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“When the dust settles, Giannis Antetokounmpo will be the most dominant player in NBA history”: Kendrick Perkins gives the Greek Freak an edge over Shaquille O’Neal and Wilt Chamberlain

Akash Murty
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"When the dust settles, Giannis Antetokounmpo will be the most dominant player in NBA history": Kendrick Perkins gives the Greek Freak an edge over Shaquille O'Neal and Wilt Chamberlain

There has always been a comparison between Shaquille O’Neal and Wilt Chamberlain when it comes to the most dominant player in the NBA. However, that discussion has a new contender.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is without doubt the most dominant player in NBA right now. If people forgot it in the few months after the Playoffs, he sent them a stern reminder by his performance against the Lakers Wednesday night. 

The Greek freak posterized everyone on the Lakers squad posting up season-best numbers, making 18 out of 23 attempted shots. He had 47 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal, and a block and shot 75% from the 3-point line making 3 out of 4. Milwaukee Bucks beat the Lakers 109-102.

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Since then, the 2021 Finals MVP has been in the NBA headlines again, months after his championship success.

Kendrick Perkins believes Giannis will be the most dominant player, ever!

ESPN analyst and former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins thinks Giannis will go down as the most dominant player ever when it’s all set and done.

“I feel like Shaq is the most dominant player ever. But if Giannis Antetokounmpo just can stay healthy. He will go down as the most dominant player EVER,” Perkins said on ESPN’s First Take on Thursday.

 

However amazed he left his fellow analyst, KP believes what he says and he even doubled down on his stance saying the 2-time MVP and DPOY will be better than both Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O’Neal.

 

Why Stephen A is getting that surprised and going on unnecessary rant when Superman himself has agreed to the fact?

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The Diesel never agrees to someone being better than him at anything and if he says Giannis is more dominating than him, he has got to be the most dominant force the NBA has ever seen.

The 26-year old already has achieved what even Michael Jordan and LeBron James did not when they were at that age. He is already an NBA champ, 2-time MVP, DPOY, Finals MVP, 5-time All-Star, 4-time NBA All-Defensive team, and much more. If he retires today he’ll be a Hall of Famer. That is sheer dominance.

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Akash Murty

Akash Murty

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An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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