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Shams Charania reported this morning on X that Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready for a new home at the February 5th trade deadline or in the offseason.
Is Giannis really looking for a new home? Or is this more BS propaganda that Shams is trying to force down our throats like he has done for the past roughly five years?
Either way, it needs to be decided now. Enough is enough with the rumors and the unknown. The Milwaukee Bucks need clarity on where the franchise is going the next 5-10 years.
Notice how “Not Traded” is still the top percentage in the picture below?
There’s more at stake than just losing games right now. Player development, player values, organizational cohesion and competence.
You can do all those things and still lose games to achieve the intended draft result. When you know Doc Rivers is gone following this season, that means he should be gone now.
One thing I’ve said recently is for the franchise to make sure that the Bucks started getting the players that will be here in the future more reps.
Doc Rivers still needs to be fired. The Bucks roster is not as bad as it has looked and the players know how bad of a coach we have.
Our players know Doc is inept. Other players know Doc is a joke. I don’t think Giannis likes Doc anymore. To be a serious basketball organization again, we need to start by firing Doc Rivers. But, the bigger problem is Jimmy Haslem.