Milwaukee Bucks: Kevin Durant, Bill Simmons Talk Giannis Antetokounmpo

As Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s star continues to rise, Kevin Durant spoke glowingly about the young Buck on a podcast with Bill Simmons.

It’s not taking any real leap to say that Milwaukee Bucks fans could do with some cheering up after all of the talk of Jabari Parker‘s injury in the past 24 hours.

Luckily enough, Bill Simmons and Kevin Durant may have just the remedy too.

The Warriors forward, former MVP and eight-time All-Star joined Simmons for a lengthy interview on The Bill Simmons Podcast. The interview, which posted late on Thursday night, sees Durant talk candidly on subjects such as his relationship with Russell Westbrook, his motivation for joining the Warriors, LeBron’s decision and, perhaps most relevant to Bucks fans, the best up-and-comers in the league today.

As Simmons directed the conversation to this subject, it quickly became clear that there was only really one player who Durant wanted to talk about.

With comparisons between the two a common feature in recent years, there has always been some level of a connection between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant.

Giannis has been asked about the comparison many times before, Durant has previously praised the Greek’s potential, but in his comments to Simmons this time around it’s very clear that KD believes Giannis has moved far beyond the point of potential.

Here’s a brief transcript of some of the Giannis discussion:

Pressed a little further by Simmons on how he sees his role or responsibilities to rising stars as one of the league’s already proven superstars, Durant reverted back to talking about Giannis.

You can find the entire interview below. Trust me, it’s worth listening to in full.

Even facing up to a year without Jabari Parker, it’s reassuring to hear just how highly thought of Giannis now is among the league’s best players.