The new agreement provides for Adetokunbo to remain with the club for the 2027/2028 season or to become a free agent in July 2027.
The 28-year-old basketball player himself announced the contract extension on the social media platform “X”, formerly known as “Twitter”.
Adetokunbo has spent his entire career in the NBA in the ranks of “Bucks”, representing it since 2013, when the team drafted him with the overall number 15. During ten seasons, the Greek basketball player played 719 regular championship matches, averaging 22.6 points per game and 9.6 rebounds. In the playoffs, Adetokunbo played in 79 games, averaging 26.6 points, 12 rebounds and 5.2 assists.
With Adetokunbo in the lineup, the “Bucks” became the NBA champion in 2021, and the Greek forward was recognized as the most valuable player of the final series.
Last season, Adetokunbo appeared in 63 regular season games and averaged a career-high 31.1 points per game. He also averaged 11.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists. In the playoffs, the Bucks, seeded first in the Eastern Conference, lost in the first round, conceding the superiority of the Miami Heat 1-4. Adetokunbo played in three playoff games, averaging 23.3 points per game, 11 rebounds and 5.3 assists.
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The “Bucks” will start the new season on Thursday, when they will meet the Philadelphia “76ers” basketball players.
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