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Originally Posted by San Diego Flyer Giannis is continually encouraging Kostas to play position-less basketball to take full advantage of his dynamic skill set. "He goes and passes it to the point guard. I'm, like, Kostas, 'Why are you passing? Take it yourself!' But he's, like, 'I'm the 3 man.' I'm, like, 'Kostas, in basketball right now, there is no such thing as a position; it's all about your skill set. If you can bring the ball down, bring the ball down; it's simple. But you've got to take care of the ball.'," Giannis told NBPA.com. It's impossible not to see shades of Giannis when watching Kostas's highlight tape.

That kind of whispering in Kostas' ear tells me a lot about the dynamics of UD's team last year. AG was trying to win games. Kostas was trying to please his brother. While they aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, I'm guessing AG remained frustrated with Kostas as the season progressed. I'd bet that Old Milwaukee offered earlier that XW was hearing whispers as well about how he should play. It is still a team sport...