Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo duo will make preseason debut on Sunday vs. Lakers
Malika Andrews: We get our first look at the Bucks’ new superstar duo this weekend. Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin says on NBA Today that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard will make their preseason debut on Sunday against the Lakers.
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DAME. GIANNIS. SUNDAY 🚨
Bucks HC Adrian Griffin confirmed with @malika_andrews that the duo will debut vs. the Lakers on October 15. pic.twitter.com/MOdeHQ365q – 3:56 PM
DAME. GIANNIS. SUNDAY 🚨
Bucks HC Adrian Griffin confirmed with @malika_andrews that the duo will debut vs. the Lakers on October 15. pic.twitter.com/MOdeHQ365q – 3:56 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said on NBA Today just now that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Dame Lillard will make their debut together in Milwaukee’s preseason game against the Lakers in L.A. on Sunday. – 3:39 PM
Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said on NBA Today just now that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Dame Lillard will make their debut together in Milwaukee’s preseason game against the Lakers in L.A. on Sunday. – 3:39 PM
Malika Andrews @malika_andrews
We get our first look at the Bucks’ new superstar duo this weekend.
Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin says on NBA Today that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Dame Lillard will make their preseason debut on Sunday against the Lakers. – 3:39 PM
We get our first look at the Bucks’ new superstar duo this weekend.
Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin says on NBA Today that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Dame Lillard will make their preseason debut on Sunday against the Lakers. – 3:39 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
In Memphis, I sat down with Damian Lillard and we discussed his partnership with Giannis Antetokounmpo, fitting Khris Middleton into the offense, and how his first week proves the Bucks’ actions speak louder than their words.
At @TheAthletic
: theathletic.com/4949988/2023/1… – 1:18 PM
In Memphis, I sat down with Damian Lillard and we discussed his partnership with Giannis Antetokounmpo, fitting Khris Middleton into the offense, and how his first week proves the Bucks’ actions speak louder than their words.
At @TheAthletic
: theathletic.com/4949988/2023/1… – 1:18 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
In Memphis, I sat down with Damian Lillard and we discussed his partnership with Giannis Antetokounmpo, fitting Khris Middleton into the offense, and how the Bucks’ actions have spoken louder than their words in his first week.
At @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/4949988/2023/1… – 1:05 PM
In Memphis, I sat down with Damian Lillard and we discussed his partnership with Giannis Antetokounmpo, fitting Khris Middleton into the offense, and how the Bucks’ actions have spoken louder than their words in his first week.
At @TheAthletic
: theathletic.com/4949988/2023/1… – 1:05 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Damian Lillard on Giannis Antetokounmpo: “I’ve never played with nobody that’s capable of that” #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/15… – 11:20 AM
Damian Lillard on Giannis Antetokounmpo: “I’ve never played with nobody that’s capable of that” #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/15… – 11:20 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Damian Lillard & Giannis Antetokounmpo haven’t played a game yet, but they’ve practiced together. And it’s left Lillard in disbelief at times.
“I’ve never played with nobody that’s capable of that.” – Lillard
1-on-1 with @Dame_Lillard, at @TheAthletic:theathletic.com/4949988/2023/1… – 9:08 AM
Damian Lillard & Giannis Antetokounmpo haven’t played a game yet, but they’ve practiced together. And it’s left Lillard in disbelief at times.
“I’ve never played with nobody that’s capable of that.” – Lillard
1-on-1 with @Dame_Lillard, at @TheAthletic
:theathletic.com/4949988/2023/1… – 9:08 AM
Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
No Giannis or Dame, but still plenty to talk about after tonight’s Bucks loss in Memphis. Monitoring Malik Beasley’s hold on the 5th starter spot, the ups/downs of MarJon, the spark of Andre Jackson Jr and more w/@KanePitman
📺 youtu.be/whTLNXoaOlU
🎙 linktr.ee/LockedOnBucks pic.twitter.com/xEew1DxuKK – 1:56 AM
No Giannis or Dame, but still plenty to talk about after tonight’s Bucks loss in Memphis. Monitoring Malik Beasley’s hold on the 5th starter spot, the ups/downs of MarJon, the spark of Andre Jackson Jr and more w/@KanePitman
📺 youtu.be/whTLNXoaOlU
🎙 linktr.ee/LockedOnBucks pic.twitter.com/xEew1DxuKK – 1:56 AM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
NBA GMs survey: #Bucks not favored to win title; where Giannis, Lillard rank among players jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 8:32 PM
NBA GMs survey: #Bucks not favored to win title; where Giannis, Lillard rank among players jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 8:32 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis, Khris Middleton and Damian Lillard to miss second straight preseason game for the #Bucks jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 8:04 PM
Giannis, Khris Middleton and Damian Lillard to miss second straight preseason game for the #Bucks jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 8:04 PM
Clay Bailey @claybailey9
Also, for anyone wondering, No Dame or Giannis for the Bucks tonight. So far, the two have not been on the floor together since the trade. – 7:49 PM
Also, for anyone wondering, No Dame or Giannis for the Bucks tonight. So far, the two have not been on the floor together since the trade. – 7:49 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Andre Drummond has more 20/20 games than
Nikola Jokic
Anthony Davis
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Joel Embiid
Domantas Sabonis
combined. pic.twitter.com/ZuQFUwUgqJ – 6:48 PM
Andre Drummond has more 20/20 games than
Nikola Jokic
Anthony Davis
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Joel Embiid
Domantas Sabonis
combined. pic.twitter.com/ZuQFUwUgqJ – 6:48 PM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Damian Lillard, Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo will not be playing tonight against Memphis. – 6:31 PM
Damian Lillard, Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo will not be playing tonight against Memphis. – 6:31 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the floor for a pregame workout here in Memphis.
(Note: He was on the floor for a workout before Sunday’s game as well, so this should not be seen as any sort of indication of his status for tonight’s game.) pic.twitter.com/hcCWN0PzUV – 6:01 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the floor for a pregame workout here in Memphis.
(Note: He was on the floor for a workout before Sunday’s game as well, so this should not be seen as any sort of indication of his status for tonight’s game.) pic.twitter.com/hcCWN0PzUV – 6:01 PM
More on this storyline
“There’s one play that I think of off the top of my head,” Damian Lillard said. “It was in practice and I come off of a screen and the guy is fronting him. And I’m looking at it like obviously I can get it to him, but the weakside defender is there on the opposite block and I’m like, ‘I don’t want them to get it.’ “And he’s just standing there like (acts out Giannis Antetokounmpo pointing to the sky), so I just throw it up. And in his head, he’s thinking like, ‘Nobody’s going to get the ball if you throw it up there. I’m going to get it before anybody else gets it.’ So that was different for me. And I threw it up. He jumped up, caught it, turned and he just two-hand dunked it real quick. And it was like, ‘I’ve never played with nobody that’s capable of that.’ “So, it’s just different because it was like, that’s a cheat code. To just be able to throw a ball up and have somebody be coordinated enough to hold his guy off, go up, catch it, come down on balance, go up and no dribble, no step and dunk it, you know, over people. So, I mean, it’s … it’s definitely different, man.” -via The Athletic / October 11, 2023
Lillard had another example come to mind. “There was another play where I was taking it out and he kind of set a screen and he cut to the middle and I kind of zipped it in there in traffic,” Lillard said, acting out Antetokounmpo squaring up to the basket and getting to the rim. “There was hands in there and he caught it, and it’s plays like that where I’m just like, ‘Man.’ “The way that I know, in my head, to dominate a game and how I can go above and beyond to do what I need to be able to do, I never played with somebody that I felt like he can do that too, you know? And his stature is just a bigger dude, a more gifted dude than I am, so to see that in that form is just like, ‘Man, this is impressive.’” -via The Athletic / October 11, 2023
While Lillard wound up not playing in that night’s 108-102 loss against the Grizzlies, he noted he is feeling good and getting closer to making his debut in a Milwaukee uniform. “I’ve been on the floor during practice,” Lillard said. “It is a process, but it doesn’t take long. The first day, I was really tired. It was the day I spoke to you guys (the second day of training camp). I was really tired that day because it was literally my first time. I don’t even mean, like, ‘Oh I had played some in the summer.’ -via The Athletic / October 11, 2023
BasketNews: According to the NBA GM survey, these are the players who would they start a new franchise with 
1. 🇷🇸 Nikola Jokic – 33% 2. 🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama – 23% 3. 🇬🇷 Giannis Antetokounmpo – 13% 4. 🇸🇰 Luka Doncic – 10% 5. 🇺🇸 Anthony Edwards – 7% pic.twitter.com/mDVgdXXliX -via Twitter @BasketNews_com / October 11, 2023
1. 🇷🇸 Nikola Jokic – 33% 2. 🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama – 23% 3. 🇬🇷 Giannis Antetokounmpo – 13% 4. 🇸🇰 Luka Doncic – 10% 5. 🇺🇸 Anthony Edwards – 7% pic.twitter.com/mDVgdXXliX -via Twitter @BasketNews_com / October 11, 2023