Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is currently on pace to become the first player in NBA history to average at least 30 points per game and 60% shooting from the field in a single season.
Through 54 games (all starts) this season, the eight-time All-Star forward is averaging 30.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, a career-high 6.4 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.1 blocks, and 35 minutes per game.
Antetokounmpo, 29, is also shooting a career-best 61.6% from the floor, 25.5% beyond the arc, and 65.3% at the foul line. His true shooting percentage (65.1%) is a career high as well.
Per a few NBA betting sites, Antetokounmpo holds fourth-best odds to win MVP this season. Sportsbooks are showing better odds for Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Luka Doncic.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 30.8 PPG on 61.6% shooting from the field in 54 games with the Bucks this season 🔥
The Greek Freak is on pace to become the first player in NBA history with 30 PPG & 60% FG in a season 😲 pic.twitter.com/6oiR53CDJr
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 22, 2024
Antetokounmpo leads the NBA this season in points (1,662), field goals (626), 2-point field goals (602), 2-point field goal attempts (923), and free throw attempts (591).
Additionally, he recorded a career-high 64 points on only 28 field goal attempts in Milwaukee’s 140-126 win over the Indiana Pacers on Dec. 13, the most points scored with fewer than 30 field goal attempts in a game in NBA history.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 64 points vs. Pacers, broke Michael Redd’s record
The 2021 NBA champ broke the team record of 57 set by Michael Redd in 2006 in a 113-111 loss to the Utah Jazz. His previous career high was 55 in a 123-113 win over Washington in January 2023.
Furthermore, the two-time MVP became the Bucks’ all-time rebounds leader during a 128-119 win over the Houston Rockets on Dec. 17, surpassing NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
He broke Abdul-Jabbar’s record with a rebound of Tari Eason’s missed shot with 7:46 left in the fourth quarter. The Greek Freak has amassed 7,497 rebounds across his 11-year career with Milwaukee.
In six seasons in a Bucks uniform, Abdul-Jabbar grabbed 7,161 boards.
CBS Sports’ top 25 players in the NBA this season:
1. Joel Embiid
2. Nikola Jokic
3. Giannis Antetokounmpo
4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5. Luka Doncic
6. Kevin Durant
7. Kawhi Leonard
8. Donovan Mitchell
9. Devin Booker
10. Jayson…