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Every time Giannis Antetokounmpo has gone from half court to the rim in 1 dribble

Giannis is impossible to even understand when he does things like this.

Giannis Antetokounmpo plays basketball like we’ve never quite seen before. He’s just about 7 feet tall with strides that seemingly stretch out forever, and he moves like a point guard. The 94-foot-long, 50-foot-wide basketball court is barely large enough to contain him. This is most obvious on a fast break, where Antetokounmpo will cover the court in a few steps or a single dribble.

The incredible way Antetokounmpo travels from Point A to Point B makes it feel like he’s playing a different sport altogether. There’s nothing more alien about him than when he travels from the half-court line to the rim while dribbling the ball just once. It’s hardly ever a travel, even if it looks like one. Antetokounmpo is magical when he gets in positions like this.

This most recently happened on Saturday, but that’s far from the only time. Here’s an incomplete list of times that Antetokounmpo traveled half of the court needing only one dribble, with a couple instances where he went the full court in just a few dribbles.

If you have more instances, please comment or tweet them at me so we can keep making this a complete and thorough list.

Dec. 16 vs. Rockets

WHERE GIANNIS TOOK OFF

THE ANALYTICS

  • DRIBBLES: One
  • STEPS: Six
  • APPROX. DISTANCE: 55 feet
  • AVERAGE DISTANCE: 9.2 feet per step

Dec. 11 vs. Celtics

WHERE GIANNIS TOOK OFF

THE ANALYTICS

  • DRIBBLES: One
  • STEPS: Four
  • APPROX. DISTANCE: 40 feet
  • AVERAGE DISTANCE: 10 feet per step

Oct. 21 vs. Trail Blazers

WHERE GIANNIS TOOK OFF

THE ANALYTICS

  • DRIBBLES: One
  • STEPS: Five
  • APPROX. DISTANCE: 42 feet
  • AVERAGE DISTANCE: 8.4 feet per step

April 22, vs. Raptors

WHERE GIANNIS TOOK OFF

THE ANALYTICS

  • DRIBBLES: One
  • STEPS: Five
  • APPROX. DISTANCE: 41 feet
  • AVERAGE DISTANCE: 8.2 feet per step

March 14, 2016, vs. Nets

WHERE GIANNIS TOOK OFF

THE ANALYTICS

  • DRIBBLES: Three
  • STEPS: 10
  • APPROX. DISTANCE: 79 feet
  • AVERAGE DISTANCE: 7.9 feet per step

Dec. 30, 2015, vs. Thunder

WHERE GIANNIS TOOK OFF

THE ANALYTICS

  • DRIBBLES: One
  • STEPS: Six
  • APPROX. DISTANCE: 49 feet
  • AVERAGE DISTANCE: 8.2 feet per step

April 10, 2015, vs. Knicks

WHERE GIANNIS TOOK OFF

THE ANALYTICS

  • DRIBBLES: Five
  • STEPS: 14
  • APPROX. DISTANCE: 92 feet
  • AVERAGE DISTANCE: 6.6 feet per step
  • One of the dribbles is an around-the-back variety, and Antetokounmpo still manages to average nearly seven feet per step.

Aug. 22, 2014, Greece vs. Turkey

WHERE GIANNIS TOOK OFF

THE ANALYTICS

  • DRIBBLES: Two
  • STEPS: Eight
  • APPROX. DISTANCE: 73 feet
  • AVERAGE DISTANCE: 9.1 feet per step
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