Giannis Joins Super Company Without Joining Super Team: Unchecked

Giannis Antetokounmpo joined a super team with his historic NBA Finals performance, the best players of all-time.

Giannis Antetokounmpo joined a super team with his legendary NBA Finals performance: the best players of all time. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the 1st player in NBA Finals history to average 30+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists on at least 60% shooting.

35.2 PPG
13.2 RPG
5.0 APG
61.8 FG% pic.twitter.com/PTBDmDl3Es

— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) July 21, 2021

Because when you’re talking current players with a pantheon level resume it’s LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and now Giannis. That’s it, that’s the list.

Greek Freak is HOOPING!!!!!!!

— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 21, 2021

And oh yeah, The Greek Freak is only 26. Plus, as he let everyone know when holding the trophy, he did it his way, or as he put it, the hard way. 

Giannis on the Ether beat.

WHAT SUPER TEAM. pic.twitter.com/3unJcAZiav

— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) July 21, 2021

Of course, he had plenty of help in the form of Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday and a lot of things broke the Bucks way due to injury, including major ones to the NBA’s newest super team in Brooklyn. 

Giannis at Age 26 vs. other legends at that age:

Giannis: NBA Champion, NBA Finals MVP, 2X MVP

Jordan: 0 Titles, 0 Finals MVP, 1 MVP

LeBron: 0 Titles, 0 Finals MVP, 2X MVP

Wilt: 0 Titles, 0 Finals MVP, 1 MVP

Shaq: 0 Titles, 0 Finals MVP, 0 MVP pic.twitter.com/2ZJ7w9DEId

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) July 21, 2021

But Giannis’ leg also went the wrong way just a few weeks ago and he responded with the most dominant performance we’ve seen from a big man since Shaq. So he’s earned the right to talk an endless amount of smack. Especially given all the criticism that has come his way up to this point.

Giannis is the first player in NBA history to win:

MIP
MVP
DPOY
FMVP pic.twitter.com/lch0YhqXFX

— StatMuse (@statmuse) July 21, 2021

NBA championship, Finals MVP, 2 regular-season MVPs and a Defensive Player of the Year is quite a bag. Not bad for someone with no skill. One could even say it is enough to make him a Batman. He was clearly a superstar on his own level in dismantling the Suns, putting up 50 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks in the closeout game. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first player in our database to have 50+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ blocks in ANY PLAYOFF GAME pic.twitter.com/M7fc5KRE4g

— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) July 21, 2021

Giannis talked about living in the moment in midst of his historic showing, well, he’s also now living forever as a part of NBA history.