Giannis Antetokounmpo has been on the heart of commerce rumors amid a tough begin to the season for the Milwaukee Bucks, however there’s reportedly just one situation through which the crew would think about transferring him.
In his newest column on Sunday, NBA reporter Marc Stein mentioned rival groups do not expect the Bucks to entertain trade offers for Antetokounmpo until the two-time NBA MVP needs out of Milwaukee.
“It’s understood fairly clearly in 29 different entrance places of work that Antetokounmpo is just ever going to be made obtainable for commerce if he pushes for it,” Stein wrote, via Zach Bachar of Bleacher Report.
The Bucks fell to 2-7 with a blowout loss to the New York Knicks on Friday night time. Antetokounmpo was openly frustrated with his team’s lack of effort within the sport. The Bucks then fell to 2-8 with Sunday’s loss to the Boston Celtics — a sport through which Giannis scored 43 factors.
There have been loads of different indicators that Giannis is sad, as he additionally had a tense exchange with a reporter after Friday’s sport.
None of meaning Antetokounmpo needs to be traded, after all. Khris Middleton has been recovering from offseason surgical procedure on each of his ankles, so he ought to present the Bucks with a lift if and when he returns. For now, Giannis is making an attempt to inspire his teammates to climb out of their early-season gap.
Although the Bucks have struggled, Antetokounmpo has performed at an MVP stage by way of the early a part of the season. He’s averaging 30.1 factors, 12.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists per sport.
Ought to Giannis resolve he needs out of Milwaukee, a few groups have been floated as potential suitors. The possibilities of that occuring nonetheless appear very slim.