A familiar paradox unfolded in Athens last night. Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks’ two-time MVP, was back in FIBA action for Greece, and again, the spectacle didn’t quite match the story on the stat sheet. His 29 minutes were electric in moments, alien in others. He flew to the rim, bent defenses, and left the Italians scrambling. Yet Greece’s most commanding stretches came when their star wasn’t on the court.

And here lies the kernel of a conversation now echoing back to Wisconsin. Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham recently admitted that Giannis “ has to be Superman” in Milwaukee: a singular role that strains the team around him. Could Greece’s more balanced, almost understated approach offer a blueprint the Bucks have been missing? It’s a question that’s only grown louder wi

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