The last Antetokounmpo added to the Bucks payroll

[azcatz11]

This is the same thing as paying Kawhi under the table. Ridiculous

[Joshyjess]

Funny enough, the Bucks will probably lose Giannis because the team around him isn't that good. After leaving Giannis will probably say, "They kept brining in these guys who shouldn't even be in the NBA, and they want to win with them? No thanks, I'd rather play for a team that actually signs real players"

[Invictus88]

Hope all the people complaining about bronny put equal energy into this

They don't need to.

No one is dumb enough to try and paint any of Giannis's brothers involvement as anything other straight up nepotism that doesn't help the team.

Meanwhile there are delusional Lakers fans still trying to say that Bronny belongs in the NBA and they couldn't better use his roster spot to try out players to address gaping holes in their lineup.

If LeBron's camp and/or Bronny stans would finally give up the charade and acknowledge it's nepotism then there would no longer be a point of discussion and much of the discussion around him would die.

[pepe1991]

The Michael Jordan of Zoran Dragics

Zoran actually had respectable career in Europe. Matter of fact Zoran is still playing A division now in Croatia. He is well respected veteran.
This guy....
Guy is career 36% FG player in G league ( 5,0 ppg) who tried to play in several countries & leagues in Europe with always same result. Benchwarmer.


Between Bronnie James, Anonimus Antekokunmpos nepotism booms. What's next? Somebody's father will get pro contract? Why stop there. Somebody's granny can be fine backup center.

Dont' give Uncle Dennis any ideas.

Saw it on reddit:

- this is the NBA equivalent of having kids to save a struggling marriage.

it's a shame Kawhi & Ballmer were dumb enough to use salary frauds through Aspiration. Uncle Dennis could have been fine 5 years, $80M player

League is reaching new lows every day.


We are now in point of time where professional nba team is giving pro contract to 25 years old guy who averaged 1,6 ppg on 27% FG in Greek pro league.

[Invictus88]

Zoran actually had respectable career in Europe. Matter of fact Zoran is still playing A division now in Croatia. He is well respected veteran.
This guy....
Guy is career 36% FG player in G league ( 5,0 ppg) who tried to play in several countries & leagues in Europe with always same result. Benchwarmer.


Between Bronnie James, Anonimus Antekokunmpos nepotism booms. What's next? Somebody's father will get pro contract? Why stop there. Somebody's granny can be fine backup center.

Dont' give Uncle Dennis any ideas.

Saw it on reddit:

- this is the NBA equivalent of having kids to save a struggling marriage.

it's a shame Kawhi & Ballmer were dumb enough to use salary frauds through Aspiration. Uncle Dennis could have been fine 5 years, $80M player

League is reaching new lows every day.


We are now in point of time where professional nba team is giving pro contract to 25 years old guy who averaged 1,6 ppg on 27% FG in Greek pro league.

It is really a thin line between what Kawhi did and what Giannis is doing isn't it?

I can see a world coming where Giannis is unhappy that the team can't pay him more and asks future teams to pay his brothers to do nothing but sit the bench. If those contracts are of any significance dollar-wise and then it's found out that even a portion of that money ends up in Giannis's hands then we have Kawhi-gate all over again. Only it's not circumventing the cap / tax and instead circumventing salary limits.

[ReggiesKnicks]

Hope all the people complaining about bronny put equal energy into this

They don't need to.

No one is dumb enough to try and paint any of Giannis's brothers involvement as anything other straight up nepotism that doesn't help the team.

You are wrong.

Thanasis at least had athleticism and height. He also played well in FIBA.

Cool, but you and I both know he was there because of Nepotism.

Sounds like you're talking without info. Thanasis organically made it into the G League, or did the Delaware 87ers have a long term plan to get Thanasis onto the 76ers to lure Giannis?

From the G League, Thanasis was drafted by the Knicks, are you also saying they were only doing that to get Giannis?

[Calvin Klein]

The Michael Jordan of Zoran Dragics

Zoran actually had respectable career in Europe. Matter of fact Zoran is still playing A division now in Croatia. He is well respected veteran.
This guy....
Guy is career 36% FG player in G league ( 5,0 ppg) who tried to play in several countries & leagues in Europe with always same result. Benchwarmer.


Between Bronnie James, Anonimus Antekokunmpos nepotism booms. What's next? Somebody's father will get pro contract? Why stop there. Somebody's granny can be fine backup center.

I was actually meaning in a "favour to your franchise player" sense, not actual talent of the player Although that would be Bronny I guess

[DoubleLintendre]

Do they have any sisters?

First team of 3 brothers... first woman in the NBA... first nuclear family...

[Mirotic12]

This is an outrageous level of nepotism.

Last year, Alex Antetokounmpo was the worst player on the Greek mid-level club PAOK.

This year, he was the worst player on the Greek mid-level club Aris.

He's at the level of a European national domestic 2nd division player.

This is like Bronny times 10.

[Calvin Klein]

This is the same thing as paying Kawhi under the table. Ridiculous

While it's obviously a favour to Giannis and a way to give him more, it's not the same as Kawhi at all. They are not really breaking any rules here.

[Myth]

Giannis: I want a more competitive team
Bucks: How about another brother instead?

[Mirotic12]

Hope all the people complaining about bronny put equal energy into this

Both cases are equally pathetic.

In reality, neither Broonie, nor Kostas nor Alex belong even in G league, let alone nba. Nepotism isn't helping Lakers / Bucks, it just puts stain on Giannis & Lebron's legacy as entitled spoiled brats who use power to manipulate teams , hindering chances of own team for winning ,because those guys are nothing but wasted roster spots.

Giannis has done damage to the Greek national team for years, with it having to have joke players like Thanasis and Kostas on it.

Even worse is how some people actually even have the unbelievable audacity to defend such ridiculous nonsense and throw around racism accusations.

[og15]

Hope all the people complaining about bronny put equal energy into this

Both cases are equally pathetic.

In reality, neither Broonie, nor Kostas nor Alex belong even in G league, let alone nba. Nepotism isn't helping Lakers / Bucks, it just puts stain on Giannis & Lebron's legacy as entitled spoiled brats who use power to manipulate teams , hindering chances of own team for winning ,because those guys are nothing but wasted roster spots.

Bronny averaged 23/6/6 with 2 steals on 59.1 TS% in the G-League, he actually does belong there, so this is incorrect. Kostas also averaged 12/7 on 58% FG in his two G-League seasons, so yes, both of those guys are clearly G-League level players, Alex on the other hand has not shown himself to be a pro quality player, but this is also a two way contract, so who cares.

[Mirotic12]

Hope all the people complaining about bronny put equal energy into this

Both cases are equally pathetic.

In reality, neither Broonie, nor Kostas nor Alex belong even in G league, let alone nba. Nepotism isn't helping Lakers / Bucks, it just puts stain on Giannis & Lebron's legacy as entitled spoiled brats who use power to manipulate teams , hindering chances of own team for winning ,because those guys are nothing but wasted roster spots.

Bronny averaged 23/6/6 with 2 steals on 59.1 TS% in the G-League, he actually does belong there, so this is incorrect. Kostas also averaged 12/7 on 58% FG in his two G-League seasons, so yes, both of those guys are clearly G-League level players, Alex on the other hand has not shown himself to be a pro quality player, but this is also a two way contract, so who cares.

Kostas is like a fourth string center in EuroLeague. He's barely even good enough to be a second string center on bad teams in secondary level European leagues.

If his last name wasn't Antetokounmpo, he would not have been in the NBA, he would not have been in the EuroLeague, and he would not have been in Greece's national team.

Now with that being said, Kostas is a far better player than Alex is. Alex was the worst player on each of his last two Greek League teams. We're not talking Greek EuroLeague teams, like PAOK played in the 4th tier European league, the fourth tier level, and Alex was the worst player on the team.

[Mirotic12]

Hope all the people complaining about bronny put equal energy into this

They don't need to.

No one is dumb enough to try and paint any of Giannis's brothers involvement as anything other straight up nepotism that doesn't help the team.

Meanwhile there are delusional Lakers fans still trying to say that Bronny belongs in the NBA and they couldn't better use his roster spot to try out players to address gaping holes in their lineup.

If LeBron's camp and/or Bronny stans would finally give up the charade and acknowledge it's nepotism then there would no longer be a point of discussion and much of the discussion around him would die.

You'd be surprised. Not only do some people defend this nepotism with Giannis' brothers, some people even throw around racism claims to anyone pointing out that it's very clear and blatant nepotism.

[Kent]

This is an outrageous level of nepotism.

Last year, Alex Antetokounmpo was the worst player on the Greek mid-level club PAOK.

This year, he was the worst player on the Greek mid-level club Aris.

He's at the level of a European national domestic 2nd division player.

This is like Bronny times 10.

It's without doubt nepotism, but more than anything it's Horst doing everything he can to keep his franchise player happy.

From that standpoint, this is simply the new sports world we live in, which includes college players turning into professional athletes who just so happen to take college courses.

I'm in no way knocking anyone getting paid for their services, it's just sports looks different today than it did in years past, and it's more about "what have you done for me lately?"

Maybe I'm the one who's naive and it's same crap, different day.

[Dick Tate]

Bucks' fans.

"This is fine..."

It's going to be hard to get over the loss of Jamaree Bouyea.

[RoxSteady]

I'm so glad my Knicks don't engage in such transparent nepotism in order to retain their superstars. After all, Rick Brunson got here BEFORE Jalen.

[Tim Kempton]

Imagine how bad Alex must be if Thanasis is the good brother.

[MrGoat]

Sign Kostas too and make it a full blown family reunion because why not at this point. Kostas actually played in games as a two way guy for the Mavs and Lakers back when they deluded themselves into thinking they had a chance to get Giannis to come. Apparently there's a fifth brother too but he's a soccer player