“Giannis is already the face of the league!”: Kendrick Perkins heaps some massive praise onto Bucks superstar over the likes of LeBron James and Stephen Curry

Tonoy Sengupta | 03/08/2021
"Giannis is already the face of the league!": Kendrick Perkins heaps some massive praise onto Bucks superstar over the likes of LeBron James and Stephen Curry

Kendrick Perkins heaps some massive praise on the shoulders of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo

 

Is Giannis Antetokounmpo a top 5 player in the NBA already?

The Greek Freak is only 26-years-old but has already come such a long way in his NBA career. He went from a lanky rookie who was out of his element and scared out of his mind, to a strapping young man who is one of the most dominant players in the league, despite his lack of a reliable jumper.

People, the Bucks superstar is so good, Shaquille O’Neal actually relinquished his superstar moniker, and bequeathed it on him, before he even won a title.

Simply put, the Freak is good (pause). But, is he the face of the league?

Kendrick Perkins certainly thinks so.

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Kendrick Perkins believes Giannis Antetokounmpo is already the face of the league

It sounds absurd at first. But is it really that far off the truth?

At the end of the day, the player is only just entering his prime, and he has already led the Milwaukee Bucks to their first-ever NBA title in 50 years. On top of that he’s likable too, and so much more.

That aside though let’s let Big Perk explain himself here. Take a look at the tweet below.

Well, we won’t say Giannis is the only star in the NBA that can get you 50 wins in the regular season. However, his points about making him the face of the league really aren’t too far-fetched.

At the end of the day, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant are getting on in age. So, given that the league is going to need a new figurehead anyway, why not Giannis Antetokounmpo?

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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