BROOKLYN — Giannis Antetokounmpo revealed two things Monday night and learned a third: He’ll likely make Stephen Curry the first pick on his All-Star squad, he’ll also be locked in on Khris Middleton … and he has a big admirer in former President Bill Clinton, who had a front-row seat for the Milwaukee Bucks’ beatdown of the Brooklyn Nets.
Oh, and that Anthony Davis-to-Milwaukee thing?
“This is the first I’m hearing about it,” Antetokounmpo said. “Oh, wow! I have nothing to say about that. We’ll see how things pan out.”
Things panned out as usual for the Bucks as they improved the NBA’s best record to 39-13 and did it with ease against a Nets team that was overwhelmed pretty much from the get-go.
Antetokounmpo, who is one of two captains (along with LeBron James) for the All-Star Game in Charlotte, went for 30 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, narrowly missing his fifth triple-double of the season.
Watching it all from midcourt was Clinton, who sat with golfer Brooks Koepka and Bucks owner Mark Lasry.
GetMoreSports.com caught up with the ex-POTUS to ask him about the NBA’s current No. 1 team.
Guess who likes @Giannis_An34 and the #Bucks. Guy named @BillClinton. pic.twitter.com/bWrBovb48i
— Chris Sheridan (@sheridanhoops) February 5, 2019
Clinton visited with the Bucks in their locker room after the game.
The All-Star starters will be chosen on live TV this Thursday night, and there will be plenty of drama regarding who LeBron and Giannis choose in the pecking order as they pick their teams playground wise.
Somebody is going to be picked last (D’Angelo Russell?), and the NBA and the Players Association have kept this event off live TV in the past to spare that “last player picked” the supposed humiliation of being picked last.
Then again, being picked last for an All-Star game is not exactly being picked last at the local Y.
BetDSI has posted prop bets surrounding the selection process. Kevin Durant is the favorite to be selected No. 1 overall by James, while Kemba Walker is projected to be the final starter taken in the draft.
Here are some of the odds, and you can click here to see the full list.
