This shit is terrible for the NBA product

bro is first team All-Wonderer. a real big thinker. hall of fame noticer.

I’m pretty sure the NBA/NBAPA would instantly see that as total bullshit lmao

He already said he wants to play and he wont sit out thats why it makes sense to trade him

Giannis situation is everything wrong with the nba, perennial top three mvp finisher being sidelined so that team can tank. Embarrassing and gross.

teams outright tanking before the ASB this shit is crazy

This is why I don’t wanna hear about trade rumors around the deadline. Shams and Windy doing their most hyping up this maybe trade just for it to never happen is so lame. Like I have Shams tweet notis on and half of them are GIANNIS TRADED MAYBE (or in the summer)

Wind horst shut the fuck up bro

windhorst is an absolute penis. how many years in a row has he said giannis is leaving just to have to eat shit on live tv? shameless

To be, or not to be

Giannis won’t shut down and the Bucks won’t make him. Wind Bag blowing hot air again.

So this clown makes a hypothetical situation and then speculates about how a player might feel. This clown is the biggest drama queen.

If true (I have my doubts lol 😂) he is going to be furious

Brian Windhorst trick ya’ll man like he know anything. He don’t know anything man. Just running his mouth, saying nothing. As you see what happened, nothing. All that commotion for nothing.

He’s not going to the Heat, end of story.

I remember like the week the Bucks won the championship that fucking Windy went on ESPN to say, this doesn’t mean he’ll retire a Buck. No fucking shit. But is that necessary. Did they do that to Jokic or SGA? Just the shittiest dumbest people. Obsessed with movement because it’s easier to fantasize than to just talk about really fucking good games. Thieves of joy

I don’t know why anyone thinks Giannis is getting traded before the deadline. In the offseason, every team interested in him will have more assets available to trade and thus the bidding war will get even higher for Giannis.

Remember when Adam Silver stepped in and fired the Sixers GM for tanking and replaced him with a Collangelo? Surely something similar will happen to the Bucks if their All-NBA PF is shut down before the All-Star break to ensure they have a good draft pick.

Remember when Adam silver sabotaged the sixers front office for tanking and the entire world shamed the organization for a decade? Where’s all that now?

Stop feeding my delusions

This dude knows absolutely nothing. Just talks to talk. Why does ESPN pay him so much with no sources?

Let’s hope it’s option A

Heat should really move on if they have any other moves they want to do at this point. I don’t know why there wouldn’t be a deadline from the Heat perspective if they had other moves they wanted to do.

I thought he was going to Chicago in exchange for 40 second round picks

No chance he shuts down. Giannis isn’t built like that, never has been and if he wants to play, he will play.

It would be what’s best for Milwaukee, sure. However, I would just expect them to hold him out as long as possible to actually get that calf right because him getting hurt again or in a major way completely fucks the franchise.

Bucks also just don’t seem to be operating like a tanking team right now imo. Otherwise they probably would have found a team for Bobby for a 2nd or something imo.

I’m over this bread crumbing honestly

Fuck Windhorst. And FUCK espn.

As a bucks fan I am beyond tired of this conversation

Sam Hinkie died for this!?

Giannis “could be” on the Heat by 3, and I “could be” a millionaire by 3. The speculation with no factual baking is ridiculous, they’re just hoping they don’t have to be proven wrong from all their bs again

Windy playing the speculation game bro needs to get some sleep

I’m here to tell yall at 1:48pm EST he will be traded to the Heat

Really doesn’t make sense for the Bucks to trade him until the lottery order is locked in.

Shutting down your healthy star for like 30 games to tank couldn’t be more blatant.

Basically just Windy running out of crap to talk about.

I love how some teams can just publicly announce that they’re shutting down healthy superstars for like 50% of the season and nobody bats an eye, but other teams have players that are legitimately injured getting fined for missing games.

They flip the fuck out when some teams tank and turn a blind eye with others.

Windhorst spews nearly as much bullshit as Karoline Leavitt.

The only chance the Bucks have to keep him is if both them and the Pelicans jump in the lottery.

A lot of these superstars do want to play. Luka was visibly upset when we sat him to tank for that Lively pick. I’m pretty sure he won’t be too happy not playing for the rest of the season.

The Bucks’ vision is Giannis and a 20 year old rookie?

just feel like it’s in everyone’s best interest for giannis to not rot on the bench for the rest of the season knowing he’ll be gone in the off-season.

Shut up

The Heat might not want to risk another team coming in and grabbing him during the offseason, right? Definitely a chance that they make an offer that the bucks absolutely can’t turn down 

Why can teams just shut down a player for half the season, but resting them for a national TV game gets them a big fine?

If they luck into one of the top picks and make a deal for Morant maybe he stays. Not saying it’d be good but it might be enough to get him back in the building for one more year.

if he’s not traded it could be a 5+ year gap between giannis playing a second round playoff game. Hasn’t done so since 2022. It’s why im kinda shocked he hasn’t pushed harder for a move. He’s basically punting a prime postseason year. I mean fair enough if he wants to stay but damn.

Giannis should’ve just requested a trade. This has to be his most wasted season of his prime yet.

This is very likely his last season in Milwaukee. I’ll personally riot if he’s shut down for the rest of the season. I get tanking and trades and all that. But we gotta say a proper goodbye.

Reminder that Windy has no sources in Miami but has a way with words.

These fucking windbags at espn just need to shut the fuck up. They really ramped up their get Giannis out of Milwaukee this year to a whole ‘nother level. Then when they see they were wrong again, they double and triple down on trying to stir up more bs. No effin shame. Anyways, I should end my rant.. fuck shams, fuck windy windbag, fuck espn and obligatory fuck woj for the culture.

*If by a miracle he does get traded before the deadline to the Heat I still stand by all my previous comments.

Sounds like Windy is pissed the Warriors didn’t get Giannis for a crappy player they don’t want, salary, and picks that might be good in 6 years

tanking is the worst thing with this sport, system is so flawed when you can lose on purpose to get better players.

Not too familiar with the rules, so genuine question — are they allowed to do that? Because I remember reading a while back how teams aren’t allowed to arbitrarily rest star players if they are healthy. May be remembering it wrong

He is a few games from not meeting the 65 game min for end of season awards anyways and the Bucks are not going anywhere this season, its time to shut him down.

Oh, so superstars can’t fucking take load management, but their franchises can sit them the whole season if they want, noted.

Other franchises should do the same, then. “Luka Doncic will be missing the next 5 games bcause he told Malk Walter that he smells like a sweaty armpit”.

“You know, being a part of a team means making sacrifices. I will do whatever I need to win, I want to win, and I want to win in Milwaukee. If I have to sit out the season so we can win a championship, then I will set out for the season”

Please keep Giannis and lock him down for the season. Embrace the tank ;)

If they do that than Silver needs to fine these guys as soon as he is medically cleared

Nobody is saying NY is out of it if he is demanding to come here… but he may very well be a Heat today. Or nothing, who knows

No chance they can sit up for half the season. He is already close to coming back. He will play, get them into the playoffs to punish them for not trading him, and they will lose all leverage. They are making the same mistake Atlsnta did with Young. Giannis is highly regarded, but he can really day he will only resign with X team, and they get nothing.

That’s sad. I’m not even a Giannis fan but I’m a fan of the game first. Giannis is a top 3 player—you can’t do this type shit.

Also if they shut him down, then he’s def leaving in the summer. That’s just crazy stuff.

Shutting down a guy for the remainder of the season for what? You think he would just allow that?

The lottery gods will not be with them.

I heard a rumor that the Cavs offered Mobley and firsts but Haslam won’t trade him to Cleveland. Have fun with the Miami package bucks fans. It’s honestly trash.

What’s the heats offer?

Herro, Ware, Jakucionis, and 2 firsts? Maybe Jovic as salary filler? Maybe add Jaquez too?

Promotion/Relegation system might put an end to some of this nonsense.

Didn’t Adam Silver personally have the 76ers GM fired for shutting down Embiid and Simmons

This league is so cooked man.

Yes Bucks, increase my odds of a top 3 pick

We have officially gone from “Giannis wants out now” to “Giannis is disgruntled because the Bucks shut him down during the season”. 

Nothing to see here. Just the narrative changing for the off-season. 

I’m just waiting for a “Charles Haley” type of incident to happen with Giannis. If bro really wants out, he’ll find a way lol

So blatantly tank?

This shouldn’t be allowed. League should take picks away for resting a healthy superstar

This league has gotten unbelievably whack.

Bulls mark my words

Ends up at the Lakers for Bronny, & a bag of chips.

Giannis not playing in the playoffs during one his prime years is such a shame

It sucks. But we have to understand that the value of players has gotten so high and this.is a business but they are still human beings not machines that can be easily repaired that stuff like this is going to happen. I repeat, it sucks, but you wouldnt risk your investments knowing theres high probability of loss.

Tingus Pingus (30m expiring) to MIL, Green to Orlando and Suggs/Fanz to MIL and draft picks is still a valid trade, just sayin…

Giannis is NOT going to like being shut down

Insidious shit. A commissioner with a steps in here.

I’m so confused - We have the option to swap for their first this year. How would this help them lol

Can they do that? If Giannis really feels like he can play and he wants to play, I don’t think they can hold him out. He can prob make af appeal to Silver arguing bucks are tanking if it comes down to it.

Looks like we all got blue ball’d

The media is trying so hard, they were already low in terms of credibility but they are digging lower.