Giannis Antetokounmpo’s time in Milwaukee may very well be nearing an finish.
Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have begun discussing whether or not it is sensible for the two-time NBA MVP to proceed his profession some place else, in response to ESPN.
The perimeters are reportedly anticipated to resolve within the coming weeks whether or not Antetokounmpo’s future is in Milwaukee or elsewhere. That would offer ample time for the Bucks to engineer a commerce earlier than the Feb. 5 deadline ought to they resolve that plan of action.
Commerce rumors swirled round Antetokounmpo all through the offseason, with ESPN reporting in October that Antetokounmpo eyed the Knicks as a potential vacation spot.
The Knicks and Bucks reportedly even mentioned what a commerce would possibly seem like, however Antetokounmpo finally dedicated to Milwaukee to start the season.
“I’m here. I believe in this team. I believe in my teammates,” Antetokounmpo mentioned a day after that report.
“Now, if in six, seven months, I change my mind, I think that’s human too, you’re allowed to make any decision you want, but I’m locked in. I’m locked in to this team. I’m locked in to these guys, to this group and to this coaching staff and to myself.”
Earlier this week, Antetokounmpo eliminated most mentions of the Bucks, with whom he’s spent his complete 13-year NBA profession, from his social media accounts.
Antetokounmpo, 30, entered Wednesday averaging 30.4 factors, 10.7 rebounds and 6.4 assists per sport, but the Bucks have been simply 9-13 and had misplaced eight of their earlier 9 video games.
Since they received the NBA Finals in 2021, the Bucks haven’t superior previous the second spherical of the playoffs. They have been eradicated within the first spherical in every of the previous three postseasons.
Over the summer season, the Bucks waived star level guard Damian Lillard, who’s recovering from an Achilles tear, after which signed middle Myles Turner to a four-year, $107 million contract.
However the roster shakeup has not resulted in constant profitable for Milwaukee, which started Wednesday in eleventh place within the Japanese Convention.
