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

[DanoMac]

Exhausting

[Ron Swanson]

https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/giannis-antetokounmpo-reportedly-had-some-very-real-conversations-with-bucks-about-unsettled-future

While the Bucks still seem one player away (unless Khris Middleton can regain his All-Star/Olympian form), Antetokounmpo has to ask himself if the other teams he might jump to really get him closer to a ring?

Who's gonna tell them?

[FrieAaron]

Yeah, that's embarrassing.

[RRyder823]

https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/giannis-antetokounmpo-reportedly-had-some-very-real-conversations-with-bucks-about-unsettled-future

While the Bucks still seem one player away (unless Khris Middleton can regain his All-Star/Olympian form), Antetokounmpo has to ask himself if the other teams he might jump to really get him closer to a ring?

Who's gonna tell them?

Sports journalism in 2025 at its finest

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[emunney]

HOOPS FANS: Alright, national media, we're going to need to you be dialed-in this year.

NATIONAL MEDIA: Phoned in got it

[Bernman]

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me 20 times, I'm a fool.

[Dick Tate]

Until Giannis Antetokounmpo clearly, definitively says, “I will be a Milwaukee Buck next season,” the speculation about his future will not stop. The Knicks’ decision to extend Mikal Bridges — making him unavailable for trade for six months, something they would not have done if they believed Antetokounmpo would be available this summer — has not slowed the rumors. Even if the Greek Freak came out today and said he was staying put on social media, the rumors would not stop.

Quality writing.

[Bernman]

https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/giannis-antetokounmpo-reportedly-had-some-very-real-conversations-with-bucks-about-unsettled-future

While the Bucks still seem one player away (unless Khris Middleton can regain his All-Star/Olympian form), Antetokounmpo has to ask himself if the other teams he might jump to really get him closer to a ring?

Who's gonna tell them?

I think you did, and they edited it out. So nice work.

I was being optimistic that the return of NBC would be that to the good ol' days of the NBA where they promoted the product. But I guess not.

[GoldenAntlers]

Shams has to be trolling and he still gets clicks, so I doubt he cares either way. Sad the NBA promotes it though.

[humanrefutation]

Read on Twitter

[RogerMurdock]

Read on Twitter

[MickeyDavis]

Here's some more from Giannis at the convention (it was in Chicago), about his collection

During his appearance at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago on Saturday, Giannis Antetokounmpo shared that he’s looking to add Victor Wembanyama rookie cards and memorabilia to his personal collection, citing his lofty expectations for the 2023 No. 1 pick.

“I want Wemby’s first rookie card ever,” Antetokounmpo said during an appearance alongside his brothers Thanasis, Kostas, and Alex on an eBay Live stream with Goldin Auctions founder Ken Goldin. “I think he’s gonna be one of the best players in the league in the next couple of years. I think he will have a very great career moving forward, so — maybe like a jersey, his first jersey or his first basketball shoe when he played his first NBA game, or the first ball that he played with and scored his very first point. You gotta go with Wemby, Steph (Curry), LeBron (James), MJ (Michael Jordan). Those are great investments.”

“Michael Jordan, hands down,” Thanasis Antetokounmpo added. “I don’t care if it’s a shoe, the hat, the card, the jersey. Michael Jordan, hands down.”

They then both agreed that Kobe Bryant should be added to the list too.

The highest public sale of a Wembanyama rookie card came in February when his one-of-a-kind 2023-24 Panini Prizm Nebula sold for $860,100 in a Goldin auction days after a blood clot in his shoulder brought his season to a premature end. One of the three jerseys Wembanyama wore in his first NBA regular season game sold for $762,000 in a Sotheby’s auction in November 2023, far exceeding the auction house’s initial estimate of $80,000 to $120,000.

In July, Wembanyama was cleared to return to the Spurs following his injury.

Antetokounmpo has a sizable collection of his own trading cards, which he has previously shown off on social media. On Saturday, he refused to divulge exactly how many of his own “logoman” cards — which include the NBA logo patch from a jersey — he owns. His most valuable card is his 2013-14 Panini National Treasures autographed rookie logoman, which sold for $1.8 million in 2020.

In addition to sharing his belief in Wembanyama’s future, Antetokounmpo also explained why his autograph has changed since his rookie season. He started by signing his full name until he realized how difficult that would become over the course of what he hoped would be a long career, so he shortened his signature to just his initials.

[German Athens]

Historically, 15 years sounds like a good run, but in Giannis’s case, he’d be leaving a lot of meat on the bone.

He just completed his 12th season. Him retiring at 33 would probably have to require a lot of things going wrong.

It’s really absurd how long he’s been playing considering his age.

[emunney]

Historically, 15 years sounds like a good run, but in Giannis’s case, he’d be leaving a lot of meat on the bone.

He just completed his 12th season. Him retiring at 33 would probably have to require a lot of things going wrong.

It’s really absurd how long he’s been playing considering his age.

TBF he's already had a long career. He likely passes Bird in career points this year (in the same # of seasons).

[Ron Swanson]

Only 9 players left standing from that draft class (Giannis, McCollum, Schroeder, Gobert, Adams, KCP, Olynyk, Plumlee, Hardaway Jr.). Time flies.

[BradMKE]

Got Giannis' autograph at the National convention Saturday. He signed and inscribed a 11" x 9" chunk of the championship court that I acquired a few months ago from Artsman (the company that made all those various collectibles from the court that the Bucks sold a few years ago).

[emunney]

Got Giannis' autograph at the National convention Saturday. He signed and inscribed a 11" x 9" chunk of the championship court that I acquired a few months ago from Artsman (the company that made all those various collectibles from the court that the Bucks sold a few years ago).

Not related or anything but where do you live exactly

[midranger]

Got Giannis' autograph at the National convention Saturday. He signed and inscribed a 11" x 9" chunk of the championship court that I acquired a few months ago from Artsman (the company that made all those various collectibles from the court that the Bucks sold a few years ago).

Not related or anything but where do you live exactly

[midranger]

I am telling you guys: Bucks over, Giannis MVP, Doc COY.

I can't find a place that will let me parlay but Doc is 100:1 on COY alone. I don't gamble but I think that's off by an order of magnitude.

I got in on Doc COY today. Limited to $13 so had to pursue two sites.

[MickeyDavis]

Doc is 80-1 at the Milwaukee casino. Giannis 10-1 MVP. Bucks 42.5