Giannis Antetokounmpo was either going or in bed already when the news broke that he would be an All-Star. Paris is seven hours ahead of the United States meaning it was about 1:00 am when the All-Star news broke. Surely, someone told him that he would be the captain of the team for the second straight year. It will be another edition of Giannis versus LeBron as we saw last season. There is an international flair to this game with Giannis, Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, and Pascal Siakam all making it as starters.

Congratulations, Captain Giannis ⭐️#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/pAF7cjpcHR

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) January 24, 2020

I will be curious to see who Giannis will be picking with the first or second with his selection. Anthony Davis would be a savvy pick by Giannis for a couple of reasons. One, it would needle LeBron. Two, the low-key recruitment of getting Davis to Milwaukee. If not AD, then Luka would be a ton of fun. I don’t think we will get a point where it’s the international team versus the USA. But that would be a fun game.

Charlie.