Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the 2018-19 season.
Antetokounmpo joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only players in Bucks history to earn MVP honours.
The 24-year-old from Greece joins Germany’s Dirk Nowitzki (2006-07 Dallas Mavericks) as European NBA MVPs.
The only other non-United States players to capture the honour were Nigeria’s Hakeem Olajuwon (1993-94 Houston Rockets) and Canada’s Steve Nash (2004-05 and 2005-06 Phoenix Suns). In addition, two-time MVP Tim Duncan (2001-02 and 2002-03 San Antonio Spurs) was born in the US Virgin Islands.
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