Giannis Antetokounmpo lauds Cleveland Cavaliers centre predicting his bright future: "He can be better than me...he’s 7-feet tall”

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of, if not the most dominant big men in the league.

With two MVP awards to his name and an incredibly impressive skillset on both ends of the floor, Antetokounmpo is widely regarded as one of the top-three players in the world today. The Greek Freak and the Milwaukee Bucks are currently on an absolute tear in the Eastern Conference.

This week, Bucks made their return from the Thanksgiving break and bounced back from Wednesday's loss to the Bulls by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was a masterclass from Antetokounmpo, who put up 38 points on 13-20 from the floor in just 30 minutes. In addition, he hauled down nine boards, dished out six assists, and blocked two shots.

After the game, he took some time to speak about the Cavaliers' young star Evan Mobley, who didn't have a great game in the loss to the Bucks.

Antetokounmpo spoke about Mobley's skillset and just how dominant he can be given how great he played in his rookie season last year:

“He can be better than me. I don’t see why he can’t. It’s up to him. I will always try to improve everyday. He has the skill set to be a very, very good player. He’s 7-feet tall. He can move really well. He can shoot. He is very smart. As you said, he watches tapes of other players, which is very, very good for a young player. If he takes this seriously, he is going to be great.”

The comments from Antetokounmpo came during a brief interview with Cleveland.com as The Greek Freak was leaving Fiserv Forum. During the course of the exchange, Antetokounmpo explained that he didn't average nearly what Mobley does in his second year in the league.

Watch Evan Mobley's highlights below:

For reference, when The Greek Freak was a sophomore in the league, he was averaging just 12.7 points to go along with 6.7 rebounds per game.

In contrast, Mobley averaged 15.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game in his rookie season.

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Evan Mobley's sophomore season amid Giannis Antetokounmpo's praise

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Although Mobley had an incredibly dominant rookie season, his numbers haven't taken a step forward this season. With numbers nearly identical to his rookie season, he has undoubtedly continued to play at a high level for a player his age.

So far this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have posted one of the best records in the Eastern Conference. The team currently sits in third place behind the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics. The latter of which looks poised to go back-to-back as Conference Champions.

Sunday night, the team will head to Detroit to take on the Pistons in a game that has the Cavaliers as overwhelming favorites.