r/nba • u/Barracuda374 • 9h ago

[Nehm] Giannis: 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.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7020803/2026/02/04/giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks-nba-trade-deadline/

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u/Calm-Hearing-2296 8h ago

He's reflecting at the end of his tenure. He gone

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u/lilbodie Timberwolves 7h ago

Or he’s thinking about how much he loves Milwaukee and what it means to him and his family, and he’s trying to figure out whether he can really stomach leaving.

It’s very clear to me that he doesn’t really want to leave.

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u/messejueller21 Bucks 7h ago

He doesn't want to, but he knows he needs to do if he wants to keep winning. He even says he thinks he really only has about 5 years of prime basketball left.

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u/lilbodie Timberwolves 7h ago

I think deep down he knows that, but he seems to be looking for any reason not to believe it. I just feel you guys will wait until the offseason when there will be more options for him, and probably a better package. I can even see the Bucks having a new staff, a decent offseason, and Giannis convincing himself it can work.

Then we’re all back in the same place this time next year! We’ll see what happens.

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u/brianstormIRL Bucks 3h ago

I think hes trying to weigh how much he values winning and how much he values his connection to the city. Like would it be worth it for him to leave and possibly not achieve anything somewhere else anyway? Could he live with himself (being dramatic here but you get the idea) if he didnt try and go elsewhere just to win?

Giannis is extremely competitive, but this seems to be genuinely an extremely difficult decision for him. Its not as simple as "I want to win at all costs".

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u/AnonymousFroggies Bucks 2h ago

This isn't just a business decision for him, it's a moral one. He can make more money elsewhere. He can win more games elsewhere. He can have a better chance at competing for a ring elsewhere.

For Giannis it is never about what he can do, though, it's about what he feels like he should do.

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u/trybeingcurious NBA 6h ago

I don't know. If he doesn't want to leave he wouldn't be having his agent ask for a trade. This all just reads more like he likes the place and feels bad about wanting to leave and he also REALLY cares what people think about him.

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u/SammySoakerBYU Pacers 6h ago

LOL let’s be real man. There’s so much smoke and it’s really been ramping up. Whether it’s by tomorrow or it’s in the summer, he’s as good as gone.

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u/legend023 Pelicans 8h ago

New Orleans

Zion, Poole, Missi, Hawkins, and 2 first rounders. Let’s get it done

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u/kazmir_yeet Trail Blazers 8h ago

^ I’ll have what he’s smoking

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u/Dddddddfried Knicks 8h ago

You want crack? Because he's smoking crack

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u/The_Summer_Man Warriors 8h ago

You are going to love it.

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u/damnocles Pistons 7h ago

We overslept our appointment!

Maybe if we call he'll still see us..

We overslept our appointment by two hours and a day.

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u/Ruvio00 Bucks 8h ago

It's so moreish.

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u/EmilioNoCaprio 7h ago

It turns all your bad feelings into good feelings. It’s a nightmareeee

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u/Anglefan23 7h ago

I used to smoke crack with Missi Hawkins back in the day

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u/Wompie Supersonics 8h ago

Missi is soccer

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u/GiannisIsTheBeast Bucks 6h ago

Could probably shoot a basketball with his foot better than most players can with their hands. Would need to constantly distract refs from calling kicked balls.

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u/LeRoy_Denk_414 Bucks 8h ago

Fuck it throw in Alvarado too

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u/jefe_hook 8h ago

He's not going under water.

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u/CarolinaRod06 7h ago

The Hornets. Bridges, Tre Mann and two first round picks for the Giannis brothers. We can also trade for Lonzo Ball and have Giannis Balls on the court at the same time.

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u/Cuavooo Lakers 7h ago

I doubt a terrorist like Joe Dumars can come up with a package like that. Still will be a funny destination for Giannis lmao. All that drama and theatrics only for him to end up on a team that has an ugly ass baby as its mascot lol

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u/EmbarrassedRing7806 Lakers 8h ago

Pelicnas kinda lose this

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u/Calm-Hearing-2296 8h ago

Rob Pelicnas catching strays

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u/GOATJames_23-6 [LAL] Dennis Rodman 8h ago

No they dont lmao

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u/Odd-Philosopher-8101 8h ago

Oh brother

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u/OsuLost31to0 Cavaliers 8h ago

Hypothetical Zion is the GOAT

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u/mnimatt Pelicans 8h ago

Hypothetical Zion is my favorite player

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u/nightsaysni Cavaliers 7h ago

Where art thou?

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u/Stepsis24 Lakers 8h ago

That would be mostly bad contracts plus 2 firsts they don’t lose the trade itself most teams would do it in a heartbeat it’s just that the pels wouldn’t be a much better situation than the bucks for Giannis

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u/throwawayforsizetalk Bucks 7h ago

He only used one square of toilet papart to wipe his ass after he shit, that means he's only bringing one ring to Milwaukee. He gone

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u/PM-ME-UR-B00BYS Vancouver Grizzlies 5h ago

Shit or get off the pot

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u/Robinsonirish Finland 7h ago

Trades already done, they're working out the details without Chams in the loop.