Basketball fans have seen this coming for quite some time; Giannis Antetokounmpo has publicly made it known that he’s ready to move on from the Milwaukee Bucks.
A former Milwaukee Bucks player pointed the finger at head coach Doc Rivers on Wednesday for the major issues the franchise has endured over the previous two years.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
The time has officially come. Giannis Antetokounmpo wants out of Milwaukee either this season or during the offseason. These rumors have been ongoing for over a year now, but Giannis never made it public until Wednesday.
A new report reveals what was ultimately the last straw for Giannis Antetokounmpo and his relationship with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks’ loss to Oklahoma City last Wednesday was viewed as a “point of no return” for Antetokounmpo’s future in Milwaukee, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is preparing to say farewell to Milwaukee as the Feb. 5 trade deadline nears, ESPN reported Wednesday. Multiple teams have made "aggressive offers" for the two-time league MVP and the Bucks are starting to listen, according to the report.
The NBA trade winds are blowing with the deadline just about one week away. With the Milwaukee Bucks expected to be an active team on the market, they reportedly engaged in trade talks with the Cleveland Cavaliers in recent days.
“There will never be a chance, and there will never be a moment that I will come out and say, ‘I want a trade.'” Do you remember Giannis Antetokounmpo’s pledge to the Milwaukee Bucks?
The Bucks have been shopping around the edges. Giannis Antetokounmpo now looms over the whole board. Milwaukee has made players such as Kyle Kuzma and Bobby Portis available in an effort to upgrade the roster, but traction has been limited, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Fan bases of advertised NBA championship contenders have spent the past several months hoping that the Bucks and their superstar would agree to a divorce ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline.
Because the Mavericks couldn’t get out of Dallas on Sunday, Milwaukee Bucks fans won’t get to see how their team will respond without Giannis Antetokounmpo until next Tuesday’s matchup with the rival Chicago Bulls.
The hits just keep on coming. The moribund Milwaukee Bucks (18-27) found themselves in even more trouble during Tuesday’s 139-122 loss versus the Philadelphia 76ers.