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Raptors tried to trade into draft for Greek Freak

He gobbles up space like some gigantic Pac-Man with long, loping strides that eat metres of court space in a now-you-see-him, now-you-don’t blink of an eye.

He plays the game with an intuitive style of a wise old man, making you forget he’s a 22-year-old Athenian who started playing basketball about a decade ago.

He’s a forward. A guard. A centre.

Greek Freak, indeed.

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, with whom Raptors fans will become entirely familiar over the next couple of weeks, is one of those NBA players who defies description, a seven-foot Swiss Army knife, a gadget, a unicorn that every team would die for and only one has.