pepe1991 wrote:Kent wrote:pepe1991 wrote:Just when you think League can't be any more pathetic than it is, Bucks sign Alex Antetokumpo. Guy who failed at Adriatic's second tear league. League where players who make €1000 a month play.
It's silly, no doubt about it.
But if you're a fan of the Bucks, you want your GM to do anything and everything they can to keep their star player when he's looking around.
I think my biggest issue, and maybe yours too, is the depth at which front offices have to go now.
Seems like there's a line you can start to cross. At some point, you want to be able to say, "If you don't like it here anymore, keep things quiet so we can find an un-compromised trade."
It's like a personal relationship. At what point do you say, "This is who I am, this is what I offer, and if it's not a match, let's get real about it so we can move on and both be happy."
Bold part is so true, and that's my pov as well.
It's abusive personal relationship where pro team acts like abused wife, begging on her knees all the time for husband to stay, bribing him with cheap offers. And team should never, at this level beg anybody. Pride and integrity are things A level teams should always keep.
Thing is, if guy wants to leave, he should leave. Because that team even with Giannis is irrelevant. But because of his clear pressure & power plays , but with very low intelligence involved, he plays major role in own unhappiness and continues to hurt Bucks future, that will end up being future without anyway.
This level of nepotism is unheard of in pro sports at this level. He blackmailed Greece and Bucks into signing their unskilled, untalented bum brothers on pro contracts, with limited amount of roster spots, to be paid serious money.
I can't stress hard enough how incompetent Alex Antetokumpo is to be pro player. Anywhere. Let alone in nba.
This is very same player that:
- went undrafted
- got fired in Spain because he sucked
- got cut by G league team because he sucked
- went to play in second division Adriatic league, where, as i said on GB, players play for €800 a month ($930 ) and still sucked, but got pro contract from Greek's PAOK as PR move.
- went to A division in Greece where he was worst player on mediocre PAOK team
- as award for being worst player, he signed with another A tear Greek team, Aris, where he continued to be worst player in entire league
And as award for being 100% incapable of playing basketball at any serious or semi serious level, he is now in nba.
With two separated contracts with Bucks, that only happened because of Giannis , nepotism & his powerplays, Bucks paid Alex $1,1M few years back, and now will pay him additional $800- ish K.
Alex Ant in his previous teams in Greece, probably had salary around $3000-4000 a month and was still overpaid because he had no business playing that league.
This multi layers of nepotism that NBA now has, involving two out of top 5 best players eventually hurt already shaken integrity of entire league. It sends message that players with power now hold all the power over teams and blackmail them into playing their skilless kids, brothers...
Eventually, you run into Kawhi Leonard- Aspiration- like situation, where whole things smells like nothing but sideways angles for teams to pay their superstars extra money.
I agree. If Giannis is unhappy, he should ask for a trade. There is no perfect decision, one way or another, someone or something comes as a consequence. Giannis wants to be a good guy with loyalty and that is what he wants him image perceived. But he should also know that if he wants to win a second or third championship, it is not going to be with Milwaukee Bucks and that is just common sense. If his mind is set on winning, he should absolutely ask for a trade.
Also regarding nepotism, that is happening in the NBA. But there is a line of pure nepotism or something that actually works. Yes, Giannis is the franchise player and franchise wants to entice him to stay. That is actually within the scope how things work. But does it work or not? It is a separate issue.
That happens in business world too. The fine line of pure nepotism and something that works is very clear. Or another word, you can hire someone because of your relation, but does it work or not actually define it nepotism or not.
