Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks return home Tuesday riding a four-game winning streak. They will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. As the Bucks look to maintain momentum and push toward securing a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference, Antetokounmpo continues to shoulder a massive load in Damian Lillard’s absence.
Milwaukee (44-34) has relied heavily on Antetokounmpo’s elite all-around production with Lillard sidelined for the last 10 games. The Bucks’ star enters Tuesday’s contest averaging 33.8 points, 11.0 rebounds and 10.6 assists over his previous five appearances, including an historic 35-point, 20-assist, 17-rebound performance last week in Philadelphia.
Here is the featured Giannis Antetokounmpo prop bet on DraftKings Sportsbook for Tuesday’s matchup against the Timberwolves.
Best Giannis Antetokounmpo Prop Bet on DraftKings Sportsbook
Over 49.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists (-115)
Antetokounmpo enters Tuesday averaging a triple-double over his last five games. With Lillard still sidelined, Milwaukee’s offensive engine continues to be driven through Antetokounmpo, who leads the team in points, rebounds and assists per game.
Milwaukee will welcome Bobby Portis back from a 25-game suspension, which could boost bench production and ease the interior workload. Still, the playmaking duties remain firmly with Antetokounmpo, who focuses on making the right play.
“Moving forward, this is what I do,” Antetokounmpo said. “Like, in order for me to be good, I need my teammates to be good. I’m going to keep on trying to make the right plays. Sometimes it’s going to be for me to go all the way, and I think my teammates understand that. And sometimes it’s going to be me passing it, and they’re going to be wide open because so many possessions that guys are wide open and I try to get them the ball to hit wide open shots.”
Antetokounmpo encourages his teammates to be aggressive and ready to shoot, knowing the Bucks’ offensive potential as a perimeter shooting unit. Having such a mentality will help maximize potential assists.
“Every wide open shot that we shoot, every three that we shoot, I think my teammates know I know and I keep on telling the team that every wide open shot that we shoot — three, especially — it’s a good shot,” Antetokounmpo explained. “We gotta shoot as many as we can of those because we are one of the best three-point shooting teams. And as a leader, I gotta keep on creating those shots for them. And at the same time, I gotta keep on getting downhill. Just gotta have mix of both.”
The Timberwolves have won five in a row and are battling for playoff position in the West. With playoff seeding on the line and Lillard still unavailable, expect a full workload and another high-volume performance from Antetokounmpo.
