The way I started this story last year was by politely requesting that Giannis dunk on Aron Baynes. Now, this is what a small sampling of a “Giannis Baynes” YouTube search returns:
This is not to say that Giannis read the story with the request to dunk on Baynes. Just the opposite. By all indications, Giannis is most likely in the gym when I am writing this story and when you are reading it. And that… that is why he ends up dunking on Baynes, on about everyone. Anyway, my hopes:
October 17 at Hornets: Frank Kaminsky
October 19 vs Pacers: Victor Oladipo
October 22 vs Knicks: Tim Hardaway Jr.
October 24 vs 76ers: Joel Embiid
October 26 at Timberwolves: Derrick Rose
October 27 vs Magic: Mohamed Bamba
October 29 vs Raptors: Kawhi Leonard
November 1 at Celtics: Aron Baynes
November 4 vs Kings: Marvin Bagley
November 6 at Blazers: Jusuf Nurkic
November 8 at Warriors: Draymond Green
November 10 at Clippers: Tobias Harris
November 11 at Nuggets: Nikola Jokic
November 14 vs Grizzlies: Chandler Parsons
November 16 vs Bulls: Jabari Parkers
November 19 vs Nuggets: Isaiah Thomas
November 21 vs Trail Blazers: Evan Turner
November 23 vs Suns: Deandre Ayton
November 24 vs Spurs: Pau Gasol
November 26 at Hornets: Bismack Biyombo
November 28 vs Bulls: Zach LaVine
December 1 at Knicks: Enes Kanter
December 5 vs Pistons: Blake Griffin
December 7 vs Warriors: Kevin Durant
December 9 at Raptors: Serge Ibaka
December 10 vs Cavaliers: Larry Nance Jr.
December 12 at Pacers: Myles Turner
December 14 at Cavaliers: Tristan Thompson
December 17 at Pistons: Andre Drummond
December 19 vs Pelicans: Anthony Davis
December 21 at Celtics: Al Horford
December 22 at Heat: Kelly Olynyk
December 25 at Knicks: Kristaps Porzingis
December 27 vs Knicks: Mario Hezonja
December 29 vs Nets: Jared Dudley
January 1 vs Pistons: Jon Leuer
January 4 vs Hawks: Miles Plumlee
January 5 vs Raptors: OG Anunoby
January 7 vs Jazz: Rudy Gobert
January 9 at Rockets: Clint Capela
January 11 at Wizards: Dwight Howard
January 13 at Hawks: John Collins
January 15 vs Heat: Derrick Jones Jr.
January 16 at Grizzlies: Jaren Jackson Jr.
January 19 at Magic: Aaron Gordon
January 21 vs Mavericks: DeAndre Jordan
January 25 vs Hornets: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
January 27 at Thunder: Russell Westbrook
January 29 at Pistons: Zaza Pachulia
January 31 at Raptors: Jonas Valanciunas
February 2 at Wizards: Austin Rivers
February 4 at Nets: Jarrett Allen
February 6 vs Wizards: John Wall
February 9 vs Magic: Nikola Vucevic
February 11 at Bulls: Robin Lopez
February 13 at Pacers: Doug McDermott
February 21 vs Celtics: Jaylen Brown
February 23 vs Timberwolves: Taj Gibson
February 25 at Bulls: Lauri Markkanen
February 27 at Kings: Willie Cauley-Stein
March 1 at Lakers: LeBron James
March 2 at Jazz: Jae Crowder
March 4 at Suns: Devin Booker
March 7 vs Pacers: Bojan Bogdanovich
March 9 vs Hornets: Cody Zeller
March 10 at Spurs: Jakob Poeltl
March 12 at Pelicans: Jrue Holiday
March 15 at Heat: Hassan Whiteside
March 17 vs 76ers: Ben Simmons
March 19 vs Lakers: JaVale McGee
March 20 at Cavaliers: Sam Dekker
March 22 vs Heat: Bam Adebayo
March 24 vs Cavaliers: Jordan Clarkson
March 26 vs Rockets: Nene Hilario
March 28 vs Clippers: Montrezl Harrell
March 31 at Hawks: Alex Len
April 1 at Nets: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
April 4 at 76ers: Robert Covington
April 6 vs Nets: Rodions Kurucs
April 7 vs Hawks: Dewayne Dedmon
April 10 vs Thunder: Nerlens Noel