Giannis 'has so much more to give' after reaching 20,000 points

In hitting that milestone, he became the sixth-youngest player in NBA history to do so, while the moment came during a 137-107 victory for the Milwaukee Bucks.

"I always look back at myself, and I don't want to say I get emotional, but it's a good feeling," Antetokounmpo said after the game. "I'm proud of the journey, but I have so much more to give."

The milestone was reached in the third quarter of a game in which Antetokounmpo put up 32 points and 15 rebounds. When he got back to the bench, he was congratulated by team-mate Damian Lillard, who reached the 20,000-point mark last December.

"It is a select group of guys that for a decade-plus have just been putting it together every year getting better, performing against the scouting report, just showing up night in and night out and doing it over a long, long period of time," Lillard said after the game.

"We all know the names. Obviously, to get to 20,000 points is not just being a guy that has opportunity. You got to keep getting better. You got to go against the best defenders, you got to go against the scouting reports, you got to take care of yourself and be available."

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The magnitude of the achievement, meanwhile, was clearly not lost on Antetokounmpo.

"It is a lot. It's a lot of points," he acknowledged. "I can't imagine people that score 30,000 like KD. Or LeBron, score [50,000] points. You got to recognise, that's greatness."

Despite turning 30 in December, he also made it clear he was not done. When asked if he was going to reach 30,000 points, he responded, "One thousand percent."

"I'll get there," he said. "I don't know how I'll do it, but I'm going to show up every single day and I'm going to do it. It's not a goal of mine. I don't think it counts in your legacy if you score 25,000 or 27 or 30,000. Winning counts more.