The Milwaukee Bucks have indicated to teams that they are keeping Giannis Antetokounmpo through the trade deadline and will start making other trades, sources tell ESPN.
This Ryan Rollins leap is NOT being talked about enough 👀
This season: Last season:
18.3 PPG 6.2 PPG
5.9 APG 1.9 APG
3.7 RPG 1.9 RPG
51.1% FG 48.7% FG
44.3% 3PT 40.8% 3PT
MIP. 🔒
They just shot Charlie Kirk.
A married young man and father, who stands on college campuses and encourages young people to get married, have children, stop abortion, and simply live a life for God.
I’m praying that he survives.
And I’m praying that this country rises up and ends this.
This feels like a nightmare. One of the most horrific things I’ve ever seen.
I feel absolutely gutted and devastated. Pray for Charlie Kirk’s soul, his young family and for our country.
The violence and hatred has to stop. Our country needs Christ now more than ever.
Willy Adames got a standing ovation
Then, like he's done 61 times before at American Family Field, launched a home run
Wild swing of emotions in about 10 seconds
Just saw a major news outlet call Giannis’ time in Milwaukee thus far “underwhelming.” While nothing surprises me from modern ‘sports media’ anymore, let me remind you once more who you are dealing with here:
2X NBA MVP
2021 NBA Champion
2021 NBA Finals MVP
9X NBA All-Star
2024 NBA Cup Champion
2024 NBA Cup MVP
7x All-NBA First Team
2020 DPOY
4x All-Defensive First Team
2017 MIP
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- Only player in NBA history to finish a regular season in the top 20 in all five statistics of total points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.
- Only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points and 60 percent field goal percentage in a season (2024, 2025)
- Only player in NBA history to record a 35+ point, 15+ rebound and 20+ assist game.
- Only non-American player in NBA history to win the All-Star Game MVP.
- Only player in NBA history to have 200 points, 100 rebounds and 50 assists in a playoff series.
- Highest scoring close-out Finals game in NBA history (50 points)
- Third NBA player to win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards in the same season: Milwaukee Bucks, 2019–20 (Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon).
- Third NBA player to post a 40 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists game in the playoffs: Milwaukee Bucks, 2021–22
(Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal).
- Fifth NBA player to lead his team in all five major statistics (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) in the same season: Milwaukee Bucks, 2016–17
- Most points scored in a game without converting a three-point field goal since they became an official NBA statistic: (64) Milwaukee Bucks, 2023–24
And this is only the tip of the iceberg. To call any of this “underwhelming” is a disgrace to not only Giannis and the effort he has put into this game, but more importantly, to the NBA as a whole.
This scrawny, nobody kid from Athens walked into a struggling franchise 12 years ago with ZERO expectations, and gradually worked his ass off to become the greatest player in franchise history. He brought a ring to a team that hadn’t seen one in half a century, did it with a smile on his face, and ignored all the pushback from the rest of the league to jump ship and build his career elsewhere.
Giannis Antetokounmpo felt like he owed this organization a chance at glory, and boy has he delivered every step of the way.
Underwhelming? Give me a fucking break. One of the greatest careers in NBA history has unfolded before our very eyes, and it comes from one of the best humans this league has ever seen.
Dirk was venerated for his loyalty in Dallas, and deservedly so. The same with Timmy, Kobe, and countless others who came before and stood their ground in the city that raised them. Give Giannis that same respect.
He’s earned every last bit of it and more.
Dame didn’t even want to be a Buck. He got traded here against his wishes.
And you know what, he embraced this team, the players, and the city. All he wanted was a chance to win.
He fought through Achilles issues last postseason, beat a blood clot in a month, and laid it all out there for Milwaukee two playoffs in a row.
If this is it, he better be remembered with nothing but grace and appreciation. Risked his health for this team multiple times.
Thank you Dame.
Doc says Giannis’s season is going unnoticed by the mainstream media
“I hear about every other great player and not enough about (Giannis)… I almost think we are taking this for granted”