The Milwaukee Bucks’ season ended last night, on a last second overtime buzzer-beater by the Indiana Pacers. With yet another first round loss, Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo may consider leaving.
NBA analyst Rachel Nichols might believe that, as she tweeted about Antetokounmpo’s career with Milwaukee, in a nostalgic, yet foreboding way.
“The people of Milwaukee have been great to Giannis and Giannis has been great to them. That ending was...hard, and a lot is likely to happen from here. But it's a worth a moment to appreciate that this has been a decade-plus of goodness with some supreme moments of joy,” Nichols posted.
Antetokounmpo has had a pretty legendary career with the Bucks. He’s been a nine-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA, five-time All-Defensive, a two-time MVP, a DPOY, a MIP, an In-Season Tournament MVP, a NBA champion and Finals MVP.
However, that championship run in 2021 has been the last time Antetokounmpo has made it past the second round. He hasn’t even made it out of the first round in the past three years.
With this in mind, and the fact Antetokounmpo stated he might leave if the Bucks don’t field a competitive team around him, he would consider leaving. And seeing that they really haven’t been competitive in the postseason, it might be time for him to start looking.
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Overall, Antetokounmpo definitely could consider requesting a trade. Where he goes is a whole other kettle of fish, but fans should be aware that their star’s time in Milwaukee might be coming to an end.
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