Yeah he lost me on that one
A player who relies almost exclusively on transition scoring and being larger and faster than others , not having any scoring versatility , 13th season in the nba and still can't shoot
His playoff stats and success are garbage , in tight games teams just force him out of the paint and watch him become irrelevant ( Toronto 2019, Miami 2020 and 2023 )
His only Title run has the biggest asterisk of modern basketball - Kyrie and Harden both were out with injuries and KD still nearly beat the bucks himself
Hell I'd argue Middleton was just as valuable if not more valuable than Giannis was for that team - especially since the player that showed up for clutch shooting and getting baskets when they needed them was KM not Giannis, and when they needed a stop it was JH
Like is Giannis a generational monster who can tear through teams in the regular season with transition scoring and bully ball? absolutely
Is he a guy you can build a franchise around to contend for chips? fuck no
This post was edited by DeRozan on Nov 6 2025 08:58am