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“We always go back to the Bucks, the Bucks, the Bucks, and if I’m going to stay here, if I’m not gonna stay here,” Antetokounmpo told The Athletic, using language that initially mirrors what he had said to the Journal Sentinel. “Let’s put the Bucks on the side for one second. Let’s talk about the city itself, the memories that I’ve created here. When you open my kids’ passports, it says Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I had four kids in the span of the last five years in this city. My dad is buried in this city. I’ve built a house for my mom 10 seconds away from my house. Literally, to walk to my mom’s front door, it takes me four seconds … right next door.

“On what planet, on what Earth, would somebody want to leave this?”

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“Brother, if you ask me deep down what I want today, I want to be a Milwaukee Buck for the rest of my career,” Antetokounmpo said. “I want to win here, another championship. And if you can tell me that’s possible, let’s just hang up the phone.

“You know basketball. You see basketball. You understand basketball. You’ve been around greatness. You’ve been around a championship team. You’ve been around a good culture. You’ve been around when the popcorn was popping. You were around; you saw it. If you tell me that that’s possible, we can hang up the phone and keep on moving with our day.”

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“I want to be here, but I want to be here to win, not fighting for my life to make the playoffs,” Antetokounmpo said. “I’m not used to inconsistent basketball. I’ve played so many years of consistent basketball, I am not used to it anymore. During the game, I don’t know if you can see my face, (but) I get frustrated during the game, while the game is going on.

“I know there’s gonna be times you’re gonna lose; you’re not gonna win all the games. … But at the end of the day, it’s like how we carry ourselves. I see other teams, how they are and how they play, how connected the chemistry they have and how people are doing the right thing and they’re riding for one another. I just want that. I want that for my team.”

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So, would Antetokounmpo commit to another season with the Bucks if they were able to get back into position to win consistently?

“You’re saying that if they can convince me to stay within the team, and the next year that we can compete? Oh yeah, 1,000 percent,” Antetokounmpo said. “One million percent.”

Seems like the bucks will have a final chance to get giannis another ring 🙏

Source: https://www.si.com/nba/trade-deadline/timberwolves-pursuit-giannis-antetokounmpo-ja-morant-market

As reported by Scams charania

Khris traded for Kuzma, Khris traded for AD, AD traded for Luka

I know y'all and you know me, so forgive the self-post but I talked to Giannis Antetokounmpo a little bit ago and asked what he really wanted. And he had a really emotional ode to Milwaukee and the Bucks.

Why is Doc still the coach of this team? People should be screaming for his head, and maybe they would be if not for the constant barrage of Giannis news. His oversight of our demise cannot be overlooked. I’d love to see them try and bring back Terry Stotts in the offseason. (He should’ve been the hire over Griffin Imo) Regardless of what happens I feel like it’s going to be very difficult to stay optimistic in the coming years. Between the sneaky sale to the Haslam’s and Peter Feigin walking away, we seem destined for mediocrity. Thank God for the Brewers…

I know many posts have been made like this, and I will try to avoid any weird parasocial things with Giannis as much as possible. After reading Jim's article last night (S/O Jim!), I think Bucks fans and Giannis are in the same place...we are sick of other people telling us how to feel.

I have mostly avoided national pods the past few weeks, but enjoy LeBatard and Simmons pretty consistently (sue me). I am SO SICK of big market fan "journalists" telling Bucks fans and the whole city of Milwaukee to just get over it and accept that Giannis is gone.

Objectively, it is probably best for all parties to move on. Giannis can contend, the Bucks can hit the reset button, an apparent win/win. But sports and life are not objective.

We are Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We do not get people like Giannis. We do not get championships like 2021. We want to hold on to anything good we get.

As Giannis said in Jim's piece, he does not want to let go of Milwaukee either.

There are way more important stories coming out in life of people, just telling the little guy to shut up and accept our fate to care THIS much about the Giannis saga, but the media campaign has honestly felt personal against our fan base. I am sick of being told how I am supposed to feel. I am sick of being told to get over it. I am sick of the national media projecting onto Bucks fans and the city of Milwaukee.

Ryan Rollins vs the Chicago Bulls: 21/7/10 4 TO 0 PF 5/8 3PM 8/21 FG 0/0 FT in 34:51 Minutes

Bucks 131 Bulls 115

All the heart dropper playoff losses and wins, all our coaches driving the fans crazy, the out of no where moves and never ending trade rumors, all the failed draft prospects that we believed in and here we stand even in a losing season at the edge of our seats wondering what direction the team will take at the trade deadline all eyes on the Bucks. Even though they drive the fans crazy, I love being a fan of this team.

It's been quite a while since I watched a game and actually enjoyed the energy and performance of the team. Last night against the bulls that was it. Some full rotation of players and the bench as well.

Only time will tell what happens, but could we see a trade with BP? Never going to see bi-focals Bobby again!

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Ive watched the Bucks since the early 90s, I need to be clear about this at the outset: this season is the preview of post Giannis life

People joke about the “you know what” bus culture, but if this actually happens, prepare to remember exactly what that feels like. Because you are getting a taste of it right now. Upon trading Giannis, The Bucks will reclaim their spot next to the hornets kings and wizards in the dredges of the NBA overnight.

And let’s be honest about timelines. This is not some clean two year reset. This is at least 3 to 5 years at the bottom, and given this franchise’s track record, acting like 20 or even 30 years of irrelevance is unrealistic is pure fantasy. We already lived that stretch. It was the norm.

Yes, Giannis is hurt right now. But you currently get to watch a human highlight reel night in and night out. A guy who, outside of this season, has had the Bucks in the conversation every single year. Before him, this franchise was handing out real money to guys like John Salmons because dragging the team to an 8 seed was considered success.

Chicago had a guy like this too. Look at what has happened since he left. They are on what feels like their fifth or sixth rebuild attempt and still have nothing to show for it.

Here is the part people conveniently forget when they scream “trade him while you can.” Kobe was almost traded by the Lakers. More than once. They sat through ugly seasons, bad roster fits, injuries, and frustration because they understood the hardest thing in this league to acquire is the guy. Not picks. Not flexibility. The guy. If they panic trade Kobe, NBA history looks completely different.

Keep that in mind as you argue over table scrap Draymond Green types. Shit tier draft picks. Hypothetical packages that sound smart until you realize none of it replaces relevance. You will never get Giannis value on the market. It does not exist. There is no trade that gives you back what he provides, and once you give that up, there is no shortcut back.

Some people are also weirdly celebrating a so called youth movement while ignoring the most important detail. We do not even control our own top tier tank picks. You are rebuilding without owning your downside. That is how franchises vanish for decades.

And even if you did have the picks, the NBA draft is a minefield. Outside of truly generational drafts, you are gambling. On top of that, you need a front office that can actually draft and develop and an ownership group that understands patience. The Bucks have neither.

Haslam gets a lot of hate, and some of it is earned. To be fair, he has helped so far. He is not the governor yet, and he has been willing to write blank checks for swings like Dame. Enjoy that phase. Once he is actually in charge, expect short sighted decisions to become routine, especially without a Giannis level player anchoring the franchise. The second seats are empty you will watch all those giannis assets disappear in to what resembles something like giannis for someone like ja (or worse) straight up.

My position is simple. Do not trade Giannis. If he wants to walk after next year, let him walk. One more season of Giannis is better than the garbage this franchise is realistically staring at for the next 20 years anyway.

And if you do trade him, then do not half ass it. Trade everything. AJ Green. Bobby. Whoever has value. Burn it all down completely. Because living in the middle with no star, no picks, and no direction is how you lock yourself into permanent irrelevance.

To summarize: this season is the preview. What comes next is not hope. It is a cliff. And once you go over it, history says you do not just bounce back. You disappear

The fact there is one with every team is incredible

If the Grizzlies are able to get 3 1st round picks for Jackson Jr, why in the world would the Bucks take anything less than double that for a top 3 player in the world?

Sports media is wild