Giannis Antetokounmpo believes that Stephen Curry, being ‘the last one standing’ in the 2022 postseason
Giannis Antetokounmpo believes that Stephen Curry, being ‘the last one standing’ in the 2022 postseason, is the best in the world.
Anyone aside from the people who work at ESPN has Stephen Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo in the top 3 players in the league right now.
And most will have Nikola Jokic at third, and that’s not a shot at 2x MVP. It’s just that if there’s a draft today with all of them as developed as they are, very few will pick him over those two.
Even the Greek international, whose team insists he is the best player in the world right now, believes curry is the best in the world and not Jokic.
“Two years ago when we did that, yeah, when I was sleeping in my head, I thought, ‘Oh yeah, maybe he’s the best player in the world.’ But not now. In my opinion, as I see it, the winner is the best. The guy who wins is the best, I think the best player in the world is Steph Curry to the next player,” Antetokounmpo said at Bucks media day.
The 4x NBA champion also had something to say about it.
Stephen Curry is honored by Giannis, but won’t relent
The 2022 Finals MVP, after leading the Warriors to their fourth championship in 8 years, has done and won everything to make his case as the greatest point guard of all time.
Sure, he doesn’t mind being fifth-best on ESPN’s list, but receiving accolades from his competitor will make a lot more sense to him.
But here’s the 6-foot-2 killer’s warning to the 6-foot-11 monster, he’s not going to go soft or indulge in hearing your praise.
“I appreciate the compliment. It’s not going to soften me up (or make me complacent at all), but you appreciate the respect of your peers for coming out and saying things like that. I’ve been in the situation where I’m also giving a lot of congratulations to the guys in the league,” Curry said at the Warriors’ media day.
Stephen Curry on Giannis Antetokounmpo calling him the best player in the world: pic.twitter.com/zJDACxHi68
— C.J. Holmes (@HolmesScribe) September 25, 2022
We won’t get enough action between the two in the 2022-23 regular season to determine who is better, because they only meet twice. So both of them need to take their teams to the Finals to give us the best we can get.
