He’s already the best player of all time. Shaq, Magic, and KG combined in one player. Other teams and media can cry about it.
OMGoblin
He’s going to have to keep up what he’s doing, which might be possible in today’s NBA. He probably has another 5 years of physical dominance in him with his athleticism, maybe longer if he stays injury-free.
Giannisisnumber1
He’s already my GOAT
HoldenCooperyoutube
Goat power forward is more attainable I think. Lebron and MJ are in a league of their own
DEUCE_SLUICE
To be “in the debate” for GOAT he would probably need to move to LA / NYC / Miami.
I’d strongly prefer him be “solid top ten” all-time and Buck For Life.
265thRedditAccount
Can’t be the goat with his skill set. Most dominant or something like that, maybe.
mookz23
3-peat
BuckysThirdHalf
Love Giannis, but I don’t think he’ll have the peak longevity that LeBron has (really no one ever has). LeBron is doing stuff at 38-39 that is unprecedented. I agree with the person who said Giannis probably has 5 more years in his relative peak form.
TheFlyingElbow
50/40/90 year. Even if he only takes two 3’s all year and misses one of em
zdiddy987
He would need a buncha rings… But he’s already our GOAT
NuuuDaBeast
10 rings in a row
sentientcreatinejar
More rings. Several.
thegodfaubel
Probably 4x MVP, 2x DPOY, and at least 5 titles with 4 of those being FMVP just to be in the discussion
JPD050409
Its virtually impossible to beat Lebrons argument for stats and longevity so he would have to go the ring culture / MVP route. At the very least needs 5 rings and have dominant playoff runs. Having been lucky enough to watch MJ get his first title when i was a kid, its going to be really hard to wipe that memory of his career off of my and many other old heads brains to annoint someone else as the GOAT.
husbandofsamus
Winning 2-3 more titles in Milwaukee and perhaps winning all-defense a bunch as well as another MVP should put him in the LeBron conversation. Getting into the Jordan conversation will require substantially more.
TheLegendofLior
Five titles.
VicePope
5 more championships
Ticklemykelmo
Simply put, he can’t. Love the guy, but he doesn’t have the skillset for longevity. Unless the bucks doe something crazy like win 3 of the next 4, I don’t think there’s any way.
OutsetFlair
Like 2 more championships, another MVP, 10 more All-Star and All-NBA selections.
El_Damn_Boy
Maybe with 4 straight finals mvps
arlindavdullahu19
He’d have to go on a insane run to get into that conversation. Head have to win back to back or 3 peat plus a few more mvps.
Mustard_Jam
Well.. he magically needs to learn how to shoot to extend is longevity.
He needs to AT LEAST match Jordan in rings. Probably not lose in the finals because we know how that narrative is (even though it is stupid).
If he can win 5 more rings over the next 10 years while being the finals MVP on all of them AND still average 28 PPG or so over that stretch while winning a few more MVPs than sure he can do it.
But what’s the chance of that? Yeah basically nothing.
Brogdon_Brogdon
No hyperbole, 5 more rings gets him in the ballpark top 5 discussion, he’d need a 6th to break top 3
MarchImmediate2173
His stats will never look as good on paper as those two because of his slow start so it would have to be titles. Can he get 4 or 5 going undefeated in the finals? Can he get a 3 or even a 4-peat? Highly unlikely, but I feel like that’s what it would take
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3 more rings, 2 more MVPs, 2 more FMVPs.
It’s funny they leave off DPOY and FMVP
i think we gotta let go of GOAT debate for Giannis. his slow start and lack of a jumper make it nearly impossible to be up there with mj and bron
This thing is so old Giannis is now
2x MVP
7X All-NBA
7x All Star
5x All Defense
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/antetgi01.html](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/antetgi01.html)
He’s already the best player of all time. Shaq, Magic, and KG combined in one player. Other teams and media can cry about it.
He’s going to have to keep up what he’s doing, which might be possible in today’s NBA. He probably has another 5 years of physical dominance in him with his athleticism, maybe longer if he stays injury-free.
He’s already my GOAT
Goat power forward is more attainable I think. Lebron and MJ are in a league of their own
To be “in the debate” for GOAT he would probably need to move to LA / NYC / Miami.
I’d strongly prefer him be “solid top ten” all-time and Buck For Life.
Can’t be the goat with his skill set. Most dominant or something like that, maybe.
3-peat
Love Giannis, but I don’t think he’ll have the peak longevity that LeBron has (really no one ever has). LeBron is doing stuff at 38-39 that is unprecedented. I agree with the person who said Giannis probably has 5 more years in his relative peak form.
50/40/90 year. Even if he only takes two 3’s all year and misses one of em
He would need a buncha rings… But he’s already our GOAT
10 rings in a row
More rings. Several.
Probably 4x MVP, 2x DPOY, and at least 5 titles with 4 of those being FMVP just to be in the discussion
Its virtually impossible to beat Lebrons argument for stats and longevity so he would have to go the ring culture / MVP route. At the very least needs 5 rings and have dominant playoff runs. Having been lucky enough to watch MJ get his first title when i was a kid, its going to be really hard to wipe that memory of his career off of my and many other old heads brains to annoint someone else as the GOAT.
Winning 2-3 more titles in Milwaukee and perhaps winning all-defense a bunch as well as another MVP should put him in the LeBron conversation. Getting into the Jordan conversation will require substantially more.
Five titles.
5 more championships
Simply put, he can’t. Love the guy, but he doesn’t have the skillset for longevity. Unless the bucks doe something crazy like win 3 of the next 4, I don’t think there’s any way.
Like 2 more championships, another MVP, 10 more All-Star and All-NBA selections.
Maybe with 4 straight finals mvps
He’d have to go on a insane run to get into that conversation. Head have to win back to back or 3 peat plus a few more mvps.
Well.. he magically needs to learn how to shoot to extend is longevity.
He needs to AT LEAST match Jordan in rings. Probably not lose in the finals because we know how that narrative is (even though it is stupid).
If he can win 5 more rings over the next 10 years while being the finals MVP on all of them AND still average 28 PPG or so over that stretch while winning a few more MVPs than sure he can do it.
But what’s the chance of that? Yeah basically nothing.
No hyperbole, 5 more rings gets him in the ballpark top 5 discussion, he’d need a 6th to break top 3
His stats will never look as good on paper as those two because of his slow start so it would have to be titles. Can he get 4 or 5 going undefeated in the finals? Can he get a 3 or even a 4-peat? Highly unlikely, but I feel like that’s what it would take