Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is getting ready to say farewell to the franchise with which he has spent his complete NBA profession because the group hearken to commerce presents for him, in accordance with ESPN.
With the NBA commerce deadline closing on February 5, a number of groups have made “aggressive offers” for the two-time league MVP and the Bucks are beginning to pay attention, in accordance with the report.
League sources confirmed to ESPN that Antetokounmpo, 31, has been telling the group for months that the second has come to half methods after 12-plus seasons.
Milwaukee dropped to 18-27 with a 139-122 loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday night time and is on monitor to overlook the playoffs for the primary time for the reason that 2015-16 season.
Antetokounmpo, who is predicted to be sidelined 4 to six weeks with a proper calf pressure he sustained final Friday, is averaging 28.0 factors, 10.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 30 begins this season.
A nine-time All-Star who led the Bucks to their first NBA championship in 50 years in 2021, Antetokounmpo is the franchise’s all-time chief in video games (889), factors (21,377), rebounds (8,831), assists (4,456) and blocked photographs (1,086).
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Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo appeared to silence a few of the commerce rumours surrounding him along with his celebration after this large sequence of play at each ends
Antetokounmpo, who earned the nickname ‘The Greek Freak’ for his capacity to make remarkably athletic performs, would turn out to be a free agent in the summertime of 2027 if he opted to not signal a contract extension later this 12 months.
When requested earlier in January earlier than he bought injured whether or not he was assured that he’ll stick with the Bucks for the remainder of the season, Antetokounmpo stated: “I don’t know. I don’t know. I take it day by day.”
