Giannis Antetokounmpo Offered To Help Jason Kids Save His Job

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:47 am

Giannis Antetokounmpo called Jason Kidd about 15 minutes before he was officially notified he'd been fired by the Milwaukee Bucks and offered to help save his job.

"He called me and said, 'Coach, this isn't right what they're about to do, but [they] are gonna let you go,'" Kidd told ESPN.

Kidd said he replied, "I had a feeling that was gonna take place."

To which Antetokounmpo responded, "'What can I do? I'll call the owners, I'll call my agent."

Kidd said he told him, "There's nothing you can do. All you can do is tell the truth. That's it."

Kidd said he thanked Antetokounmpo for his loyalty and that he was "thankful to be able to coach him and help him become the player he is today. And I know when our paths cross again, he'll be much better."

Kidd said he felt the firing was "handled wrong."

Via Ramona Shelburne/ESPN

macNcheese3 · Post #2 » by **macNcheese3** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 5:22 am

Serve some time as an assistant. Gain some experience, and you will land a job again.

Stealth1 · Post #3 » by **Stealth1** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:25 am

Why did Giannis know first?

Sam195 · Post #4 » by **Sam195** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:52 am

Stealth1 wrote:Why did Giannis know first?

Cause he is an allstar starter - superstar - face of franchise - the greek freak - king of milwaukee

ChokeFasncists · Post #5 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:41 am

Sounds a bit like the Curry/Mark Jackson situation.

Who are they gonna hire?

Should be a good gig.

Revived · Post #6 » by **Revived** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:24 am

Stealth1 wrote:Why did Giannis know first?

Because he IS the Bucks franchise.

sca · Post #7 » by **sca** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:28 am

Those Jason Kids will become great players someday.

DannyAingeIsGod · Post #8 » by **DannyAingeIsGod** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:02 pm

Is anyone surprised in the least? The most notable memory of Kidd's career was a first round win in the playoffs. Spilling ice water for a timeout. He started his career with a team of 5 stars and barely landed them in the second round.

ccvle · Post #9 » by **ccvle** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:18 pm

DannyAingeIsGod wrote:Is anyone surprised in the least? The most notable memory of Kidd's career was a first round win in the playoffs. Spilling ice water for a timeout. He started his career with a team of 5 stars and barely landed them in the second round.

Go check kidds playoffs history and see how many first rounds he won.

Gianstoppable · Post #10 » by **Gianstoppable** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:30 pm

Kidd would go to the media with this sob story. Get over it man, you got fired.

MrDollarBills · Post #11 » by **MrDollarBills** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:04 pm

DannyAingeIsGod wrote:Is anyone surprised in the least? The most notable memory of Kidd's career was a first round win in the playoffs. Spilling ice water for a timeout. He started his career with a team of 5 stars and barely landed them in the second round.

To be fair, and I am not fan of Jason Kidd as a person, one of those stars broke his foot, two of them should have never been traded for since they were past their primes, and Deron Williams is a bitch. Joe Johnson was the only one who brought it that year, that wasn't Kidd's fault.

But yeah, I don't feel sorry for him here.

The_Hater · Post #12 » by **The_Hater** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:26 pm

Kidd just assured himself that he’ll never get another NBA head coaching gig with this unnecessary revelation. A completely narcissistic move on his part.

Curry and most of the Warriors came to Mark Jackson’s defense when he was fired too but I’m quite certain they still don’t miss him now. And Jax has never been offered another gig since.

Shaun83 · Post #13 » by **Shaun83** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:58 am

ccvle wrote:
DannyAingeIsGod wrote:Is anyone surprised in the least? The most notable memory of Kidd's career was a first round win in the playoffs. Spilling ice water for a timeout. He started his career with a team of 5 stars and barely landed them in the second round.

Go check kidds playoffs history and see how many first rounds he won.

He’s referring to his coaching playoff record not to when he played