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The only one who could conceivably restart that fire over the next two or three years would be Antetokounmpo himself, with his free agency so far off into the distance. That makes his decision to walk into an interview with Zach Baron of GQ with a (proverbial) gas can and lighters all the more interesting.
In discussing his future, Antetokounmpo raised a whole lot of questions about his future in Milwaukee for seemingly no reason!
In the end Giannis decided to stay in Milwaukee because it was difficult. And then, improbably, the Bucks won. “One challenge was to bring a championship here and we did,” he told me. “It was very hard, but we did. Very, very hard. I just love challenges. What’s the next challenge? The next challenge might not be here.” It’s not that he doesn’t love Milwaukee, he said. But he was always wary of things becoming too easy. “Me and my family chose to stay in this city that we all love and has taken care of us—for now,” Giannis said. “In two years, that might change. I’m being totally honest with you. I’m always honest. I love this city. I love this community. I want to help as much as possible.”
Now, we should note that Giannis’ agent told Baron that his comments don’t necessarily mean that Giannis is thinking of leaving the Bucks, but that’s exactly the type of damage control agents are paid to do (and, as an aside, between this and Dennis Schröder’s free agency saga, Alex Saratsis has had to do a lot of that for his clients lately).
