Giannis SIGNS

[Baddy Chuck]

Can we just appreciate for a second that Shams got the scoop. Eat **** Woj.

[Finn]

I'm very happy Giannis signed. But I'm not gonna lie, I'm going to miss the bed-wetting from some of you guys. It's been very entertaining the last couple of weeks.

[coolhandluke121]

How's David Griffin feeling right now about those picks in the Holiday trade?

Honestly it's still a really good trade for them. There are two unprotected picks after Giannis could opt out, and even 2024 is a lifetime from now in NBA years. Assuming the Bucks would remain good for a while was built into their evaluation of the trade, which is we required so many distant-future picks in the first place, and anything that goes wrong - which still could be a lot of things between now and 2024, let alone 2027 - makes the trade a coup for them. Jrue is a 30-year-old borderline star with one year left on his deal; I'm pretty confident the Bucks' offer was great for them even if they assumed the chances of getting multiple good picks weren't that good. I really hope the Bucks find a way to get some good young talent and stay in the ~50 win range for the whole decade.

[MickeyDavis]

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[skones]

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I would be grateful if someone slid into my DMs with a CP job of this article. Just sayin.

[Coach Carter]

About a week ago I became doubtful. Shows what I know...

Anyway, better the money in his hands then someone else. I'm sure he will help out kids in Nigeria and back home in Greece. May even build an academy or two that can get kids playing bball and off the streets.

[Ersanity]

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I would be grateful if someone slid into my DMs with a CP job of this article. Just sayin.

Ask, and you shall receive!

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[Sigra]

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[brewbucks]

Can we just appreciate for a second that Shams got the scoop. Eat **** Woj.

Taking the Bron/Lakers approach **** Woj!

[PhoenixMilwauke]

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As optimistic as some posters were about Giannis signing the max, it was touch and go based on the article. Giannis himself did not know what he was going to do until recently. This wasn’t a done deal for weeks and or months - I think we should all be glad it turned out the way it did. It was no gimme.

[TD75]

Ha, it seems that Giannis is more like Jordan/Kobe and less like LeBron.

Who would have thought?

[yannisk]

so when is the earliest we can trade him?

... don't attack me, i am joking

[Shaffty]

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As optimistic as some posters were about Giannis signing the max, it was touch and go based on the article. Giannis himself did not know what he was going to do until recently. This wasn’t a done deal for weeks and or months - I think we should all be glad it turned out the way it did. It was no gimme.

but thats literally what I said was the case lol

[LUKE23]

Honestly it's still a really good trade for them. There are two unprotected picks after Giannis could opt out, and even 2024 is a lifetime from now in NBA years. Assuming the Bucks would remain good for a while was built into their evaluation of the trade, which is we required so many distant-future picks in the first place, and anything that goes wrong - which still could be a lot of things between now and 2024, let alone 2027 - makes the trade a coup for them. Jrue is a 30-year-old borderline star with one year left on his deal; I'm pretty confident the Bucks' offer was great for them even if they assumed the chances of getting multiple good picks weren't that good. I really hope the Bucks find a way to get some good young talent and stay in the ~50 win range for the whole decade.

Giannis is guaranteed for:

20-21 (end of current contract)
21-22
22-23
23-24
24-25

25-26 is the player option

So the unprotected 2025 pick is likely going to be garbage barring injury as that falls after the 2024-25 season. Him signing really put a lot of the risk of the 2024 swap and the 2025 pick to bed. The 2026 swap and the 2027 unprotected could still bite us.

[giannis and 1]

tears in my eyes...

i planned on trolling my clown friends who are all raptors fans, but im just too happy right now to do that. dont really feel the need.

[humanrefutation]

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The Bucks were able to seal the deal, in part, with a late-in-the-process, crucial sit-down when franchise co-owners Marc Lasry and Wes Edens flew to Chicago on Dec. 12 for a midday meeting with Saratsis.

We were tracking the wrong flight, it seems.

[DayofMourning]

Congrats on keeping your guy. Would have been fun with Giannis as our defensive anchor but he had loyalty in his DNA;)

[Pachinko_]

I love Giannis because I've been watching him play since he was 16. I don't like how he's been trending as a player the last couple of years where he's forced (or forcing himself) to force finish a few too many plays, it kind of deviates from what he really is as a player, but that's just my opinion and happy for people to have a different one.

Now I have another reason to love him because he stayed true to himself and his words all those years.
Make no mistake guys this decision can't have possibly been easy for a guy like him. Takes balls to tell all conventional wisdom to go **** itself and do what you think is right.
Kudos Giannis, well done buddy. Love ya.

[TD75]

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[packer396]

Some interesting takeaways from the article:
- Owners met with Giannis and Horst "stopped by"... in case you have any question of who is making the front office decisions
-"Core players such as... Pat Connaughton"
- Horst made the Jrue trade with no commitment from Giannis