Apr 29, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) during game five of the first round for the 2024 NBA Playoffs against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo Reveals Qualities He Wants in His Team

Originally posted on Milwaukee Bucks on SI
By Ryan Stano | Last updated Sep 26, 2025 12:15 PM ET

The Milwaukee Bucks will always go as far as Giannis Antetokounmpo will take them. As long as he remains on the roster, he is their best ope of winning another NBA championship.

While Antetokounmpo is clearly one of the best players in the world, he clearly can't do it alone. He hasn't had enough help in the last few years to have some postseason success.

If the Bucks are going to make some headway in the playoffs, they need a team built around Antetokounmpo and his needs. He recently revealed what qualities he likes on a team.

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo reveals what qualities he wants on a team

While speaking to Haris Stavrou of Sport 24, Antetokounmpo talked about what qualities he wants his team to have.

“I have realized that I like to live with the pressure. Is that good? Is it bad? I don’t know. If I’m in an environment where there’s no pressure and I don’t think we can achieve something great, I don’t want to be there. It doesn’t make me happy as a person anymore."

Pressure is certainly something that the Bucks will have on them heading into this season, partly because of the pressure that Antetokounmpo has thrust upon them.

Antetokounmpo wants his team to be playing in big enough games that they all feel the pressure. He wants there to be a challenge to winning games for his teams, something they haven't done the last couple of years.

The Bucks need to be playing in more pressure-filled games

Antetokounmpo talked about what he values in a team at this point in his career, as well.

“When you reach 30 years old and you have four kids and you’re married — I think when you get married, you become more mature — I want to do what makes me happy because I think I deserve it, I’ve worked for it. What makes me happy is when I win and feel that there is a challenge. I mean, I wake up in the morning and say, ‘We have to win today. If we don’t win today, what will we hear?’ That is the thing.”

The Bucks have to put together a team that has a chance to do what Antetokounmpo is desperate for them to do.

This article first appeared on Milwaukee Bucks on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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