Giannis Thread - "The Finals are different, I hope to be back soon with the Bucks"

[Matches Malone]

Gery sucks. Now my "For You" page is filled with a bunch of dumbass Knicks and NBA fans with their fleecing offers for Giannis. Last offer I saw was Kat, Kolek, McBride and 2 2nds... almost punched my monitor.

[Gianstoppable]

I hate Gery as much as the next but wasn't he pretty quick on the Kuzma trade? Like a day or two prior?

[MickeyDavis]

Gery is a broken clock

[ShootingtheJ]

So Gery is stirring the pot yet again

My favorite part is " Knicks are preparing tsunami like offer"

Like I've seen their assets. Isn't that an oxymoron?

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It was just weeks ago Gery said we were set to work out players expected in the top 8 of draft. We haven't even worked out a single player that will go in the top 8 of round 2.

[Bucknado]

So Gery is stirring the pot yet again

My favorite part is " Knicks are preparing tsunami like offer"

Like I've seen their assets. Isn't that an oxymoron?

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It was just weeks ago Gery said we were set to work out players expected in the top 8 of draft. We haven't even worked out a single player that will go in the top 8 of round 2.

I think he tried to backtrack and said Giannis probably won’t get traded and we’d trade 31 pick for 1sts this year.

[ShootingtheJ]

Idk why people keep clamouring for the 31 pick being so valuable. It's 6 seasons away, even if we did trade Giannis they might not even be a lottery team by then. So far out it's such a crapshoot. I think we need to stop over valuing that pick

The pick being 6 years away is part of what makes it so valuable. Teams don't want picks now, they want longterm currency.

[MickeyDavis]

Teams figure in 6 years we have 36 year old Giannis or if he was traded/left we would be in a 30 year rebuild. It will likely be a good pick.

[BigO]

It's 2025 and some people still find Woelful even semi credible?

[emunney]

Pincus off the top rope with the worst and most insulting return for the Bucks yet:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25202304-4-team-14-player-blockbuster-trade-land-giannis-rumored-suitor

It's very funny that he won't put Barnes in, but it's VERY funny that he put protections on the 2032 pick. Knicks didn't even get that for Bridges.

[rilamann]

We all wish he'd just come out and say he's not leaving but I guess he needs to leave his options open, he can't sign an extension for another 16 months. He's going nowhere.

100% chance Giannis is a Buck opening night

I think Giannis just enjoys trolling the national sports media. That's why he hasn't come out and said anything. I can see Giannis sitting there with a huge grin on his face as Blowhards like Windhorst trip over themselves all summer in an effort to speak Giannis leaving Milwaukee into existence.

Giannis is going to wait until the last minute and let the national media make clowns of themselves for awhile.

All the more reason to love Giannis. But I get how Giannis not saying anything makes Bucks fan nervous.

[Gianstoppable]

Idk why people keep clamouring for the 31 pick being so valuable. It's 6 seasons away, even if we did trade Giannis they might not even be a lottery team by then. So far out it's such a crapshoot. I think we need to stop over valuing that pick

The pick being 6 years away is part of what makes it so valuable. Teams don't want picks now, they want longterm currency.

That's partly true besides for the fact most of the GMs aren't guaranteed to be around in another 6 years. That right there devalues the pick because guys won't be around to see it through. Most teams won't give away great assets for that but I could see us landing a couple firsts in exchange for it. If we could have traded it for a shot in the lottery before the draft that would have been nice

[Mags FTW]

If I knew Giannis wanted out, I would be a big time Indy fan this series. An OKC loss would make them more likely to make a move for him, and one of the most acceptable packages would be Holmgren, the Euro they stashed, and a plethora of picks.

[ReginaldDwight]

If I knew Giannis wanted out, I would be a big time Indy fan this series. An OKC loss would make them more likely to make a move for him, and one of the most acceptable packages would be Holmgren, the Euro they stashed, and a plethora of picks.

Chet couldnt even see the floor in the last 5 minutes of a finals game. Pass for me.

[MikeIsGood]

If I knew Giannis wanted out, I would be a big time Indy fan this series. An OKC loss would make them more likely to make a move for him, and one of the most acceptable packages would be Holmgren, the Euro they stashed, and a plethora of picks.

Define acceptable? That is an absolute trash offer. Chet's played 114/246 possible games so far in his career and looks like a #3 on offense; OKC's FRPs outside of their own are now Denver, Houston, and LAC picks which are not enticing; 'the Euro they stashed'...who is it?

[paulpressey25]

Pincus off the top rope with the worst and most insulting return for the Bucks yet:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25202304-4-team-14-player-blockbuster-trade-land-giannis-rumored-suitor

It's very funny that he won't put Barnes in, but it's VERY funny that he put protections on the 2032 pick. Knicks didn't even get that for Bridges.

You saw I took him on. And his response was that we’d have to take whatever crap was offered if Giannis wanted to go to Toronto. Ie the superstar picks where he’s traded.

[pifhluk23]

Giannis has 4 young kids, is a family man and already plays in probably the best city in the league to raise a family. I'd be shocked if asks out but I do appreciate him trolling national media and raising the value of our picks.

[Matches Malone]

Reading the comments from what is more than likely half bots, is funny and sad. Giannis really can't win either way. If he stays they'll call him a loser and if he leaves they'll say he ran from the grind. What the actual **** is wrong with NBA fans these days? Just miserable 24/7.

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[Frank Nova]

Reading the comments from what is more than likely half bots, is funny and sad. Giannis really can't win either way. If he stays they'll call him a loser and if he leaves they'll say he ran from the grind. What the actual **** is wrong with NBA fans these days? Just miserable 24/7.

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KD to Milwaukee confirmed?

[midranger]

“The momentum for him requesting a trade from milwaukee has significantly stalled.”

LOL. The trade request first hit terminal velocity and then its parachute opened.

These people are absolutely ridiculous. If you’re following them, the problem is you.

[raferfenix]

Alright! Props to RealGM proper for lifting this up:

"Honestly, right now I'd say the prevailing sentiment from rival teams that I'm speaking to—around the combine two weeks ago, two and a half weeks ago—there was no shortage of optimism, of hope, of excitement from other teams that they were going to be able to potentially make an offer to get Giannis Antetokounmpo into their franchise, into their building," said Jake Fischer on Thursday's Bleacher Report livestream.

"Of late, I'd say that that confidence has been replaced with skepticism. To a man, from talking to agents, team executives, whoever, there is not a lot of belief right now at this juncture. It's only June 5th—anything could happen—and I've been told all along that if there is a decision, a formal decision made to shut or open the door on trade conversations for Giannis this summer, that it would likely happen closer to the end of June and when the offseason really, really begins.

"But I'd say for now, for now, talking to people around the league, the assessment and the expectation is that they're going to believe it when they see it—that someone who has valued being the franchise face, that the central lynchpin of the Bucks franchise, is going to want to play somewhere else."

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/280681/Rival-Teams-Lose-Confidence-In-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-Trade-Possibility