StaTuesday: History of Bucks triple-doubles

Giannis Antetokounmpo had his first triple-double Saturday against Golden State -- or maybe he didn't.

The Bucks standout was credited with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the postgame stat sheet, but reportedly two of those assists really belonged to Michael Carter-Williams and the stats will be updated to reflect that. As of Tuesday, NBA.com and basketball-reference.com still have The Greek Freak with the triple-double, however. So we'll give him the nod for now, but expect it to possibly be changed.

It has (or had, we guess, depending on your point of view) been over three years since the last time a Milwaukee Bucks player recorded a triple-double (Larry Sanders on Nov. 30, 2012), but that's not the longest stretch between accomplishments. Milwaukee went over five years at one point, between Sherman Douglas' on Jan. 5, 1996 and Ray Allen's on Feb. 7, 2001.

Overall, there have been 48 triple-doubles in Bucks history, but just 19 players have accomplished the feat.

Here's some stat facts on the history of Milwaukee triple-doubles:

The most: You might not think of a center as the one to pile up triple-doubles -- especially with assists -- but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had eight with the Bucks. Seven of those came by the traditional points-rebounds-assists manner.

Other multiple-timers: Paul Pressey, of all people, has the next-highest total in Bucks history after Abdul-Jabbar with six. Sidney Moncrief, Alvin Robertson and Oscar Robertson all had five each. Current Bucks announcer Marques Johnson had four. Those who had two: Sam Cassell and Drew Gooden. Yes, Gooden twice had a triple-double with the Bucks.

The over-40 club: Only one player has had 40 or more points in a triple-double, Abdul-Jabbar, who did it twice (44 and 50).

The rebounder: To no surprise, Abdul-Jabbar also has the mark for most rebounds in a Bucks triple-double with 20. He also owns four of the top five (20, 17 and 16 twice). The other? Guard Alvin Robertson, who was all of 6-foot-3, who also had 16.

Best passers: The most assists in a Bucks triple-double is 16, accomplished three times by three different players. Oscar Robertson was the first to do the feat and was later matched by Cassell and Ramon Sessions.

Block party: All but two of the triple-doubles in Bucks history came the old-fashioned way (points, rebounds, assists). The other two were points, rebounds and blocks. Abdul-Jabbar was the first to do it back on Nov. 3, 1973 and Sanders became the second nearly 40 years later. (Note: The NBA did not record blocks as a statistic until the 1973-74 season, so it is possible Abdul-Jabbar could have had more triple-doubles, or perhaps even a quadruple-double.)

The friendliest opponents: Milwaukee players have had triple-doubles against both Cleveland and Detroit five times, the most against any opponent. Boston and Phoenix have been victimized four times.

The most unlikely: Yes, seeing a guard like Allen, Douglas, Sessions or Mo Williams grab 10+ rebounds certainly is unlikely. But the vote here for most unlikeliest of all Milwaukee triple-doubles has to go to the person who also had the first one in franchise history: Greg Smith. For his career, Smith averaged 7.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists. He averaged over 10 points a game just once (1970-71) and more than 8.0 rebounds twice (his first two seasons). In the game before his triple-double, Smith had just six points and in the two games following he combined for nine points. But on Dec. 18, 1970, Smith did just enough -- 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists -- for the franchise's initial triple-double. He had company quickly, as Abdul-Jabbar had one three weeks later and Oscar Robertson added three in less than a month's span from Feb. 9-March 5. But Smith was the first, and the unlikeliest.

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