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Nov 5, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) hangs onto the rim after dunking for a basket in the third quarter during the game against the Sacramento Kings at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Bucks beat the Kings 117-91. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) hangs onto the rim after dunking for a basket in the third quarter during the game against the Sacramento Kings at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Bucks beat the Kings 117-91. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /
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The presence of Giannis Antetokounmpmo is perhaps the primary reason the Milwaukee Bucks selected the hashtag #OwnTheFuture. Tuesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Antetokounmpo owned the night and solidified his status as a top-tier FanDuel NBA talent.

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There are plenty of numbers to depict just how much of an impact Giannis Antetokounmpo provides the Milwaukee Bucks.

In his fourth season, Antetokounmpo is leading the Bucks in points, rebounds, steals and blocks per game, and is 0.4 assists a night behind Matthew Dellavedova for the team lead in that category.

As the lone player in the league averaging at least two blocks and two steals per game this year, Antetokounmpo is looking to join Gerald Wallace, David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players to accomplish the feat for a season.

The league didn’t officially being tracking blocks and steals until the 1973-74 campaign.

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At the beginning of the season, Bucks coach Jason Kidd turned point guard duties over to the 6-foot-11 player out of Greece and he has submitted numbers only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has averaged for a season.

Antetokounmpo is on pace to accompany the all-time leading scorer in league history as the only player to average at least 20 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two blocks for a season.

Nearly a quarter of the way through the season, Antetokounmpo ranks fifth in blocks and sixth in steals, with both figures at 2.1 per game.

Tuesday night against the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, the point total from Antetokounmpo matched his jersey number, 34, tying a career-high as he continually weaved his way to the rim.

Twelve of the 13 made shots from the field came right at the rim for Antetokounmpo, with the other coming from behind the arc.

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The 34-point, 12-rebound, five-assist, five-steal, two-block performance from Antetokounmpo not only accounted for a season-high 63.9 points in FanDuel NBA tournament play, but also handed the Cavaliers a 17-point loss, their most lopsided defeat in their last 28 regular-season games.

Perhaps the most impressive statistic associated with Antetokounmpo is 21, his age.

Milwaukee has already locked Antetokounmpo into a four-year, $100 million extension beginning next season, believing he can continue to progress even more than the 22.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game he is averaging.

His impact in Milwaukee extends even further, considering the 15.2 points per game he creates with his passing, or the 13.9 percent difference in field goal percentage his presence makes when defending shots within 10 feet of the rim.

Few players are capable of making a solid impact in every FanDuel NBA category and Antetokounmpo is carving out statistical combinations rarely seen.