Giannis Antetokounmpo makes NBA history in game vs Mavericks / News - Basketnews.com

Antetokounmpo became the youngest player in NBA history to record 16,000+ points, 7000+ rebounds, and 3000+ assists in a career.

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The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Dallas Mavericks Saturday night to record their ninth victory of the season. At the same time, Giannis Antetokounmpo made NBA history during the game.

Player of the Game EFF 49 Giannis Antetokounmpo Points 40 Accuracy 18-26 Rebounds 15 Assists 7

The Bucks superstar finished the game with 40 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists, which wrote his name into the history books. With this performance, Antetokounmpo became the youngest player in NBA history to record 16,000+ points, 7000+ rebounds, and 3000+ assists in a career.

The Greek Freak reached the mark at 28 years and 347 days of age. The record previously belonged to Kevin Garnett, who was more than half a year older when he did it (29 years, 199 days).

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30 years, 354 days),Larry Bird (31 years, 69 days), andLeBron James (31 years, 84 days) round up the top five on the list.

Antetokounmpo is averaging 28.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game this season, while the Bucks are third in the Eastern Conference with nine wins and four losses.

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