Here we go again with Giannis Antetokounmpo
The two-time MVP and the Milwaukee Bucks are in disagreement about how to approach the end of the season — because neither party is interested in meeting in the middle anymore.
Here we go again with Giannis Antetokounmpo. The two-time NBA MVP and the Milwaukee Bucks are in disagreement about how to approach the end of the season, according to multiple reports. The Bucks would like to tank, which is easier to do if Antetokounmpo can’t return from his hyperextended left knee for the rest of the year, only he still wants to come back as soon as possible.
Someone wanted us to know this, even though it does not look good for anybody. It is as if everyone else knows they are headed for a divorce at season’s end but them. [ Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the 2026 MLB season ] There is little room for the Bucks (28-40) to move in the standings.
Only the Chicago Bulls (28-41) are within four games of them on either side. They will not win enough to catch the Charlotte Hornets (35-34) for 10th place in the Eastern Conference or lose enough to match the Memphis Grizzlies (24-44) for the NBA’s eighth-worst record. Really, they are worried about out-tanking the Bulls.
The Bucks hold the league’s 10th-worst record and a 13. 9% chance at a top-four pick. But if they can out-lose Chicago, those odds improve to 20.