Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't want to leave Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 20: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks runs down court after scoring during the preseasongame against the Memphis Grizzlies at Fiserv Forum on October 20, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
Antetokounmpo’s new deal will keep him in Milwaukee at least through the 2027-28 campaign, and ends the threat of him being a free agent in 2025. The extension was a bit of a surprise, considering Antetokounmpo said earlier this summer that he wasn’t willing to sign an extension until everyone in the organization as on the same page., which suddenly brought another superstar in to play alongside Antetokounmpo under new coach Adrian Griffin.
Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP, averaged a career-high 31.1 points and 11.8 rebounds per game last season, his 10th in the league. The Bucks, however, were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round — which marked their second straight early exit after their title run in 2021. That led to the firing of Mike Budenholzer, and eventual hiring of Griffin.
Now that that’s behind them, and Antetokounmpo is committed, Milwaukee can focus on its season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. "Giannis is not a distraction, he's the best player in the world and I never looked at it as that," Griffin said,"He signed his extension yesterday and then he was the last person to leave today in the gym. It just tells you how special he is."Pilot who tried to shut off plane out of Everett said he was having ‘nervous breakdown’
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