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

[Bernman]

I don't know how much clearer Giannis needs to make it. These rumors are circulated by ESPN most yrs, often throughout. What is Giannis supposed to keep reaffirming his commitment publicly? He shouldn't even have to do that privately. It's tedious. He said it's more fun to troll too.

[Profound23]

I don't know how much clearer Giannis needs to make it. These rumors are circulated by ESPN most yrs, often throughout. What is Giannis supposed to keep reaffirming his commitment publicly? He shouldn't even have to do that privately. It's tedious. He said it's more fun to troll too.

At this point, saying anymore about staying in Milwaukee will just be viewed as others as "he is really overdoing it, almost like he's trying to convince other teams to improve his trade value."

Which makes no sense of course but people are going to believe what they want. F it!

[KendallMarshall]

I know I'm in the minority, but I'd look to trade giannis regardless of whether he wants to stay or not.

As reasonablysober has stated, this team has very little chance of doing anything successful going forward. Time to move on.

[Matches Malone]

This team has very little chance of doing anything successful going forward. Time to move on.

I think it's going to be an uphill battle but not impossible. Having a player of Giannis caliber is half the battle and re-tooling around that is a good start. Trading for a haul of picks and prospects doesn't guarantee success in the future either. Do you have faith in Horst pulling off a re-build? This man was born in the John Hammond mold of taking big draft swings, and we might end up with a bunch of Thon Makers with those picks. If Giannis wants to stay, I'm showing him the same loyalty. We'll never see another player committed to Milwaukee like he has. For every Giannis, there's way more "Todd Days" that would be sad having to play in Milwaukee.

[RRyder823]

I know I'm in the minority, but I'd look to trade giannis regardless of whether he wants to stay or not.

As reasonablysober has stated, this team has very little chance of doing anything successful going forward. Time to move on.

Define "successful"

Cause if its only winning a championship there's little chance we see another one in Milwaukee in our lifetimes regardless of what a Giannis return brings (just saying lets be real we went 50 years before the last one and plenty of teams have zero)

So what is "successful"?

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[Licensed to Il]

If Giannis wants to play his 30-34 age years here, it is a no brainer to let him. He’s a top 12 all time player and moving up the list.

[Packbuckman]

I know I'm in the minority, but I'd look to trade giannis regardless of whether he wants to stay or not.

As reasonablysober has stated, this team has very little chance of doing anything successful going forward. Time to move on.

Yes you are and I am glad of that too because it don’t make no sense to trade arguably the best player in the world especially when he wants to stay.

[DanoMac]

As long as you have the best player in the world, you have a chance. Can't believe there's people who want to trade the guy. Blows my mind.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

As long as you have the best player in the world, you have a chance. Can't believe there's people who want to trade the guy. Blows my mind.

Yeah over the next year, our best shot is with Giannis. Unlikely the offers change much if we wait until next off-season. Gives us another year to regroup our assets and decide if we can make another run at a second star.

[aboveAverage]

As long as you have the best player in the world, you have a chance. Can't believe there's people who want to trade the guy. Blows my mind.

It’s really unbelievable. I’m so happy that our management seems to agree with the majority of us fans.

We are never too far away from contention with a prime Giannis. The NBA is not as lopsided as it used to be.

[ReasonablySober]

The overwhelming majority of people open to trading Giannis are doing so with the understanding that Giannis has asked out or indicated he won't sign an extension. I think the Bucks would be stupid not to entertain trades under those circumstances. The very, very worst thing that could happen is obviously Giannis leaving in '27 for nothing. If he gives the Bucks an indication that it's a strong possibility, he's got to go.

[Matches Malone]

The overwhelming majority of people open to trading Giannis are doing so with the understanding that Giannis has asked out or indicated he won't sign an extension.

This is fair. If he asks out, then you have no choice. Think KendallMarshall is on an island with wanting to move him even if he wanted to stay lol.

[fan230]

I love Giannis for his genius as a player and his loyalty to the Bucks and the city of Milwaukee.

Trading Giannis would also lead to a huge drop in interest for the fans, something that doesn’t make sense for the owners from a financial view point among other things.

[Matches Malone]

Shams doing some major backpeddling now...

Read on Twitter

[RRyder823]

Shams doing some major backpeddling now...

Read on Twitter

Giannis: Man I wish Shams was unemployed

20 minutes later

Shams: Oh me and Giannis are good

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[ReasonablySober]

Shams is such a dork. "During that NBA combine week in Chicago there were a lot of conversations"...okay, conversations with among who? NBA personnel with a vested interest in seeing Giannis elsewhere? Was it folks in Milwaukee? It'stelling that he isn't saying, "sources within the Milwaukee organization" or "sources close to Giannis". It was, "league sources told ESPN".

**** off, Shams.

[MickeyDavis]

"Giannis has every right to stay in Milwaukee"

[RiotPunch]

There at least seemed to be a level of authenticity with Woj. Shams is just a grifter.

[Ron Swanson]

"I very much believe what I believe"

Dude is such a **** clown.

[Dick Tate]

Sham the Sham.