Giannis Antetokounmpo Praises Joe Mazzulla, Criticizes Bucks, Doc Rivers Amid Trade Rumors
Milwaukee Bucks superstar recently dished high praise for Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, while criticizing his current team.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Praises Joe Mazzulla, Criticizes Bucks, Doc Rivers Amid Trade Rumors originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Celtics would be one of the last teams linked to Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo in the two-time MVP's rampant trade rumors, but "The Greek Freak" recently made some interesting comments comparing his current team to Joe Mazzulla's group.
"Everything about my decision is based on winning; culture," Antetokounmpo told Lori Nickel of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel . "Like you saw I talked with coach Joe Mazzulla. I said, 'You had so many opportunities to make excuses, but you didn’t.
' (The Celtics started the season slow. ) And he said, 'Oh, they’re good players. ' I said, no.
It’s about the mentality that you instilled in your place. " Though Antetokounmpo has put up strong numbers this season again, it's been one of the more frustrating campaigns since he was selected by the Bucks in the first round of the 2013 NBA Draft. The 31-year-old has been limited to a career-low 36 games this season and Milwaukee enters play Tuesday at 31-47.