Jrue Holiday on Giannis Antetokounmpo: 'He should be in Space Jam' / News - Basketnews.com

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Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has been practicing with the Greek national team recently in preparation for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and EuroBasket 2022.

Giannis Antetokounmpo

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Meanwhile, his NBA teammate Jrue Holiday appeared on JJ Redick's The Old Man & The Three podcast where he shared some details about the way the Greek Freak impresses him every day.

"The way Giannis works is like a battery pack," Holiday told. "He just never stops coming at you. For somebody to see that night after night, it really sucks, so I enjoy it. I enjoy being on this side, I really do."

"There've been games where he takes one dribble from half court and then just dunks the ball near from the free throw line. You know he has that long step and that gather step and it kind of looks like travel or whatever it is, but even with the travel, I wouldn't be able to do that, and I think I'm a pretty good athlete," the guard joked.

The Greek Freak's nickname perfectly suits the Bucks superstar, Holiday says.

"He really should be like in Space Jam, he really should. It's some of the craziest stuff I've ever seen.," Holiday suggested. "One of the things that I love about Giannis, though, is that he really wants to be the best. Him taking fadeaways or turnarounds, 15-foot jumpshots, one-dribble pullups - he really practices that every day. Faithfully, every day. His work ethic, he really wants to be the best player in the world."

In his lone match during the preparatory cycle, Giannis broke his personal record for the Greek national team during the first match, scoring 31 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and dishing out 3 assists for 38 PIR in just over 20 minutes of play, leading his team to a comfortable 86-70 victory over Spain.

The Greek superstar did not play in the second match in Madrid due to knee soreness.

Podcast's snippet about Giannis:

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