Thanasty. It’s a perfectly endearing nickname for a little-used bench player, but it isn’t quite endearing enough to move him forward any further in Brew Hoop’s annual exercise of ranking the Milwaukee Bucks’ roster. Our faithful readers have deemed Thanasis Antetokounmpo to be the 15th-most important player on the Bucks as currently constructed.
Locked in for a fifth season with the team after an apparent flirtation with the New York Knicks, the older Antetokounmpo brother will presumably continue to be most visible in his role as an emotional tether for Giannis Antetokounmpo, helping keep his younger sibling on an even keel in high-leverage moments.