For the primary time in his profession, Giannis Antetokounmpo will discover choices of leaving the Milwaukee Bucks following a 3rd straight first spherical playoff exit.
In response to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Antetokounmpo has not made any agency choices concerning his future with the franchise however is open-minded on whether or not staying in Milwaukee is finest for his profession or not.
On the finish of April the Bucks have been eradicated from the postseason on the first hurdle for a 3rd consecutive 12 months and on the age of 30, the participant received’t need any extra of his prime years to go to waste.
Antetokounmpo’s contract includes a $62 million participant possibility arising in in 2027 forward of doubtless hitting unrestricted free company a 12 months later.
The Bucks completed because the 5 seed within the Jap Convention and the ‘Greek Freak’ delivered one other scintillating marketing campaign, averaging 30.4 factors, 11.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists a recreation.
It marked his second straight 12 months averaging 30-10-5 on 60% taking pictures, which no different participant in NBA historical past has even carried out as soon as.
The nine-time All-Star, extensively thought to be one of many prime three gamers within the league, led Milwaukee to its first first NBA championship since 1971 in 2021 and received Finals MVP.
WATCH: Shams Charania discusses Giannis Antetokounmpo’s potential exit from the Bucks
A two-time MVP with eight All-NBA honors to his title, you possibly can count on each group throughout the league to provide the Bucks entrance workplace a name concerning Antetokounmpo’s availability following the information.
Charania’s report states the participant’s representatives will sit down with the group later this offseason to debate his future, which seems to be to be hanging within the steadiness at this present level.
Antetokounmpo was drafted by the Bucks in 2013 with the fifteenth general choose and has gone on to blossom as one of many biggest gamers in historical past.
Within the 2016-17 season, Antetokounmpo led the Bucks in all 5 main statistical classes and have become the primary participant to complete a daily season within the prime 20 in whole factors, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.
He’s one among two gamers alongside LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to win two MVP awards earlier than turning 26 – and in 2020 joined solely Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon as winners of each MVP and Defensive Participant of the Yr in the identical season.
