Giannis Antetokounmpo has reached 20,000 profession factors, making him the 52nd participant in NBA historical past to take action.
The Milwaukee Bucks star crossed the edge together with his trademark energy and pace within the third quarter towards the Dallas Mavericks, driving by means of the paint for a layup.
The latest participant to succeed in 20K factors was Antetokounmpo’s teammate Damian Lillard, who did so last season. The variety of NBA gamers in that membership is 52, although it expands to 56 in case you rely ABA stats.
The Bucks had a tribute video for Antetokounmpo, who has been in Milwaukee since he was 19 years outdated throughout the 2013-14 season.
The milestone got here a day after LeBron James crossed the much-anticipated threshold of 50,000 points, although that mark included playoff scoring. Going by common season solely, which is how these things normally works, James is at a file 41,187, which continues to be wild to consider. Antetokounmpo has been within the NBA for 12 seasons, gained his first MVP six years in the past, has solely elevated his scoring since then, and is not even midway to James. In fact, most careers pale when in comparison with James.
Antetokounmpo is on a Corridor of Fame monitor in his profession and is the beautiful simple reply for the very best participant in Bucks historical past, main the group all time in video games, minutes, discipline objectives, rebounds, assists, blocks, triple-doubles, field-goal proportion and, in fact, factors.
Now, the two-time MVP, former Defensive Participant of the 12 months and eight-time All-Star has one other entry on his resume.
