You could definitely make a case for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard being the greatest Milwaukee Bucks duo of all time. The fact that there has already been a lot of talk pertaining to this notion even though they have not played a single minute of NBA basketball just yet (no, the preseason does not count) speaks volumes of just how great these two are individually.
If there was one pairing that could challenge this bold Giannis-Dame claim, it would have to be the duo of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard Compared to Legendary Milwaukee Bucks Pairing
For his part, Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal firmly believes that Giannis and Lillard represent the second coming of Milwaukee’s iconic duo. Kareem and the Big O wreaked havoc on the NBA during the 1970s and Shaq is one of the believers that a similar era is upon us for the Bucks five decades later.
O’Neal took to Instagram to share a photo of Abdul-Jabbar and Robinson placed side-by-side with Giannis and Dame, who appear to have replicated the iconic photo of the legends that preceded them. Shaq approves:
