Pop on Giannis: 'He plays now to destroy you'

The San Antonio Spurs bore latest witness to the rise of Giannis Antetokounmpo Friday night, watching him score 28 points, grab 12 rebounds, and swat four shots in a loss to his Milwaukee Bucks.

Gregg Popovich, who's been around long enough to see a few NBA stars emerge, put it succinctly: "He knows what he can do and he plays now to destroy you," per the Journal Sentinel's Matt Velazquez.

That's a fairly apt description of Antetokoumpo's dominance.

The Spurs were the latest squad to see his devastating length in transition:

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