Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/sports/basketball/giannis-antetokounmpo-milwaukee-bucks-contract.html
> But over the past three years, he has brought them along for what he hopes can be a more lasting endeavor: taking ownership of their money and his future. A few months ago, Antetokounmpo launched Ante, Inc. to house the brothers’ projects and investments. It’s about Giannis’s life beyond basketball, though basketball still matters to him — a lot. In a few weeks, he will be eligible for a three-year extension worth about $173 million, but he doesn’t plan to sign one just yet.
> “The real question’s not going to be this year — numbers-wise it doesn’t make sense,” Antetokounmpo said. “But next year, next summer it would make more sense for both parties. Even then, I don’t know.”
> He added: “I would not be the best version of myself if I don’t know that everybody’s on the same page, everybody’s going for a championship, everybody’s going to sacrifice time away from their family like I do. And if I don’t feel that, I’m not signing.”
by UnbiasedNBAFan_
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/r/mavericks looks like it’s time to dust off the old Giannis to Dallas shitposts
Giannis plays the media game so well. He knows he wants to stay in Milwaukee but puts just enough fear in the front office to make sure they don’t get complacent and are committed to keeping a winner on the floor.
No ‘I’m bucks lifer yadda yadda’?… He gone?
And so begins the Giannis free agency race. Clear the decks GMs!!!.
Giannis saw dame taking the hearts of his fanbase and said “hold my beer”
He saw his team is old af and it’s time to bounce
He gone
All I can say is don’t let this man get to Free Agency, once he starts meeting with other teams it’s going to be over for Milwaukee
Kinda wild he’s putting pressure on the FO like this after they just paid a ton of money to keep Brook Lopez (which was a surprise!)
Not a lot of moves they can make to get better than this unless he’s telling them to trade one of Jrue/Middleton and is there anybody other than Harden who’s even obtainable with that?
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Imma crack my beers and watch everyone go wild
He always wanted to play for the kings, we all know this.
Milwaukee is already in the extremely costly repeater tax the next 2 years, has no draft assets or promising young players, and Lopez will probably be washed or retired by the time Giannis is a free agent (not to mention Jrue and Middleton age/playoff performance issues). If he is serious about this he is probably gonna leave
Giannis and Embiid possibly requesting trades next summer crazy
MIL is aging and in the repeater tax. Things can only get worse. This year is their final chance. After that, their only hope is drafting a hidden gem like a Ginobli or something.
This season (and next off-season) are going to suck so hard.
This is all the media will want to talk about.
Goneannis
Giannis to the Lakers after Lebron retires.
He’s a spur
Wait so this means he is coming to hornets?
Giannis holding feet to the fire. Like u/Icy-Lime-9760 said…he’s good at this. It is true the Bucks don’t have a ton of flexibility, however, which means they better hope Khris is back to himself with a full offseason after his surgery and Brook doesn’t hit a decline phase. They’re married to this core for another few years before Jrue and Brook both become free agents and Khris has a player option he can trigger.
It’s so refreshing to hear a real answer instead of “I’m going to be a “X” for life”.
He gone.
Let’s not go wild we all know he’s not leaving lmfao
Following the bron path. Leave after exhausting all the teams assets.
I’m not gonna read the whole quote and I’m gonna start my delusional alternate reality where he comes to LA
He’s a Rocket
Welcome to the nets
Hey big fella
Giannis is seizing control
He gone. Already questioning the commitment of his teammates and front office.
He’s a warrior
Giannis to the raptors
YEESSS PLEASE GET RID OF JRUE HE SUCKSS
Sounds like he admires *HEAT CULTURE*
_ducks_
Lmao. He ain’t going anywhere, but it’ll be fun to speculate.
“I would not be the best version of myself if I don’t know that […] everybody’s going to sacrifice time away from their family like I do.”
You mean like every other NBA player does for literally half of every season?
Giannis Antetokounmpo, you are a boston celtic
He’s coming to Orlando motherfuckers, believe me!
respect
Presenteeist
I for some reason read “Times] Giannis” as “Thanasis” and read the salary as 1.73 million and I was thinking damn Thanasis is really really confident.
insha’Allah he goes wherever he feels ok and lets him play in the national team
Love the honesty
Solid replacement for when Lebron retires. Nice.
I would not be surprised too see Giannis go somewhere else
Come join Pop and Wemby
CP3 gets opted in for another year, trade for Giannis. Everyone wins