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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was named as a finalist for the 2024-25 NBA Most Valuable Player award on April 20.
It will be the fifth time Antetokounmpo, 30, will finish in the top three in MVP voting in his 12-year career. He won the award in 2019 and 2020. He already won the Emirates NBA Cup MVP this season and was part of the in-season all-tournament team.
Denver’s Nikola Jokić, winner of three of the last four MVP awards, is also a finalist along with Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Gilgeous-Alexander was the runner-up to Jokić last year.
Antetokounmpo had another historic campaign for the Bucks this season. He joined the 20,000-point club and along the way averaged 30.4 points per game on 60.1% shooting from the field. He is the only player to do that in league history, a feat he accomplished last season as well.
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He set an NBA record with 27 straight games of scoring at least 20 points on at least 50% shooting and having seven straight games of at least 30 points on 60% shooting.
Antetokounmpo also averaged 11.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, which gave him his third season of at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists – the most by a single player in league history.
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He also led the NBA with 30-point double-doubles (35), games of at least 30 points on 60% shooting (27) and 30-point, 10-rebound, 5-assist games (22).
He finished behind Jokić in triple-doubles and Gilgeous-Alexander in scoring.
More: At 20,000 points: See how Giannis Antetokounmpo's stats compare to NBA all-time scoring list
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo a finalist for 2024-25 MVP award
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It will be the fifth time Antetokounmpo, 30, will finish in the top three in MVP voting in his 12-year career. He won the award in 2019 and 2020. He already won the Emirates NBA Cup MVP this season and was part of the in-season all-tournament team.
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Denver’s Nikola Jokić, winner of three of the last four MVP awards, is also a finalist along with Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Gilgeous-Alexander was the runner-up to Jokić last year.
Antetokounmpo had another historic campaign for the Bucks this season. He joined the 20,000-point club and along the way averaged 30.4 points per game on 60.1% shooting from the field. He is the only player to do that in league history, a feat he accomplished last season as well.
More: 'Before, I didn’t see the game like this': Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo has found a midrange shot, and opponents should be terrified
He set an NBA record with 27 straight games of scoring at least 20 points on at least 50% shooting and having seven straight games of at least 30 points on 60% shooting.
Antetokounmpo also averaged 11.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, which gave him his third season of at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists – the most by a single player in league history.
More: From teenager to MVP to champion to 30-year-old, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo opens up about his legacy
He also led the NBA with 30-point double-doubles (35), games of at least 30 points on 60% shooting (27) and 30-point, 10-rebound, 5-assist games (22).
He finished behind Jokić in triple-doubles and Gilgeous-Alexander in scoring.
More: At 20,000 points: See how Giannis Antetokounmpo's stats compare to NBA all-time scoring list
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo a finalist for 2024-25 MVP award
Continue reading...
