The season might be over (at last), but that doesn’t mean your interest wanes—or the coverage stops. With this in mind, we present to you our end-of-season player pop quizzes. Each quiz focuses on a single Buck, posing three “totals” based questions, two “advanced stats” based questions, and one “obscure” question about their 2025-26 campaign. Six questions, total. For the culture. So, are you truly the Bucks sicko you think you are? Dip your feet in the water with Milwaukee’s all-time best player,
Giannis Antetokounmpo, and find out.
Season in a snippet
Giannis made noise this year, mostly for all the wrong reasons. On the court, he was his typical dominant self. But, for the first time in his career, he was off the court more often than he was on it thanks to a litany of lower limb injuries—groin strains, calf strains turning to soleus strains, ankle injuries, and hyperextensions. The result: a career-low 36 games after playing at least 61 games in each of his previous 12 seasons—and investigations into the Bucks’ decision to “tell [him] to not play.” Unlucky number 13, huh?
Of course, other noise started prior to the season—leading us to reflect on his Bucks legacy—and discussion about his future popped up like weeds throughout the season. Despite Giannis confirming his commitment to Milwaukee in January and again in August, the rumours persisted, leading to Bucks’ owners publicly declaring he will be extended or he’ll be traded this offseason. And now, here we are, with all of this taking its toll and a majority of Bucks fans ready to trade Giannis regardless of what he wants.
Tantalising totals
(1) “Point-Giannis” garnered much attention prior to the season. How many times did he have double-digit assists?
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Twice, vs. Charlotte (18) and Denver (11).(2) Giannis had 40+ points just twice this season, both in the first nine games. Which teams were these against?
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Cleveland (40) and Chicago (41).(3) True or false: Giannis had more games with zero blocks than he did games with one or more blocks?
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True, 19 games of zero vs. 17 games with one or more.Atypically advanced
(1) True or false: Giannis’ PER this year was a career high?
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True, 32.6 this year vs. 32.1 in 2021–22.(2) True or false: Giannis had a career-high usage percentage this year?
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False, 37.0% this season vs 38.8% in 2022–23.Obscure optics
(1) Which other Buck did Giannis pair up with to form his best two-man lineup (with a +8.5 net rating)?
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Cole Anthony.How did you fare? Share your score in the comments and don’t forget to drop your thoughts along with it—which stat stands out?
