Giannis: I don’t know but I hope when the Miami chapter closes, and I don’t know when or if it will, and I don’t know how many years I’ll spend there, but I wish to return to Milwaukee if they’ll have me.”
Imagine if he refuses the extension and signs back in Milwaukee next season lmao
If I were a Heat fan I’d contemplate just not watching basketball if this happened
For a minute I thought I was back on /r/nbacirclejerk and was shocked thinking we actually started watching basketball. Phew!
U bum why are you on the secondary sub.
Wait why am I here?!
Nephew behavior, the lot of us!
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No horny posting!
I only like to jerk with others
Naz Reid
(INSERT DEVIN BOOKER PATERNITY JOKE HERE)
That’s how a lot of heat fans act after one loss sometimes anyway 😂
I mean that’s how they act during a literal finals game that hasn’t ended yet.
It would be hilarious though
Nothing was worse than watching the 2007 heat team. And I watched every game as an 11 year old.
I’ll be made as hell but I’ll watch Tre Donaldson become an 18/3/7 guy
Maybe if bam was included in the trade. It would obviously suck but don’t think they lost any major irreplaceable star. Not like losing Luka and then AD afterwards lol
It was all a plan to team up with juggernaut star Tyler Herro
Herro plus a bunch of picks that they can use to dump Herro for a better star
He just saw Dame pull this off.
Get traded for a bunch of assets
hang out in new city for a year or two
go back where you’re loved unconditionally with assets
Damn he’d be a Bucks legend
Brayden Burries was arguably the best player in all of summer league but for some reason that is being suppressed. If Burries played for the Celtics or Lakers his highlights would be all over Reddit
Lowe claimed the Bucks would be the least enjoyable team to watch this year when the Kings exist. National media hates them for whatever reason.
I felt the same way about Meleek Collins. Boy was playing like rent was due, killin in the summer league and not a peep.
I think you’re confusing Maleek Thomas with Maliek Collins, who is a DT for the Browns who was placed on PUP last night which is probably why his name is fresh in your mind lol.
Honestly, it’s not a terrible sell (even if they end up trading Herro): trade Giannis for a bunch of picks and young players, eventually trade Turner for an expiring deal and maybe a pick, trade Kuzma for anything they can get (maybe a 2nd round pick), either trade Herro after a career year or extend him, and then Giannis signs back with Milwaukee after they reloaded with much better and younger players
Actual thievery if it happens. Get the Bucks a haul for himself, then resign with the team lmao
Learned from Dame /s
Very possible. Pat Reilly is already thinking of ways to stop Giannis from eating his Oreos
The Greek Freak cannot be stopped.
Unless you take away his smoothies
Fucking with his cookies could actually make him go nah not signing an extension he already doesn’t have his brothers.
Imagine if he tried to take away his bell.
That’s 100% what’s going to happen if the Heat disappoint and flame out this season
0 percent chance this happens, no? the extension is pretty much agreed upon under the table or else the heat would never make this trade
Until he physically signs the extension, it’s always a possibility. Players have reneged on agreements before, it’ll happen again
The Greek Freak is A LIAR.
I REPEAT. THE GREEK FREAK IS A LIAR.
Sing to me of the man, Muse, the Freak of twists and turns
True of course, handshake deals are handshake after all
“Thanasis sends his regards”
Yes but have you considered that Pat Riley would order drone strikes on him if he actually does that?
DeAndre Jordan and the Mavs had a deal then he re-signed with the clippers
Was then when cp3 and bg went over to his house right before midnight?
Look I know pat riley is not actually a mob boss and just looks like one - but I am not taking any chances in going back on deals with him
Under the table doesn’t mean shit. Remember the James Harden DARYL MOREY IS A LIAR fiasco?
The only things Giannis loves more than Milwaukee are his family and money. If the heat can offer him the most money he’s gonna resign
Handshakes are never certain, but I’d say basically zero. There’d have to be some major shake-up before January so that both sides decide that him staying in Miami doesn’t make sense, and then Giannis is traded again before the deadline. Like Bam tears his Achilles or Spo decides to retire and become a monk or something.
Giannis went on Basketball reference and saw the Bucks with a max slot next year lol.
This happened in my 2K save
Already thinking about his next destination
Still thinking of his ex
First love never dies
He just like me fr
For all the prolonged drama and mixed messaging from his camp throughout the process, it seems like Giannis left Milwaukee on pretty good terms.
Of course, it also helps that they got a pick/young player package fitting of a player of his caliber.
Imagine if he wins a title with the Heat, returns to the Bucks when their rebuild is complete, they are a legit contender, add him, win another title, would be crazy lol.
The LeBron strat
Arguably superior since first-stint Giannis got a chip
LeBron’s first stint in Cleveland: 7 years. Giannis’s tenure in Milwaukee: 13 years.
EDIT: Giannis won in his 8th season.
Won it in 8 tho
You…are correct. Well shit, I can’t believe it’s been that long since the Bucks won it. Carry on, I’ll be over here being quiet. Lol
the rona changed time dialation i swear
To be fair it was his 8th when he won.
We’re trying it in Portland right now. Current outlook is…to be determined
Ironically if they succeed it’s indirectly due to Giannis in a way
The Cavs were not contenders lmao
How many years do you think Giannis has to wait out a Milwaukee rebuild? And however long it takes to win in Miami?
The bucks draft capital is nearly zero until 2030. So it’s potentially 4 years until the rebuild even really starts. Unless Burries and Ament are mega hits or they find some Jokic/Brunson type hit in the second round I don’t see how this is a roster ready to contend even in 2030.
I feel you but we’ll probably add some more picks for the next few drafts through trades, have some positive assets on the bench that don’t match the timeline anymore like AJ Green
I see you’ve heard of Bogoljub
I think he’ll be pretty close to washed by then. At least not a top 10 guy. He’s already having lots of injury problems, in 5 years he’ll be 37 halfway into the seasons, and relies extremely heavily on his athleticism.
His game primarily relies on his speed and strength, two things that will decline as he gets into his late 30s and younger talent floods the league. Maybe he’ll get his jumper respectable enough by then, but he’ll end up just looking like a normal center.
Yeah would nuts, more likely though he doesn’t win with the heat and goes back to the bucks and is pretty washed by then and doesn’t win with them.
That seems unlikely. They are severely strapped until at least 2031, and his playing style will drop off hard.
Imagine if he wins 8 straight titles with the heat. Just imagine man.
I think he really wanted to both stay in Milwaukee and be on a competitive team and the Milwaukee asset situation (hollowed for the championship run to be clear) just didn’t allow it.
If Dame’s Achilles doesn’t tear I think Giannis is still a buck. That was the final shot to the head
He had an announcement from the team highlighting his accomplishments, a sit down interviewer with Mr. Jim (our old announcer Giannis loves), and the “hit pieces” were essentially he wasn’t bought in anymore.
He clearly was done, but I don’t think either side hated each other. It was just a relationship that didn’t work anymore.
The media tricked a lot of people into thinking it was a hate-fueled disaster internally.
That and the championship too.
I think he’s just talking the talk to smooth his reputation. Let’s not forget the lame ass statements he made to dodge questions during the bucks fiasco.
Has he not been moping about asking to be traded for the last 3 years? Am I going crazy?
Did we?
Imagine the Bucks roster right now with Giannis.
Why the Bucks would be a playoff threat:
You phrased it like a joke but those are the only 2 things a team need to compete for a chip
He’d have to buy in for 3 years. They’d still not be close
Imagine the Brewers roster right now with Giannis
Imagine a big gyro running in the hot dog race.
Dude hasn’t been in Miami for 20 minutes vs place he played his entire career thus far. This isn’t really controversial.
Why does it need to be controversial? It’s semi-interesting, which is sufficient for an offseason post
This guy should have just been a lifer. Told the organization to build slowly if needed. Messy
All the pressure he placed on the front office led to a lot of short-sighted moves. But I can understand not wanting to step back/tread water while you’re in your prime
Tale as old as… the nba
They could’ve had a soft rebuild instead of trading Jrue for Dame but then again hindsight is 20-20
Build slowly. Lmao. They suck at drafting and no free agent wants to go to Milwaukee. Delusional. Blowing their load on the giannis era was their best and only chance at a championship for the next century
We dont suck at drafting. We picked in the top half of the first round once in the last decade and get donte at like 8 or wtv. Sorry they didnt find a second giannis i guess
>We don’t suck at drafting
Brandon Jennings flair lol
Brandon Jennings was better than like 3 or 4 of the picks ahead of him though(he was number 10)
And the only guys we really missed out on by taking Jennings were Jrue and Teague who eventually did win titles with the bucks lol.
Also every bad draft before 2013 led us to Giannis so I’ll take it
55 points in a game as a rookie!
Donte was the 17th pick. Horst has never drafted in the lottery until this year.
They dont suck at it, they are god awful at it
He was injured either before or during like every playoffs since their title. They were never going to win without him healthy.
We also hedged our bets on Khris fully recovering from his ankle injuries, which made a lot more sense 4 years ago but looks dumb in hindsight
To be fair, Khris was great even in 2024 during the postseason
No doubt - 42/10/5 against that Indiana team will always be legendary
Giannis was part of the problem, the reason the heat are always competitive was because they knew when they told their star to kick rocks.
If a player suggests doc rivers you tell them they aren’t a serious person, both sides were floundering.
Just became a health issue… Middleton couldn’t stay healthy, Giannis himself couldn’t stay healthy, and dame couldn’t stay healthy. Everyone tried. But there’s no path to rebuilding without trading Giannis at this point… team needs years to fix the financial spot they were in.
Running to the New York Times and forcing the bucks into the dame trade was letting them build slowly?
I think the poster was implying what he should have done .
Imagine getting the Bucks a bunch of assets. Turning down the extension with the Heat. Then going home to the Bucks. That might top any saga ever.
That’s like Lebron leaving the Heat in 2011 after the Finals loss and going back to Cleveland lmao.
“I just wanted their assets. Those suckers!! I WASN’T LEAVING FOR REAL!!!”
Eh it was meant to be. Even after winning a ring Giannis was pleading with them to stay competitive, they tried, and it just didn’t work
Lot of franchises only pretend to do their best for the superstar. Bucks legit looked like they threw everything possible at the wall for Giannis. Every season. Shit just failed spectacularly lol. I saw the vision though word to Nico.
Can’t blame horst for trying. Can absolutely blame him for thinking Glenn rivers was the right guy for dame and Giannis after his career of underperformance
Seemed like Doc was the owner’s call, not Horst so I’m going to give him some grace on that.
Build slowly when he’s turning 32 this year, lol
What if he just wanted to play with Herro all along
Giannis is smarter than that
We’ll have you.
~ The Mean Streets
I get that it sucks to leave, but him talking like this so early after being traded when he openly wanted out for the last year doesnt seem like a great start to what is to come
Yeah this is a crazy thing to say when you didn’t even play a single game for your new team and they traded the farm for you lmao
Giannis is such a drama queen. Dude hasnt even played 1 game in Miami and hes already talking about going back to the Bucks on random podcasts lol
Idk how that’s really drama, it’s not like he’s trying to force his way out
What do you mean this guy clearly watched the entire podcast and knows the context of the statement.
Dude wants to have his cake and not only eat it but also save it and also sell it 😂
“Giannis, we want you to sit all next season to help us tank.” “Hold my smoothie. I have a better idea.”
Brought to you by Kalshi™
Hilarious take I hope you comment this on every Giannis thread
If anyone has an issue with this they need to touch grass.
He grew up there, spent 13 years there, won multiple MVPs, won a title, and would be a hall of famer if he retired today. His roots are there and that will always be home to him in America.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to retire there. Him feeling that way is not unique and y’all need to find something else to be mad at.
Pierce was the same way after he left Boston.
I think Giannis is a weirdo, but I have no issue with this.
Miamis fans will also never mean more to him than Milwaukees.
Of course not. You only have one first love. But Miami is a great town to spend a few years and then go back home to Milwaukee (then to the lakers, then back to Milwaukee).
Giannis has specifically mentioned Kevin Garnett returning to Minnesota to finish his career
He gone
He’s the most wishy washy message guy I’ve heard in a while. How can he already be saying he wants to play in Milwaukee again?
oh he’s trying to keep the kalshi bet open.
you can’t be serious bro.
Go to the Bucks on a minimum then.
They got Clavicular in Greece?
Who talks like this bro
Bros already starting ideas about leaving his team before hes even played a game 💀
Why is he switching languages 😂
This is a horrendous look. His head is totally not there in Miami. Why would bron want any part of this
This dude is the new Rich Paul
This guy fucking sucks.
Man, shut the fuck up. I’m so sick of these players and the drama they revel in.
holy shit this guy is lame
This guy is pathetic, he’s so contrived and full of himself, he’s a clown.
Is this guy fucking serious
WTF ? Haha
Imagine saying this IMMEDIATELY after getting traded lol
All my years watching basketball, I don’t know if I’ve ever done such a 180 on a player like I have with Giannis. From one of my favorite non-Knick players ever, to absolutely insufferable.
That’s funny. I’ve done the reverse 180. You’re the Agent Smith to my Neo. The result of the equation trying to balance itself. Not supposed to rain until Monday. Is say 7pm good for a fight in a Thunderstorm?
This mf always trying to be liked. Nah.
“Yes, I indeed would like to have my cake and eat it too.”
Why would I want cake if I’m not going to eat it?
Nah were good
Bro does anyone else find his comments in this interview about his wife to be really fucking weird? Like dude is basically publicly patting himself on the back for not cheating on his wife because she’s not as hot as models. Lmao.
“I’ve heard so many things. ‘Why is Giannis with his wife? He could be with a model. Not one model, but 10!’”
“I am with my wife because she tells me the truth. She loves me, she will tell me whenever I do anything wrong,” Antetokounmpo continued. “She will tell my kids the truth. I know that she will kill for my kids and she would even kill me for them. I know that she won’t let my kids get a big head, and that’s the most important thing for me. I am in love. I am in love with her. As a woman and as a mother.”
damn turns out im pretty fluent in Greek
There are too many fucking athlete interviews. We don’t need more interviews
Simp behavior
Giannis AntetoCucko
Nah, stay there. It suits him now.
Sucks that he ended up leaving Milwaukee but at the same time it’s a bit weird to already be talking about leaving Miami when he hasn’t even started there yet
This mfkr needs to stop.
Dawg can you wait until you’ve been away for a few years?
Wtf
This dude…
I used to see Giannis around Milwaukee occasionally. Literally just walk past and I’d triple take.
Milwaukee is his home and he’s always welcome back once retired. The city does not forget the joy Giannis brought to us.
PR
This is why I want the Thunders open roster spot to go to Russ
This guy is kinda insufferable
pleasetalklessounpo
Me to my girlfriend:: I don’t know but I hope when our chapter closes, my ex will take me back.
Already stirring up shit …. lol all about the money
Sir you just left
Can’t leave until Bam knocks you out
He is just waiting for Doc to leave
You change your mind
Like a girl changes clothes
‘Cause you’re hot, then you’re cold
You’re yes, then you’re no
You’re in, then you’re out
You’re up, then you’re down
Idk man it just seems like he doesn’t really wanna be there…
Kinda cool of him to mention the purple color scheme of the Bucks when I haven’t seen them incorporate the color in a while.
wtf lol
hell no, if I catch this guy at the pabst mansion it’s on sight
Like a KG type reunion
Leaving a place can always comes with mixed emotions. It’s not cut and dry and him expressing that is fine. It’s part of the human experience.
In a heartbeat
he is still in character
Gonna be like a reverse Dame lillard
With all the Kalshi money, he’ll definitely sign for vet minimum right?
Yes. Always champ. It is your home.
Dude is worse than Dwight Howard.
If he wanted to he’d still be in Milwaukee.
I thought you wrote Dwight Schrute
This just goes to show you that Giannis left the Bucks on really good terms
It’s still fresh.. give him some time.. he will end his career with Heat. You will see..
for a 1 day of course
Bucks! Get a trade package together for Giannis! He loves Milwaukee!
This made me smile.
dude he’s been gone like a month
Gianni will always be family to the city. We all take care of each other here and he was no different. He’s a class act.
Maybe one day when he’s retired he finds good home to grow old in back in the north shore.