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Giannis publicly gave an ultimatum to the Bucks franchise. And he was direct. Either we win another championship before my contract expires, or I’m gone.
And Milwaukee should actually be happy that he said this. Let me explain why.
In an interview for the New York Times, Antetokounmpo talked about life, family and his basketball future.
And listen to some of his comments when it comes to re-signing with the Bucks. He said:
I would not be the best version of myself if I don’t know that everybody’s on the same page, going for a championship, and sacrificing time away from their family like I do. And if I don’t feel that, I’m not signing.
He then commented on the roster situation and the recent coaching change.
You’ve got to see the dynamics. How the coach is going to be, how we’re going to be together.
All my teammates know and the organization knows that I want to win a championship. As long as we’re on the same page with that and you show me and we go together to win a championship, I’m all for it. The moment I feel like, oh, yeah, we’re trying to rebuild…
And he stopped right there. You know what that means. I’m gone. But hold on Bucks fans, don’t be afraid. This is the best thing that you could hope for.
This is your franchise player saying that he’s committed to winning, to staying with this team, as long as the franchise itself shows that they have the same goal.
Sure the Bucks are a contender and they won the championship, but at the same time they’ve gone out in the first round of the playoffs 2 of the last 4 years. For a top 3 player in the league, you need the team to be more consistent.
Also, they didn’t really upgrade the roster in a big way. Of course the re-signing of Brook Lopez and Middleton was a big win, but at the same time they could have used some more firepower.
And I don’t think that Malik Beasley is that guy. Plus they lost Joe Ingles.
When you have a once in a generation type player on your team like Giannis, you need to go all out in this short window and not just be in the conversation but be the clear team to beat at least in the Eastern Conference.
Antetokounmpo is serious about the fact that he might leave. Listen to this.
There will never be hard feelings with the Milwaukee Bucks, I believe that we’ve had 10 unbelievable years, and there’s no doubt I gave everything for the city of Milwaukee. Everything.
But winning a championship comes first. I don’t want to be 20 years on the same team and don’t win another championship.
Again, this sounds scary, but this is perfect for the front office. They have 2 years to make moves and prove to Antetokounmpo that they are winners.
All you want from your franchise player is clear and concise communication. This is 100 times better than the mess that’s going on in Portland. For 3 summers it’s been the same story with Damian Lillard sending cryptic messages about potentially asking for a trade, the whole loyalty thing and what not. Finally things escalated this offseason and all of a sudden the Blazers are in a tough spot right now of having to trade him to 1 specific team while not getting enough for Dame.
I love what Giannis is doing here, and the organization as well as the fans should respect it.
Heck, if they can win another one it will prove that this team is worthy of a superstar talent like him. If not, they can think about trading him, rebuilding, and giving him a chance to win- even if it is with another team. Antetokounmpo deserved that by bringing a championship to the city for the first time in 50 years.
But since he’s going to be here for at least 2 years, you may as well get this nice T-shirt from my merch line. Look at all the detail. Or you also cop some great designs with Kyrie in his element, Lebron of course, Steph Curry with his mouthguard or KD the slim reaper.
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24 авг 2023
