By the time Giannis Antetokounmpo’s career is over, he may need a separate garage just to hold all his awards; according to a report from Yahoo’s Chris Haynes and Vincent Goodwill, Giannis will be named the 2019-20 NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
Yahoo Sources: Reporting with @VinceGoodwill, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo to win Defensive Player of the Year award for the 2019-20 season. https://t.co/7At8k5uvU8
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) August 25, 2020
It’s not just the acrobatic chasedown blocks, the blocks at the summit of a dunk, the skying-over-from-a-crazy-help position blocks, the leaping steals into passing lanes for easy dunks, or the strength he boasts against bigs inside, it’s also been his increasingly spectacular ability to guard smalls that unlocks his 1-5 defensive versatility.