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Spelling Giannis Antetokounmpo is easy, stopping him is advanced math

Before Giannis Antetokounmpo was an MVP favorite and a superstar on a sixty-win team, he was a relative unknown as the 15th pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. He was Greek, not nobody knew he was an athletic freak yet. Most of his class couldn’t even pronounce his name let alone spell it:

Now, Giannis is a household name, the mononymous superstar of the Milwaukee Bucks who is the heir apparent to LeBron’s Eastern Conference throne. It’s a title well deserved. Antetokounmpo is a match up nightmare, the type of player that you have to dedicate a good part of your game plan for.