Giannis Antetokounmpo on if he'll be with the Milwaukee Bucks: 'It's not up to me'

PHILADELPHIA − Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 13 th season with the Milwaukee Bucks ended informally on March 15, after he suffered a hyperextension and bone bruise in his left knee after landing awkwardly following a dunk. He did not play again, despite his belief he was healthy enough to do so, and a league investigation into the Bucks' handling of the situation. And on April 12, the official end of the 2025-26 season, in the visiting locker room at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Antetokounmpo wasn’t sure if that was his last game ever for the only franchise he’s ever known.

“I don't know, it's not up to me anymore,” he said. “It's not up to me. We'll see.

" Antetokounmpo, 31, is under contract for the 2026-27 season and holds a player option for 2027-28. But, the two-time league Most Valuable Player was the subject of trade speculation since last May, and that will once again pick up now that the Bucks' season is over. Antetokounmpo is extension-eligible, but not until Oct.

1. And Bucks co-owner and governor Wes Edens told ESPN that the superstar will either sign the extension or be traded – but no one in the organization has clarified if Antetokounmpo will still be on the roster in order to make that choice. For his part, Antetokounmpo said that if he’s on the team in October and is offered that choice, he wouldn’t necessarily walk away from a new four-year, $275 million deal.