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The Unprecedented Rise of Giannis

Four years ago today, Giannis had the roughest game of any of the eight players to get run for the Bucks in a 104–102 loss to the Pacers. Everyone else on the Bucks — from Chris Wright to Ramon Sessions —was pretty respectable that night, against a Pacers team that would push LeBron (in his final year in Miami) to six games in the conference finals.

Coming off the bench, Giannis shot a nondescript 1–4 for two points and a couple turnovers in 21 minutes that night. He was in the final stretch of his rookie season, and this game against the Pacers was hardly out of the ordinary — he hit double-digits in scoring just three times in his final 24 games.