Hello. Here is a photo of Giannis Antetokounmpo holding onto the rim and touching the ground at the same time:
Here’s a photo of Giannis Antetokounmpo touching rim and ground at the same time
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I tried to find Antetokounmpo’s standing reach, but it doesn’t appear that the information is online. Even if it were, Antetokounmpo has grown at least two inches since entering the league, and those measurements wouldn’t even be correct.
Antetokounmpo has to have a standing reach of, like, 9’6 for this photo to be possible, I think. Let’s say he has pulled the rim down by four inches or so, and there are actually two or three between his feet and the ground, which on closer inspection, seems likely. Add all that up, and it’s still absurd.
That’s why they call him the Greek Freak and why he’s able to do things like finish top 20 in every major stat — the first time anyone has ever done that.
In Game 1, Antetokounmpo was the best player on the floor and it wasn’t close. He was clearly also the longest.
