Giannis Antetokounmpo has made it clear he would think about leaving the Milwaukee Bucks if he deemed one other workforce to have a greater likelihood of successful a championship.
Now it seems his future in Milwaukee might come down to 1 explicit “X-Issue”. Talking on SiriusXM NBA Radio over the weekend, ESPN insider Bobby Marks stated Giannis’ future in Milwaukee might hinge on Jrue Vacation.
“I don’t suppose Giannis Antetokounmpo going to signal an extension [because] it doesn’t make sense financially,” Marks stated. “I’d be involved primarily based on what occurs with Jrue Vacation. I feel that’s going to be the X-factor.
“[That’s] what I’m going to regulate as a result of Vacation is extension-eligible beginning up, I feel February 22. Doubtlessly might be a free agent subsequent yr,” Marks added. “What does Milwaukee do with him? In the event that they lose him, they’re going to be in serious trouble.”
Giannis signed a 5-year, $228 million most contract extension with the Bucks in December 2020.
His deal features a participant possibility for the 2025-26 season, that means he might go away Milwaukee in the summertime of 2025 (and that’s assuming he doesn’t ask for a commerce earlier than then).
Having gained the 2021 championship, the Bucks misplaced within the second spherical of the 2022 playoffs after dropping Khris Middleton to damage. Milwaukee then suffered a brutal first spherical defeat within the 2023 playoffs, happening to the Miami Warmth 4-1.
The workforce then fired head coach Mike Budenholzer, regardless that he coached them to the title simply two years earlier.
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