for anybody who tried to stop him.
“Giannis is tough. He’s still young and he’s getting better, too. Each time you play him, you can see that he’s getting better and that he’s adding stuff to his game. He’s one of those guys where anytime you play him, you’re like, “Man, this is gonna be a long night…” He knows his game,” Brewer wrote.
“Good luck slowing him down. Since he’s put on the weight and muscle, it made him almost unstoppable when he gets in the paint,” Brewer mentioned.
“It’s really great to see a guy like that reach that level. As a rookie, he was a skinny kid. It was kinda like, “Oh, he could be good. Yeah, we’ll see… He could be good if he works on his game.” Then, all of a sudden, he puts on the weight, he works his butt off and he gets the confidence,” Brewer added.
“Confidence is such an important thing in basketball. When you work your butt off and you’re confident, it goes a long way. That’s what allowed Giannis to become Giannis. He got stronger, he got better and, most importantly, he got his swag.”
“Now, he has to get a jump shot. I’m glad he can’t shoot because if he was a knockdown shooter, he would be unguardable. Literally unguardable,” Brewer mentioned.
Brewer explained what Giannis already has and what he needs to add to his game to be better. The back-to-back NBA MVP is well aware that he needs to push himself to improve his game and developing a jump shot would be the end for him. Giannis and his athleticism with a jump shot would be awesome to watch.
We have to wait to see what version of the player we’ll see this upcoming season, but it looks like everybody is expecting the same thing from him.