Brew Hoop · Nov 28, 2020
Holding Pattern: Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Unsigned Supermax
Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe window for the Milwaukee Bucks to re-sign NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo opened with the start of free agency, and their window to remain relevant in the league and contend for the NBA Finals coincides with the length of Giannis’ tenure in Milwaukee. After disappointing playoff finishes for two years running, league skeptics and questionable sources claim that Giannis won’t be willing to stick around in Milwaukee, and that he would be better suited vying for titles in Miami, or Los Angeles, or literally anywhere else than Milwaukee. The Brew Hoop Podcast even has Vulture Talk, a segment dedicated to this running “conversation.”