Antetokounmpo is also recognized as an elite defensive player, capable of guarding all five
positions but more often deployed in a "free safety" role that allows him to roam the paint and discourage attacks on the rim.[187] He is also a proficient shot-blocker and has developed a reputation for blocking opponents in transition (the chase-down block).[188] With Antetokounmpo in this role, the Bucks have flourished into one of the league's best defensive teams, leading the
NBA in defensive rating in 2018–19 and 2019–20.[189][190] For his defensive efforts, Antetokounmpo won the 2020 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and he has become a perennial NBA All-
Awards and Honors
2× NBA Most Valuable Player: 2019, 2020
NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 2020
7× NBA All-Star: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
NBA Most Improved Player: 2017
7× All-NBA Selection:
o All-NBA First Team: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
o All-NBA Second Team: 2017, 2018
5× All-Defensive Selection:
o NBA All-Defensive First Team: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
o NBA All-Defensive Second Team: 2017
NBA All-Rookie Second Team: 2014
NBA 75th Anniversary Team: 2021[192]
EuroBasket All-Tournament Team: 2022
Europcar European Player of the Year: 2018
Best Male Athlete ESPY Award: 2019
Records
Only player in NBA history to finish a regular season in the top 20 in all five statistics
of total points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.[194]
Only player in NBA history to average at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1
steals and 1 blocks in multiple seasons.[195]
Only non-American player in NBA history to win the All-Star Game MVP.
Only player in NBA history to have two hundred points, one hundred rebounds and
fifty assists in a playoff series.
Only player in NBA history to average at least thirty-one points, fourteen rebounds
and six assists in a single postseason.
Highest scoring close-out Finals game in NBA history (50 points): Milwaukee
Bucks, 2020–21
o Tied with Bob Petit (St. Louis Hawks, 1957–58)
Second NBA player to average at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists on 55%
field goal percentage in a single season: Milwaukee Bucks, 2022–23
o Also achieved by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks, 1972–73)
Third NBA player to win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards in the same
season: Milwaukee Bucks, 2019–20
o Also achieved by Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls, 1987–88), and Hakeem
Olajuwon (Houston Rockets, 1993–94)
Third NBA player to post a 40 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists game in the
playoffs: Milwaukee Bucks, 2021–22
o Also achieved by Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors, 1961–62) and (Philadelphia 76ers, 1966–67), and Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers, 2000–01)
Fourth NBA player since the NBA-ABA merger to post 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10
assists in a game: Milwaukee Bucks, 2022–23
o Also achieved by David Lee (New York Knicks, 2009–10), DeMarcus
Cousins (New Orleans Pelicans, 2017–18), and Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets, 2019–20 and 2022–23)
Fifth NBA player to lead his team in all five major statistics (points, rebounds, assists,
steals, blocks) in the same season: Milwaukee Bucks, 2016–17[196]
o Also achieved by Dave Cowens (Boston Celtics, 1977–78), Scottie
Pippen (Chicago Bulls, 1994–95), Kevin Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2002–03) LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2008–09), and Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets, 2021–22)
Career statistics
Legend
GP Games played
GS Games started
MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goal percentage
FT%
goal percentage
throw percentage
RPG Rebounds per game
APG Assists per game
SPG Steals per game
BPG Blocks per game
PPG Points per game
Bold Career high
Won an NBA
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NBA
Regular season
Year
Team
GP
GS