Originally Posted by SeasonTicketFan
How good can Kostas really be? Expecting him to match his brother might be unrealistic at least for this year.
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Which brother are we talking about here? Expecting Kostas to match the oldest Antetokuompo brother, Thanasis, in year one seems doable maybe. He's made his mark on defense in the NBA D-League where he's been a 2nd and 3rd team all-league defensive selection. Personally, I tend to think Kostas will come in similar to Xeyrius where his positive contributions were mostly on the defensive end in his freshman year, before his offensive game took off in his sophomore year. But back to Thanasis, he is only 6-7 unlike Giannis and Kostas who go 6-11 and 6-10 respectively. Because of that and because he picked up the game at a younger age, you can make a reasonable argument that eventually Kostas will surpass the skill of Thanasis....
BUT EXPECTING KOSTAS TO BE AS GOOD AT BASKETBALL AS GIANNIS IS AT ANY POINT LET ALONE YEAR ONE IS NOT JUST UNREALISTIC, ITS CRAZY!!!
Giannis Antetokuompo is the first player in NBA history to finish in the top 20 in total points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks in a single season. He is regarded to be A TOP 5 / TOP 6 PLAYER IN THE WORLD right now with Durant, Steph Curry, Harden, Lebron, and Russell Westbrook.
But if crazy was reality, and Kostas actually became a top 5/6 player in the world, then Dayton should absolutely be playing for a national title in the next 4 years.