Giannis Thread - On Asking for a Trade - "I am not this kind of guy, they would have to kick me out”.

HaroldinGMinor · Post #61 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:16 pm

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Post #62 » by **paulpressey25** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:17 pm

Tears of joy right now. Our Tim Duncan is here to stay. Now let him get another couple titles.

trwi7 · Post #63 » by **trwi7** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:18 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:Literally speechless

Finally

Post #64 » by **MickeyDavis** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:20 pm

I will always regret not banning Twirl at 99,999 posts

RiotPunch · Post #65 » by **RiotPunch** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:20 pm

HaroldinGMinor wrote:

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Windy the hot take and hot cake merchant.

MVP2110 · Post #66 » by **MVP2110** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:21 pm

The city of Milwaukee & the state of Wisconsin will never have an athlete treat them better than Giannis does. He took less money to commit early. We are so incredibly lucky to have him.
I will say, I had been critical of Jon Horst the last 2 years, but this offseason he completely nailed it. Even the Griff hire which I'm skeptical of from a coaching standpoint, you can't argue the results. Getting Dame & Giannis locked in is a massive massive win.

Milbucks96 · Post #67 » by **Milbucks96** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:21 pm

Horst is the best gm in the league

dbrodz7 · Post #68 » by **dbrodz7** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:23 pm

Has anyone mentioned the Athletic article that dropped today about the Lillard trade and Giannis extension?

"When Lillard was convinced that Miami was off the table, Goodwin wanted to know if the Bucks were among the teams in serious pursuit of his seven-time-All-Star client. They weren’t.

But when that backchannel blessing was given, with the Bucks learning that Lillard would be excited about a possible partnership with the Bucks, the chase was on. And so the work began for Horst and his small group of trusted front office associates.

Their days would often start before 7 a.m. and end after the local pubs closed at 2 a.m., with the Bucks analyzing the possible addition of Lillard — and the loss of Holiday and Allen — from every possible angle. The two-hour time zone difference between Portland and Milwaukee played a part in the late hours, as Horst wanted Cronin to be able to call and share ideas whenever he so pleased. For nearly two weeks, the process of landing Lillard consumed them."

Horst set up a secret office in the lockerroom because they couldn't have it publicly leaked that Holiday was involved and they were working on it from 7am to 2am for two weeks.

Ripster72 · Post #69 » by **Ripster72** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:24 pm

**** YEAH!

engelmartin · Post #70 » by **engelmartin** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:25 pm

I guess lakers/warriors fans will have to make up nonsense about every other star going there now.

tedbrogen · Post #71 » by **tedbrogen** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:26 pm

HaroldinGMinor wrote:

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Aged as well as the fine assortment of cheeses stuck in his many chins.

Zeno · Post #72 » by **Zeno** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:28 pm

Happy for you guys. Congrats.

fansinceforever · Post #73 » by **fansinceforever** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:28 pm

True to his word every step of the way.

WiscoKing13 · Post #74 » by **WiscoKing13** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:28 pm

How much money did he leave on the table by signing now instead of next summer?

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trwi7 · Post #75 » by **trwi7** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:28 pm

HaroldinGMinor wrote:

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Did I meme right?

LedZepp007 · Post #76 » by **LedZepp007** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:31 pm

We have talked tremendous amounts of **** about Horst. There’s a real chance he’s the best GM in basketball. He makes Hammond look like a child.

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vital_signs · Post #77 » by **vital_signs** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:31 pm

I'm having a dreadful Monday and took a break before signing back into work, I'm suddenly not as upset about the workload.

Thank you Giannis, the mfn gift that keeps on giving.

All The Bucks · Post #78 » by **All The Bucks** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:32 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:All you who had the audacity to slander Giannis this offseason, APOLOGIZE.

Some of us had no doubt

tedbrogen · Post #79 » by **tedbrogen** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:33 pm

WiscoKing13 wrote:How much money did he leave on the table by signing now instead of next summer?

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Technically like $60M or so more guaranteed if he waited to extend until next offseason because he could have signed a four year extension instead of three years.

Realistically, he gets to his player option year sooner this way and that allows him to potentially make more over the course of his career.

Plus he just guaranteed himself another $186M in the bank, no matter what. As James Harden and DeMarcus Cousins will tell you, sign that max extension when it is on the table, period.

MrHoneycutt · Post #80 » by **MrHoneycutt** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:33 pm

The greatest -- and most likeable, and most loyal -- athlete in Wisconsin sports history, bar none.