Giannis Antetokounmpo’s MVP Case: How the Bucks’ Roster Reshaping Could Fuel His Third Trophy
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s MVP quest takes center stage. Can the Greek Freak lead the Milwaukee Bucks to new heights this season?
Justin Garcia and Camille Davis dissect the Bucks’ roster, exploring lineup possibilities that could unleash Giannis’ full potential. From “jumbo” formations to guard-heavy units, Milwaukee’s flexibility is under the microscope. The hosts debate who’ll emerge as the team’s second-leading scorer, with Gary Trent Jr. and Kevin Porter Jr. as prime candidates. Doc Rivers’ recent comments on player development add intrigue to the mix.
Will the Bucks’ offseason moves propel them back to championship contention? Tune in for expert analysis on Milwaukee’s evolving strategy and the players poised to make a significant impact.
0:00 Giannis MVP potential and Bucks roster
5:08 Optimized lineups and Bucks’ offensive efficiency
13:58 Giannis’ potential scoring and assist averages
16:18 Candidates for Bucks’ second-leading scorer
24:29 Doc Rivers’ comments on player breakouts
30:49 Comparing Bucks to Pacers’ scoring distribution
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46 Comments
Obviously the mvp voters think Giannis has a better supporting cast than Jokic or SAG requiring a 60-win season to win it. Rivers is the worst coach in NBA. Instead of point Giannis we need low post Giannis, bad coaching killing his titles. Once the wall puts the brakes on Giannis penetration the Bucks offense has 5 seconds to shoot and one-dimension players like Green have no game creating shot. Hopefully Turner can be a second option mid-range or cooked with River's stupidity.
I think GTJ will be the second leading scorer. I also think 33ppg is more likely for Giannis than 8 apg.
Bucks should look into signing Emoni Bates
If Giannis becomes a high scorer, leads to teammates getting less touches, less likely to get in a groove, which leads to low scoring offense in general.
turner will up scoring but every player ( trent porter kuz ) will allbe double digits
Love your show bro but you have to stop smacking the lips please.😣
KPJ most likely to have a breakout season, most impactful after Giannis, second leading scorer and in Allstar discussions.
my favorite Bucks show.
The young guys just seem hungrier and ready to pop, Rollins,Trent, KPJ, Green, and Cole are going to take a leap. Revenge Tour coming!
I'm telling you all, Bucks coming out of the East! Laugh now, but this group is special and going to be good!
I bet Myles, KPJ, Bobby, and GTJ are all gonna average around 12-15 PPG
This is the most shooting and athleticism on a roster top to bottom Giannis has ever had
The main scorers will be Giannis 1 GTJ 2 kpj 3
KPJ will be the second leading scorer
Stop the shenanigans and finalize the roster with
Mr Triple Double WestBrook..💯🫡 11:59
Both KPJ and GTJ have been 20 point scorers
starters
Giannis averages 30-31 ppg and around 11 assists. Internally feels sick of point Giannis and secretly hires Robin Lopez to coach him on his hook shot so he can become a post player.
Finishes second in the MVP race behind Steph.
Cole Anthony averages 10-15 ppg
Gary Trent averages 15-20
AJ Green averages exactly 15
Miles Turner averages 15-20
bench
Bobby Portis averages close to 15
Kpj averages around 12ppg. Does something stupid out of the court mid season and gets suspended by the NBA for the playoffs
Jericho Sims tries and fails to develop a 3 point shot. Averages 2.9 ppg
Ryan Rollins has a breakout season and averages 7 ppg
Taurean Prince hits therapy hard to fix his confidence for the playoffs. Doc Rivers is not a fan of therapy and only plays him 5 minutes per game
Ajax is a sniper now. He gets a starting spot after the trade deadline averaging close to 8 ppg
Kyle Kuzma averages 15-20 ppg on horrible efficiency. Still he gets lots of playing time until he gets traded just before the trade deadline for LeBron James
LeBron James plays for the Milwaukee Bucks for half a season as the backup for Ajax. He averages about 20 ppg on good efficiency. He wins both conference finals MVP and finals MVP
The days of Giannis winning MVP in Milwaukee is over no matter how good we are or how crazy his Stat line is. Half if not most of the voters want Giannis out of Milwaukee and are the same ones pushing the narrative that Giannis should want to leave. Their not gonna reward him for staying with an MVP even if he does deserve it. And on top of that they want to keep pushing the narrative that Jokic their "Great White Hope" golden boy is the best player in the league when anybody who really watches knows Giannis is better and should have more MVPs than him right now. Just the cold hard truth of today's media
A 20 point a game average is not going to be necessary from anyone else 🤷♂️
Myles of course…
be ready to watch the best individual season in nba history
Could the Bucks be planning to start Giannis at SF? It would make sense as to why they are considering adding a 5th big with Al Horford and why they have so many SG and less SF depth. If so, does Portis start next to Turner in the front court? Bobby would be the 2nd leading scorer.
We need Giannis to be himself while everyone else puts in scoring as a collective group. 10pts per role player ain’t bad..
Kuzma is a problem not good enough
1:58 Does this matter THAT much? we saw the success the pacers had. Obviously it’d be nice to have a robin next to our batman, but yeah.
KPJ SECOND BEST SCORER EASLY
Waiting on Justin's emergency episode announcing Livingston's resigning 😂
The kpj is the 2nd scorer. The overlooking of kpj is weird. They just don't want to accept that the hate is real 😅
I like what the bucks are trying to do. But this can go just as bad as it can good this comming season. I love giannis and hope he never leaves, but we cant rely on him for 33pts a game the whole season.. Maybe his middy will take another step forward this season but driving to the basket for 20ish pts a game all season long is gonna burn him out. Just look at his injury history at the end of the year.. We are really rolling the dice and banking on some boarderline proven guys to step up and slay dragons. I worry we could easily end up being last years orland magic, not being able to buy a basket.
I was re watching that crazy pistons game last year, giannis had 59pts and something like 22 of the teams 24 pts in the first quarter… Granted early in the year didnt have the guys we have now, but we cant do this to him.
Giannis will be avg 28 pts, 10 reb and 8 assist next season. Book it!
Lovin’ the specs Justin!
I feel turner will score over 20 pts
A third MVP would give Giannis the record for longest gap between two awards. He’d match Wilt for the all time longest drought between MVPs (‘59-60 to ‘65-66) but would be setting a new record for the modern era. With that being said, voter fatigue for Giannis should dwindle all while it starts setting in elsewhere.
Now that our championship window is practically closed, expect Giannis to start prioritizing the regular season again. We’re also about to see the return of a heliocentric Giannis now at the peak of his powers. Combine all of this motivation with low outside expectations and a serious MVP narrative is ready to start brewing.
I have no doubt we're gonna win the chip next year, we now have too much, we never needed specialists, we always just needed PJ Tucker type guys who can fight back
Andrew Wiggins… because I’m still holding out hope that we can get him in house 🤞
I agree if you have 7 to 8 players in double figure scoring hard team to beat
While a point Giannis and faster pace will lead to more wins I think we saw in the playoffs were a wing defender n one more scoring option away. Hopefully Harris can be that defending option or if Jackson could hit the side of a barn we'd have the answer already in him more then likely though I think we're one guy away from being contenders and I think we should go all in this year will all the injuries
GARY TRENT JR ❤️,
KEVIN PORTER JR 💜
AJ GREEN 💚
Giannis will go basket case on the nimrod chumps when he comes around, but what do I know? I’m an American idiot.
How would the rebounding go if Giannis, Myles, Bobby, Jericho and Kuzma all on the floor at the same time?
Don’t think I’ve ever seen Justin without a hat😂 looking sharp brother!
Milwaukee just need to find a consistent 3&D wing. We can't trust Kuzma 😂
KPJ will be the second highest scorer, we desperately need someone with a mid range game. That step back he has is money, dare I say a younger Kmid. Then the other thing we need to work on is someone needs to cut as soon as they see the wall coming for Giannis. I will take a high percentage lay up over a 30% chance 3 any day.
Doc should be ecstatic about what Livingston is doing right now but he probably doesnt even know who he is
The Bucks are going to be fun to watch, wow! Giannis and Myles Turner together and surrounded by shooters 🤩 🔥 Let’s go!
Bucks going to be faster and more defensive, so I think it makes sense. Run the floor and keep the score down. Cleveland last year basically just played defense and won lower scoring games and had the number 1 overall win record playing stronger defense.