5 Milwaukee Bucks franchise records Giannis Antetokounmpo could improve upon in the 2021-22 NBA season

Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrates after winning the 2021 NBA Finals with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrates after winning the 2021 NBA Finals with the Milwaukee Bucks.

#3 Giannis Antetokounmpo could break into the top five in steals for Milwaukee Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo steals the ball from Blake Griffin (#2) of the Brooklyn Nets.
Giannis Antetokounmpo steals the ball from Blake Griffin (#2) of the Brooklyn Nets.

Khris Middleton, with 703 steals, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, with 692 steals, currently rank sixth and eighth, respectively, for the Milwaukee Bucks on their all-time steals list.

While Middleton is certain to overtake Brian Winters, who only has 15 more steals than him, Antetokounmpo could pass Marques Johnson who has 697 steals for the franchise.

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Middleton should also pass Alvin Robertson who currently occupies fourth position with 753 steals against his name for Milwaukee. Antetokounmpo needs 62 steals to overtake the fourth-placed Robertson.

That is something he should be able to do, given that he has averaged 93 steals per season in his last five campaigns. If he does that and overtakes Middleton too, Antetokounmpo could end the 2021-22 regular season among the Bucks' four highest steals getter. Even if Middleton stays ahead of him, Antetokounmpo could still round off the top five for Milwaukee on their all-time steals leaderboard.


#4 Giannis Antetokounmpo could move into second position in assists for Milwaukee Bucks

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Paul Pressey and Sidney Moncrief rank one and two on the assists list for Milwaukee. Pressey has 3272 assists for Milwaukee, while Moncrief has 2689. Giannis Antetokounmpo has 2632 assists in his eight-year career with Milwaukee, trailing Moncrief by only 57 assists. Antetokounmpo, who averaged a little under six assists per game last season, should be able to overtake Moncrief by the time Milwaukee play their tenth game of the 2021-22 season.

Pressey could remain out of reach this year, though, for Antetokounmpo. He is ahead of the Greek Freak by 640 assists, a number that is nearly two hundred assists better than the 434 assists Antetokounmpo dished out in 2016-17, his best single season showing in the NBA. But even if Giannis Antetkounmpo doesn't overtake Pressey this season, he could get the better of him next season.


#5 Antetokounmp could move into first place in blocked shots for Milwaukee

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The seven-foot-tall Alton Lister played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the early 1980s. Lister tallied 804 blocks during his seven seasons with the Bucks to lead all shot blockers for the franchise.

Giannis Antetokounmpo already has 765 blocks for the Bucks. His career average per season is 1.3 bpg. He averaged 1.2 bpg in the 2020-21 season.

Even if he puts up one block a game in the upcoming NBA season, he should overtake Lister by the time the Bucks play their 40th game of the season in early-to-mid January 2022. That would be a nice way for Giannis Antetokounmpo to bring up the new year.

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