After months and months of speculation, Bucks fans will soon be set: Giannis Antetokounmpo has until the 21st December to sign his contract extension. If some fear a departure, the leaders would be rather serene. The reason ? The Greek Freak has nothing to do with other superstars.
This is the soap opera that has agitated the NBA for about 1 year: Giannis Antetokounmpo will he go elsewhere to have a chance to win a title? After long months of waiting, the answer is imminent. Indeed, the double reigning MVP has until December 21 to sign a record contract with his franchise.
After the enormous pressure on its leaders, the latter are activated to satisfy the Greek Freak. Jrue Holiday will come to form a real Big 3 with Khris Middleton, and he will also take the very effective defense of the Bucks to another dimension. But will this signing and the others be enough to convince Giannis to stay?
For some observers, this is too fair, especially since the player he absolutely wanted by his side put his suitcases elsewhere… But according to Brian Windhorst ofESPN, the leaders would not be particularly worried. Because they know their player inside out, they feel the difference from the other superstars in the league, ready to betray a city for a title.
The Bucks are still so confident. I must admit, they weren’t necessarily peaceful at the end of last season, with all the rumors, and everything that was being said about him. But in the end, they say to themselves: “Giannis is faithful. He’s not like Kevin Durant and LeBron James. It is different and wants to register here for the long term ”.
The worry is that no one imagined Kevin Durant quit his lifelong franchise to join the Warriors in 2016. Everyone imagined him persevering with Russell Westbrook, and yet … If Giannis seems involved in his franchise, nothing says that he will not want to look elsewhere.
More than the character of the double MVP or their intuition, Bucks executives can take comfort in seeing the situation in Miami. The Heat broke their piggy bank to sign Bam Adebayo, and could be in big trouble to bring in the Greek. He is one less competitor for Milwaukee.
Comparing Giannis Antetokounmpo to LeBron and Kevin Durant might not be the best thing to do. Because both left, and immediately won …
