{"id":1506712,"date":"2022-05-03T12:58:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T16:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1506712"},"modified":"2023-06-22T12:28:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T16:28:24","slug":"milwaukee-bucks-how-tall-giannis-antetokounmpo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/milwaukee-bucks-how-tall-giannis-antetokounmpo\/","title":{"rendered":"How Tall Is Giannis Antetokounmpo?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What's in a name? Well, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/giannis-antetokounmpo\/\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> is called the Greek Freak for a reason. Not only is the Milwaukee Bucks star a large man, but he's athletically gifted and can move like someone half his size. That rare combination of size and explosiveness has allowed him to dominate defenders inside and out; it's no surprise that he has  two NBA MVP crowns and one championship to his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But have you ever wondered just how tall Giannis actually is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let's break things down and compare his stature to some other elite talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giannis Antetokounmpo is officially listed at 6-foot-11<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Giannis Went Through The Ultimate Transformation\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1X0-CbdlmLw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/milwaukee-bucks\/\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a>\u2019 roster has Giannis Antetokounmpo listed at 6 feet, 11 inches. While that's more than respectable by NBA standards, things were a bit different when <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/giannis-antetokounmpo-ready-quit-nba-return-greece-family-couldnt-move\/\">the Greek phenom<\/a> arrived in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As explained in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/14927328\/milwaukee-bucks-f-giannis-antetokounmpo-nba-most-exceptional-body\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESPN<\/a> piece about the big man's body, former Bucks general manager John Hammond said the team measured Antetokounmpo at 6 feet, 8.5 inches when he was drafted in 2013. Milwaukee\u2019s strength and conditioning coach then told Hammond toward the middle of Antetokounmpo's rookie season that Giannis was \u201cstill growing,&#8221; however, and that assessment proved to be correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> By the end of the year, he shot up to 6-11. His game eventually matured alongside his body, and the rest is history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a 7-foot-3-inch wingspan, 242-pound frame, and unprecedented athleticism into the mix, and it's easy to see why Giannis is known as the Greek Freak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-does-antetokounmpo-s-height-compare-to-other-nba-mvps\">How does Antetokounmpo's height compare to other NBA MVPs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LeBron &amp; Giannis Duel In Los Angeles!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a_Y8L8QwObA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, since Giannis Antetokounmpo has become such a dominant force, how does his size compare to other NBA stars?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at all of the league MVPs since 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Player<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Year<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Height<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Weight<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">LeBron James*<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2010, 2012, 2013<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6-9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Derrick Rose<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2011<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6-2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Kevin Durant<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2014<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6-10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">240<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Stephen Curry<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2015, 2016<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6-2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">185<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Russell Westbrook<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2017<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6-3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">James Harden<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2018<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6-5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">220<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">2019, 2020<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">6-11<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">242<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Nikola Jokic<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2021, 2022<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6-11<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">284<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Joel Embiid<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7-0<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">280<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">*Also won it in 2009<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Nikola Jokic are closest to Antetokounmpo\u2019s size, but they are all much different players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While they are stronger along the perimeter, neither James nor Durant is as dominant in the paint, and they don\u2019t rebound as effectively. Jokic, on the other hand, doesn\u2019t have Antetokounmpo\u2019s quickness and agility, and he doesn\u2019t handle the ball as well. That's not to say he's any less effective, though, as the big Serbian's NBA championship ring confirms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what conclusion can we draw from those realities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the risk of trotting out a cliche &#8212; and you can pick your preferred variation when it comes to phrasing &#8212;  there's more to an athlete than physical stature. While it can help to (literally) stand head and shoulders above the competition, there's more than one way to skin a cat. Three-point specialists like Steph Curry can be as effective as someone like Giannis, who can look like he stepped off the pages of a comic book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That's especially true given the NBA's drift toward a positionless game. When you've got big men leaving the paint and floating on the perimeter, it opens up a whole new world of possibilities. There, skill matters more than size; if you can knock down a shot, play lock-down defense, or run the offense, that's the important thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who knows, maybe we'll look at Giannis Antetokounmpo and his 6-11 frame as a part of that evolution (who can forget the &#8220;Point-Giannis&#8221; era?). If nothing else, though, he'll go down in NBA history as a truly special talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo moves incredibly well for a big man, but have you ever considered just how big he actually is?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":1572963,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[9424,4818,86460],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Tall Is Giannis Antetokounmpo? - Sports7<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Giannis Antetokounmpo is known as the Greek Freak because of his incredible blend of size and athleticism. 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