The Wolves game with the Milwaukee Bucks tonight will be the only time this season local fans have a chance to see Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo at Target Center.
He's worth the price of admission.
Antetokounmpo, often known as the Greek Freak, enters the game ninth in the league in scoring (26.7), third in rebounding (13.8), eighth in assists (7.7) and 14th in blocks (1.8).
In a victory over Toronto Saturday in Milwaukee Antetokounmpo had 36 points, shot 14-for-20, had 15 rebounds, handed out eight assists and blocked four shots.
The 4-2 Bucks will give any team a test. And the Wolves (4-1) are playing without Karl-Anthony Towns, who will serve the second of his two-game suspension tonight.
Wolves coach Ryan Saunders was asked what it takes to slow Antetokounmpo down.
"Slowing him down is tough,'' Saunders said. "You want to limit his ability to, one, get to the rim and create for himself. And also his ability to create for his teammates.''
It's a good assumption that Robert Covington will draw the assignment. But he'll have to have help. But even that is difficult, Saunders said. Because often the help comes from a big guy in the middle, and suddenly Bucks center Brook Lopez is in the corner shooting an open three.
