Will Giannis Antetokounmpo play the whole season in Milwaukee?

The continuity of Giannis Antetokounmpo will be the topic of conversation throughout the season, particularly if the Miwaukee Bucks do not have a good start.

Giannis Antetokounmpo Finally stays in Milwaukee Bucks … for now.

In a conference this open after the weakening of Celtics and Pacers, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks They arise as new favorites, while the Bucks fixed some small details to, at least, to keep the ‘Greek monster’ in Milwaukee.

Antetokounmppo has not clearly expressed himself about what he wants to do, but at least he did not ask for a change when everything seemed to indicate what he could do. But what happens if there is no good start or if they do not add a key player on the deadline for change? On the other hand there are not many options, because there is no space in the aspiring teams to absorb their salary and those who have space are not aspiring.

Will the season end in Milwaukee? What would be the team that could receive your salary? Our experts discuss this and other issues

1. Reality or fiction? Giannis Antetokounmppo will end the 2025-26 season with the Bucks

The possibility that the most talented of the antetokounmpo does not end this season in Milwaukee is latent, but it is not safe. And if we guided ourselves for what happened this summer, when the rumors indicated that Giannis’s discontent with the franchise was evident as well as his departure that ended in absolute nothingness, then the answer to this question must be Reality.

Changes due to a megaestrella in the middle of a season are usually more complex than those that occur in the summer while there is no activity.

It is true: the transfer of Luka Donc to Lakers by Anthony Davis It was made between roosters and midnight in the middle of the tournament and history could be repeated, but it is not simple. An injury to a player who could be involved in negotiations could change everything. Also a low performance, both from Giannis and the pieces that could occur in return, can alter the equation. Nothing is simple.

Finally: if Giannis does not put pressure on Milwaukee to change it immediately, and if the offer that Milwaukee could receive is not attractive to his future, it will be difficult for him to concretize. In other words: as well as to dance a tango, all parts are needed. Marcelo Bousquet

Fiction: The movement that many have long waiting will take place this season when Bucks change to Giannis After failing to settle as a serious contender in the east. It could happen.

Although this is open and available for a contender to establish as a favorite, it does not seem to me that Milwaukee reaches him, despite having the twice MVP. Bucks will win games and will be in .500, but are in a complicated position to the future; It probably favors them, to change Giannis.

It will not be in the first months, but as long as we approach the deadline for changes, Giannis will be at the center of attention … and in another team. – Víctor O. López

2. A number about Giannis on the way to the new season.

60.1. The percentage of shots of Giannis scored in the last season. The Greek has systematically eliminated the shot of three of its offensive arsenal (from 4.7 attempts per game in 2019-20 to 2.7 in 2022-23 to 0.7 last season) and that has had a positive effect on its general field statistics. If I was launching for less than 30 percent from the arc, it is a good business to approach as much as possible to the basket, where it is really effective. In 2024-25 he launched for 77.3% from 1-3 feet of the hoop and was a leader in two-point attempts scored with 779, an average of 11.6 per game.

That inner game of Giannis has a positive side effect, because when attracting defense, players are usually players to make more comfortable shots. It is no accident that his average assistance in the last two seasons (6.5 per game) is the highest of his career. – Hiram Martínez

3. The best version we would see from Giannis this season would be …

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the few players in the NBA who season after season maintains its level and is a constant in the conversation by the MVP. In that sense and although it sounds simplistic, we will see it once again in its best version, loading with the weight of the Bucks, being the leader of the team and, hopefully, happy with the template that Milwuakee has and with which they hope to dominate the east conference again.

If once again Giannis is above the rest of his classmates, probably his days in that franchise are counted and his priority focuses on an change of airs; On more than one occasion he has commented on his intention to move if the Bucks do not go on a successful route.

Giannis wants to be happy already in that team, management has also tried to make it so; However, the once MVP is ambitious and will do our best to win another ring, either in Milwaukee or in another city. – Rolando del Bosque

4. The worst version we would see from Giannis this season would be …

While the last time Giannis averaged less than 30 points per game, he dates back to the 2021-22 season, when he ended with 29.9, a version of the Greek in which he is distracted, expressing before the press the desire to be exchanged, or in discussions with the board in case summit.

A much less desirable scenario, is the one in which it could be afflicted by some injury that would lead him to participate in less than the 63 games he added in 2022-23, when he also lost two first-round playoff games for a back injury. – Alfonso Mancilla

5. What team can you see Giannis, considering salary space, championship possibilities and what Milwaukee can receive?

If Giannis decides to put an end to his stay in Milwaukee, it is hardly to go to a team with salary space. Simply because those who have it is because they are in reconstruction and fight for a title looks like a medium and long term project. But at this time, there are several teams that are trying to create space for when Giannis can become a free agent (summer of 2027), therefore, that situation could occur. The option of an exchange to a team with intentions and possibilities of winning a title seems to be the most indicated path. Teams like Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and New York Knicks They have shown interest and fit perfectly into their plan, but we will have to see if what they can offer is attractive to the Bucks. Golden State has more Draft teams to give the others named, but that does not guarantee that Milwaukee will bite the hook.

Nor should we rule out a surprise team. Can you imagine a Indiana Pacers sacrificing part of young talent and using Pascal Siakam as currency to ensure Giannis? It would be interesting, right? – Marcelo Bousquet