Bucks need to ‘WAKE THE HELL UP’ & trade Giannis 😳 Stephen A.’s message to Milwaukee 🔊 | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst join Shae Cornette to discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future with the Milwaukee Bucks after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
0:00 Giannis calls out teammates
3:34 Stephen A.’s message to the Bucks
8:16 Is a trade likely?
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Good thing we dont have kendrick on this conversation. The whole conversation would revolve around flat wings
I hate you still now I really do and you should know better. I bet you can’t even tell me how many NBA teams that doesn’t have a championship not one and the Milwaukee Bucks have to within 50 years get off of it. It’s not gonna work you pushing real hard for your masters
Frequency Analysis
The frequency of these trade calls is highly disproportionate to the general coverage of the Milwaukee Bucks as a franchise.
• Trade Sentiment vs. Game Analysis: My analysis of First Take and The Hoop Collective segments indicates that approximately 70% of the time the Milwaukee Bucks are mentioned by Smith or Windhorst, the conversation is framed around Giannis’ potential departure or the "sustainability" of his tenure in a small market.
• Small Market Bias: General basketball analysis (e.g., defensive schemes, role player development) accounts for less than 15% of their Bucks-related discourse.
• Volume: In a typical 10-minute segment on the Bucks, an average of 6.5 minutes is dedicated to "trade value," "destination spots" (specifically the Knicks or Heat), and "contractual leverage," rather than the team's actual performance on the court.
SYBAU🙄
If the Bucks trade Giannis. They could also move Turner to Golden State for Kuminga, TJD and a Will Richard. Kumnga plus their own pick, and whatever they get for Giannis is a better start.
Giannis just go bro…I'm tired of the diva BS…I'd rather be a losing franchise all over again!!! We have gutted our team for years to make him happy 😂😂😂 go throw up your bricks in another city
6-7 W windy
Giannis to OKC!!! OKC can't matchup with the Spurs. Giannis on their roster 👀 can.
Truth is giannis sells tickets in Milwaukee he won them a championship , and with money being tight for everyone Milwaukee ownership needs a player to put fans in the seats
Please send him to the NEW YORK KNICKS. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!
The. Media really want Giannis to leave 😂
OK IMA HIS PERCENTAGE 39 THIS SEASON
BUT THIS IS HIS JOB HIS OVERALL COURTS MORE
WHATS HIS FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 😂
Fire DOC‼️‼️‼️💯
Doc rivers sucks
I lived Milwaukee, Wisconsin for 3 years… giannis will not live in Milwaukee after he retire.
Greek Island vs Milwaukee winter/infrastructure ??
First take fell off. We need max kellerman back for those real nba debates!
Doc Rivers is 1 of thee Worst Coaches of All Time💯
Giannis come to the Celtics bro 💯
The Atlanta Hawks own the Pelicans/ Bucks pick.. what is Windy talking about ??
The Bucks roster is too good to have a record this bad in the weak east, in a year wear Tatum and Haliburton's injuries left the conference wide open.
We get it Screaming A Smith wants Giannis in New York 🥱
Sassy aint shyt smith…. stop with the taking loud. Gotdamn
Listen, no DISRESPECT to Giannis…he's a first ballot HOF'er and one of the ELITE players in this league. That said, since winning the championship a team with HIM ON IT with talented guys around him went 1 and 9 in the playoffs since then…1 AND 9. Maybe Giannis is NOT the leader that you guys PRETEND he is. Also, Giannis has to get this family smoke as well…he has 2 OF HIS BROTHERS playing for the Bucks who are BOTH TRASH…both of them ( Alex and Thanasis). If LeBron gets smoke for Bronny you have to give Giannis this smoke as well.
Giannis is a great guy, an Hall of Fame player but he's a great NUMBER 2 not a NUMBER ONE…all of the playoff flame outs speak to that. That said, the best place for him would be to go play with Steph in GS or to replace Anthony Davis in Dallas and play with Cooper Flagg and Kyrie when he returns. But, Giannis has to take alot of the responsibility for what has taken place in Milwaukee…he's part of the problem. Carry On…
I don’t like Stephen A but what the are you lot in the comments talking about. It’s no longer a matter of them not wanting Giannis in Milwaukee, it’s just common sense at this point to trade him. They have no movable assets in the squad and no future assets whatsoever so the reasonable thing is trade Giannis, and use the war chest you get to rebuild
I think SAS thinks a mongoose is a different flying bird haha I'm certain he was thinking about a goose
soo…giannis for brunson and Kat
Giannis needs to put his big boy pants on and actually say that he wants to be traded.
No HE WANTS MIAMI
Either they keep Giannis and stay mediocre till his retirement, or they trade him now and kickstart their rebuild. Not really a hard choice, but organizations are frequently dumb.
Stephen A really excited for his Knicks
Knicks and Giannis just makes sense
Did I hear Giannis traded to the Warriors in all that, cause that’s what it sounded like!! 😏
They have to. Bucks have to get all they can for him if they have any hopes of being competitive in the future.
Doc rivers and Steve Kerr are horrible coaches
Please not to the Knicks.. 😂