Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is now being mentioned in the same breath as the likes of LeBron James and Kevin Durant, yet he's in no hurry to move ahead of the superstars as he wants to keep chasing the game's current greats in a bid to keep improving.

The Greek forward is now in the conversation for the Most Valuable Player award this season and some are likely to suggest that he's already surpassed the aforementioned pair.

While there's little doubt over the player's bright future, which seems to be quickly approaching, the humble star isn't ready to view himself as the NBA's top player just yet.

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"You know me, I’m not going to say I’m not and I’m not going to say I am better than LeBron or K.D.," he said in an interview with Yahoo Sports.

"Because I want to feel like I always have somebody to chase. I want to feel like I can always get better.

"LeBron is one of the greatest guys to ever play. K.D. is one of the greatest scorers to ever play the game. They’ve been doing it for a long time. That’s what I want to do. I want to be in my 14th, 15th year in the league and still be doing what I’m doing today, and even better."

“I don’t want to hear that,” he said in reference to the talk of him being the league's best player. “I can feel whatever I feel inside me. I can feel like I’m the best player in the league right now, but at the end of the day, I want to feel like I always can improve.

"So, if they ask me who is better, me or K.D., they can be better right now. But I want to feel like I always can improve and I want to get there and get to their level.”

For now, Antetokounpo is focused on improving the Bucks and is hoping to help them go deep into the playoffs.

"Our goal is to be the top team in the East," he continued. "I think anything less, it would be hard on us because I feel like we have the talent, we play hard, we play great basketball and that’s one of our goals. We just got to keep getting better every day and hopefully we can achieve it."

As for the comparisons, the player insists he still looks up to James and Durant and is simply trying to learn from them.

“I definitely still look up to [LeBron and K.D.]," he  "They’ve done it longer than me. Both of them are champs. I just got to keep getting better, keep learning from them."

What This Means

Antetokounmpo is keeping his feet on the ground, which is probably pretty hard to do, considering the ratings and plaudits he has been receiving. But he might be disappointed in a few years when he realizes there's really no one left to chase.

Of course, there remains the possibility of several new superstars emerging over the next few seasons. But it's very possible that he develops into the league's undisputed talent very soon.

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