{"id":256894,"date":"2025-08-29T12:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/256894\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:52:10","slug":"danilo-gallinari-makes-alarming-good-job-point-about-giannis-antetokounmpo-after-greeces-win-vs-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/256894\/","title":{"rendered":"Danilo Gallinari makes\u00a0alarming\u00a0\u2018good job\u2019 point about Giannis Antetokounmpo after Greece\u2019s win vs Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Danilo Gallinari may have said something about Giannis Antetokounmpo that will have rival fans concerned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/giannis-antetokounmpo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> is trying to put a turbulent summer behind him by leading Greece to success at the EuroBasket tournament.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/milwaukee-bucks-2025-26-projected-starting-lineup-giannis-antetokounmpo-must-try-and-win-with-makeshift-roster\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee Bucks put together their 2025-26 roster<\/a>, Giannis has stayed quiet, choosing to shut down his prior attempts at stirring up speculation over his future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/greek-press-react-to-giannis-antetokounmpo-performance-in-international-friendly-first-game-since-bucks-playoff-exit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">With Greece, Giannis put up a good performance<\/a> in a warm-up game. But playing in a competitive tournament is a completely different animal.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/darvin-ham-admits-milwaukee-bucks-need-to-emulate-greece-tactics-to-help-superman-giannis-antetokounmpo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darvin Ham watched Giannis play much differently<\/a> than he does with the Bucks, the Greek Freak put up a performance that had former NBA star <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/danilo-gallinari\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Danilo Gallinari<\/a> make a surprising declaration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"941\" height=\"627\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230425295-941x627.jpg\" alt=\"Giannis Antetokounmpo in Greece jersey\" class=\"wp-image-178193\" \/>Photo by NICK PALEOLOGOS\/SOOC\/AFP via Getty ImagesDanilo Gallinari praises Giannis Antetokounmpo for offensive excellence<\/p>\n<p>Former NBA star Danilo Gallinari <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-230211-gallinari-dissects-loss-to-giannis-greece-picks-eurobasket-favorites.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">spoke<\/a> after Italy\u2019s 66-75 loss to Greece about Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s performance against them.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that while he and Italy did a good job trying to guard him, Giannis is too much of a force of nature and really can\u2019t be stopped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always difficult to stop him. I think we did a good job, but he\u2019s so hard to guard. We were close a few times to tying the game or going ahead, but against him, you need 40 minutes of intensity and energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurely Giannis is the hardest part, but they also have so many experienced players, especially shooters. You have to do a great job inside, but also outside, because they can score a lot from the perimeter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo focused on maintaining good form ahead of new NBA season<\/p>\n<p>For the next month or so, Giannis Antetokounmpo will be with Greece, as he looks to help them make a deep run in the EuroBasket tournament.<\/p>\n<p>With all the drama the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/milwaukee-bucks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> have been involved in this summer, it might be in Giannis\u2019 best interest to just focus on his national team right now.<\/p>\n<p>If his 31-point performance is a sign of things to come, this could be the best thing for both the Bucks and Giannis.<\/p>\n<p>Building some strong momentum while playing competitive basketball ahead of the new season will allow Antetokounmpo to thrive for the Bucks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Danilo Gallinari may have said something about Giannis Antetokounmpo that will have rival fans concerned. 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