Jim Owczarski: #Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer expects Jrue Holiday to be able to go tonight, but Pat Connaughton is out with their respective illnesses. Budenholzer is unsure about Serge Ibaka at this juncture.
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Position: C-F
Born: 09/18/89
Height: 7-0 / 2.13
Weight:240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Salary: $2,905,851
Born: 09/18/89
Height: 7-0 / 2.13
Weight:240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Salary: $2,905,851
Giannis Antetokounmpo picks Doncic, Fournier, Jokic, Embiid and himself for best international five
Serge Ibaka then asked Giannis Antetokounmpo to pick his best starting fives from international players and the United States. International: Luka Doncic, Evan Fournier, Giannis, Nikola Jokic, and Joel Embiid. USA: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Bam Adebayo. “We beat them! Who’s gonna guard Embiid? Adebayo? Okay, that makes sense. Who’s gonna guard Jokic, and who’s gonna guard me?” Giannis talked about the outcome of the imaginary game.
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Jim Owczarski: Lee added the following are out for the #Bucks also: Grayson Allen, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, George Hill (non-COVID illness). Pat Connaughton (calf), Wesley Matthews (ankle) & Khris Middleton & Joe Ingles. Serge Ibaka (management/rest)
Eric Nehm: FINAL: Hawks 123, Bucks 113 – Antetokounmpo 19pts/7reb/2ast (21 min) – Carter 17pts/3ast – Ibaka 15pts/7reb – Portis 14pts/7reb/2ast – Holiday 12pts/3reb/7ast
“It’s just a little bit more of a focus on changing some of our habits from last year, just small positioning here and there,” Grayson Allen said. “When a guy’s driving, you don’t want to over-help or shift all the way. You kind of trust that either the guy guarding the ball is going to guard his guy straight up or it’s going to be Brook (Lopez), Giannis (Antetokounmpo), Bobby (Portis), Serge (Ibaka), one of the bigger guys coming over. “And then the guards are more staying home and either trying to completely limit the pass or if they do get the pass off, just be there, so they can’t get the shot off. It’s slightly different with our habits off the ball, so it’s not a huge change.”
Reflecting on the progress BWB has made in producing NBA-level talent, Ujiri said: “The talent has come a long way. There are many more opportunities now. “You think about the camps – BWB, the FIBA camps, Giants of Africa camps, the SEED [Academy] camps. All these players are doing basketball camps. Al-Farouq Aminu just had one, Pascal Siakam just had one, Luc Mbah a Moute has his, Luol Deng has his. There are so many of them going on [across] the continent… Bismack Biyombo just had his in the Congo, Serge Ibaka – all these guys are coming and giving back.”
