An Eastern Conference NBA executive has already heard the places believed to be Giannis Antetokounmpo’s would-be preferred destinations: “The teams I’ve heard are Miami and New York — the Nets, not the Knicks.” There are also other teams with the means, in theory, to go after a player of Giannis’ caliber. The Oklahoma City Thunder certainly come to mind, and I asked the Eastern Conference executive about the Thunder potentially making a run if Milwaukee’s big man eventually wants out. “I haven’t heard them mentioned, but yeah, if you’re Milwaukee you might just go, ‘I don’t give a f— what you want. If you want out, we’re getting the best deal we can.’ And Oklahoma City could definitely offer a good one.”
Source: CBSSports.com
Source: CBSSports.com
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Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Just in case the Giannis situation does unravel, these are the five teams with the most draft assets in the NBA:
Oklahoma City
Brooklyn
Utah
San Antonio
Houston – 12:10 PM
Just in case the Giannis situation does unravel, these are the five teams with the most draft assets in the NBA:
Oklahoma City
Brooklyn
Utah
San Antonio
Houston – 12:10 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Looked at some of the small and big trends in Milwaukee thus far this season.
– A new off-ball wrinkle for Giannis Antetokounmpo
– Brook Lopez’s rim protection
– What’s going on in the possession battle?
What we’re seeing with the Bucks, at @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/58765… – 10:11 AM
Looked at some of the small and big trends in Milwaukee thus far this season.
– A new off-ball wrinkle for Giannis Antetokounmpo
– Brook Lopez’s rim protection
– What’s going on in the possession battle?
What we’re seeing with the Bucks, at @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/58765… – 10:11 AM
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter
The radio show is live nationwide from 10-noon ET: Dodgers win it all, their dominance starts now, Giannis’ uncertain Milwaukee future, Halloween tales, @TheRealJHair, Would You Rather, Buy/Sell, Bronny, @PrettyDaddyRTY big plans, more.
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@Audacy – 9:53 AM
The radio show is live nationwide from 10-noon ET: Dodgers win it all, their dominance starts now, Giannis’ uncertain Milwaukee future, Halloween tales, @TheRealJHair, Would You Rather, Buy/Sell, Bronny, @PrettyDaddyRTY big plans, more.
LISTEN:
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@Audacy – 9:53 AM
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter
Wrote on the Bucks brutal start and what it could mean for Giannis’ future for @CBSSportsNBA, including:
-Strong belief across NBA Giannis could ask for a trade if things continue to go badly in Milwaukee — perhaps before trade deadline
-Speculation of Giannis’ rumored – 9:04 AM
Wrote on the Bucks brutal start and what it could mean for Giannis’ future for @CBSSportsNBA, including:
-Strong belief across NBA Giannis could ask for a trade if things continue to go badly in Milwaukee — perhaps before trade deadline
-Speculation of Giannis’ rumored – 9:04 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Why Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks future is being called into question amid ugly start: ‘Teams are circling’
(By @sportsreiter)
cbssports.com/nba/news/why-g… – 8:56 AM
Why Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks future is being called into question amid ugly start: ‘Teams are circling’
(By @sportsreiter)
cbssports.com/nba/news/why-g… – 8:56 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most PPG + RPG + APG:
49.67 — Jokic
48.0 — AD
46.8 — Giannis
46.0 — LaMelo pic.x.com/sGYjVJf2N4 – 3:44 PM
Most PPG + RPG + APG:
49.67 — Jokic
48.0 — AD
46.8 — Giannis
46.0 — LaMelo pic.x.com/sGYjVJf2N4 – 3:44 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
The Bucks have spent $700+M the last three seasons…and have just one playoff series win.
“Incredibly frustrating,” says co-owner Wes Edens.
Bur while still in win-now mode, there is flexibility to continue to build around Giannis & Lillard in future.
🔖 jsonline.com/story/sports/n… – 3:37 PM
The Bucks have spent $700+M the last three seasons…and have just one playoff series win.
“Incredibly frustrating,” says co-owner Wes Edens.
Bur while still in win-now mode, there is flexibility to continue to build around Giannis & Lillard in future.
🔖 jsonline.com/story/sports/n… – 3:37 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“They have a problem.” 👀
—@KendrickPerkins on Giannis, Dame and the Milwaukee Bucks 😳 pic.x.com/87uMEdcVgU – 3:16 PM
“They have a problem.” 👀
—@KendrickPerkins on Giannis, Dame and the Milwaukee Bucks 😳 pic.x.com/87uMEdcVgU – 3:16 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
The Bucks played hard last night and that kept it close until they needed to execute at a championship level.
“Our goal is to get there. Right now, obviously we’re not there, but I don’t think we are far off.” – Giannis Antetokounmpo
At @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/58819… – 11:22 AM
The Bucks played hard last night and that kept it close until they needed to execute at a championship level.
“Our goal is to get there. Right now, obviously we’re not there, but I don’t think we are far off.” – Giannis Antetokounmpo
At @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/58819… – 11:22 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
“Even if we sucked, if we were very very bad, it is the fourth game of the season, you have to be optimistic” – Giannis Antetokounmpo
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 3:48 AM
“Even if we sucked, if we were very very bad, it is the fourth game of the season, you have to be optimistic” – Giannis Antetokounmpo
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 3:48 AM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks lose their third straight as 63 total points from Giannis, Lillard aren’t enough against #Celtics
📝
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 12:55 AM
#Bucks lose their third straight as 63 total points from Giannis, Lillard aren’t enough against #Celtics
📝
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 12:55 AM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Giannis asked about the gap between the #Bucks and #Celtics: “they’ve been around for years now and you can’t replace that.”
“Obviously we’re not there, but I don’t think we’re far off.”
Noted Bucks losing 2 close games in BOS last year and winning big twice at home pic.x.com/3TpAIWgTtF – 12:23 AM
Giannis asked about the gap between the #Bucks and #Celtics: “they’ve been around for years now and you can’t replace that.”
“Obviously we’re not there, but I don’t think we’re far off.”
Noted Bucks losing 2 close games in BOS last year and winning big twice at home pic.x.com/3TpAIWgTtF – 12:23 AM
Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
Giannis Antetokounmpo went for 30, but the Celtics moved to 4-0 with a 119-108 victory over Milwaukee. And the Sultan of Stat — aka the Winning Streak Freak — has your critical noteage.
The @paytonpritch3-centric details from @DickLipe: pic.x.com/aXXiEziCF6 – 11:45 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo went for 30, but the Celtics moved to 4-0 with a 119-108 victory over Milwaukee. And the Sultan of Stat — aka the Winning Streak Freak — has your critical noteage.
The @paytonpritch3-centric details from @DickLipe: pic.x.com/aXXiEziCF6 – 11:45 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Jalen Green to start the season:
36 PTS | 7 3P
29 PTS | 3 3P
22 PTS | 4 3P
28 PTS | 5 3P
Tied with Giannis for the most points in the NBA. pic.x.com/TCfAOAjpBh – 10:34 PM
Jalen Green to start the season:
36 PTS | 7 3P
29 PTS | 3 3P
22 PTS | 4 3P
28 PTS | 5 3P
Tied with Giannis for the most points in the NBA. pic.x.com/TCfAOAjpBh – 10:34 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Joe Mazzulla told Jordan Walsh in the locker room that making big time plays like the OREB and forcing a TOV on Giannis “are huge.”
“You have to win games like that … sometimes it’s gonna be gritty and ugly.” – 10:16 PM
Joe Mazzulla told Jordan Walsh in the locker room that making big time plays like the OREB and forcing a TOV on Giannis “are huge.”
“You have to win games like that … sometimes it’s gonna be gritty and ugly.” – 10:16 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics beat #Bucks 119-108 on a night where they weren’t as sharp as usual. Brown 30, Pritchard 28, Holiday 21, Tatum 15, White 13, Horford 10; Lillard 33, Antetokounmpo 30, Lopez 13, Trent 10. – 9:59 PM
#Celtics beat #Bucks 119-108 on a night where they weren’t as sharp as usual. Brown 30, Pritchard 28, Holiday 21, Tatum 15, White 13, Horford 10; Lillard 33, Antetokounmpo 30, Lopez 13, Trent 10. – 9:59 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Bucks duo tonight:
Dame — Giannis —
33 PTS 30 PTS
7 REB 10 REB
7 AST 6 AST
Not enough against the Celtics. pic.x.com/zew0JsxDyL – 9:55 PM
Bucks duo tonight:
Dame — Giannis —
33 PTS 30 PTS
7 REB 10 REB
7 AST 6 AST
Not enough against the Celtics. pic.x.com/zew0JsxDyL – 9:55 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Missed off. foul there on Giannis after Tillman knocked him off the ball similar to how he did Harris in DET. – 9:10 PM
Missed off. foul there on Giannis after Tillman knocked him off the ball similar to how he did Harris in DET. – 9:10 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Boston has 16 assists on 25 made baskets, good not great.
Celtics just not hitting their shots while Giannis and Dame pour it on – 9:07 PM
Boston has 16 assists on 25 made baskets, good not great.
Celtics just not hitting their shots while Giannis and Dame pour it on – 9:07 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Technical foul on Tatum. He’s been frustrated with the lack of calls for him all night. Guess it finally boiled over as they lined up for the Giannis free throw – 9:06 PM
Technical foul on Tatum. He’s been frustrated with the lack of calls for him all night. Guess it finally boiled over as they lined up for the Giannis free throw – 9:06 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Celtics are using their second challenge already… saying Horford didn’t goaltend that Giannis shot – 8:54 PM
Celtics are using their second challenge already… saying Horford didn’t goaltend that Giannis shot – 8:54 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
The Celtics are challenging that goaltending call after it looked like Al Horford blocked Giannis at the rim – 8:53 PM
The Celtics are challenging that goaltending call after it looked like Al Horford blocked Giannis at the rim – 8:53 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Giannis attacks for 2 straight to open the 3Q. #Celtics going to challenge the goaltend call on the 2nd. They could win, but that strikes me as a tough call to overturn. – 8:53 PM
Giannis attacks for 2 straight to open the 3Q. #Celtics going to challenge the goaltend call on the 2nd. They could win, but that strikes me as a tough call to overturn. – 8:53 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Super passive Giannis half. Looks like one of those Jimmy Butler halves where he’s trying to set up teammates. – 8:35 PM
Super passive Giannis half. Looks like one of those Jimmy Butler halves where he’s trying to set up teammates. – 8:35 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Horford just stole Giannis lunch money sheesh pic.x.com/fBOM5msiQE – 7:51 PM
Horford just stole Giannis lunch money sheesh pic.x.com/fBOM5msiQE – 7:51 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks injury report vs Celtics: Is Giannis playing tonight?
Khris Middleton update
👥starting lineup
💰odds
🗓schedule jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 7:19 PM
#Bucks injury report vs Celtics: Is Giannis playing tonight?
Khris Middleton update👥starting lineup
💰odds
🗓schedule jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 7:19 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Giannis Antetokounmpo, listed as probable coming in, is good to go tonight – 6:05 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo, listed as probable coming in, is good to go tonight – 6:05 PM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo: “We have to find an identity” sportando.basketball/en/bucks-giann… – 1:05 PM
Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo: “We have to find an identity” sportando.basketball/en/bucks-giann… – 1:05 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
A nice two-way sequence with the Nets forcing the ball out of Giannis’ hands and rotating behind. pic.x.com/6G4sCOY0JL – 12:50 PM
A nice two-way sequence with the Nets forcing the ball out of Giannis’ hands and rotating behind. pic.x.com/6G4sCOY0JL – 12:50 PM
More on this storyline
All of this could lead exactly to the place the Bucks organization most fears: Giannis Antetokounmpo in another team’s jersey. “Teams are circling — and hopeful,” one Western Conference team executive said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if it happened by the trade deadline,” said a top executive of a team that could be in the mix. -via CBSSports.com / October 31, 2024
Is Doc Rivers going to be able to fix this? Should Bucks fans be worried? Nehm: It’s worth noting that the Bucks have a top-heavy roster and Khris Middleton has yet to play a game this season. To some, that could mean a reason to worry even more, while others may believe that is a reason for optimism moving forward. I think it is fair for Bucks fans to worry because the Bucks should have started the season 3-0 before dropping Monday’s game to the Celtics, but there is still plenty of reason to believe they can turn this around. If Doc Rivers is going to get them back into the position to contend for a title this season, it will require him getting more from his roster on the nights in which they play less talented teams and continuing to build chemistry between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. Both of those things are far from impossible. -via New York Times / October 29, 2024
The schedule doesn’t get any easier for the Bucks as they finish their road trip against the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday and then play a home-and-home set with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Still, Antetokounmpo remains positive about where this team can go this season even if that positivity is fostered more out of necessity than true belief. “You have to. You have no choice. You have to,” Antetokounmpo said. “It’s the fourth game of the season. Even if we sucked, even if we were very, very bad, it’s the fourth game of the season, like you have to be optimistic. “This is the job that we are in, but at the end of the day, we have a great team. I believe we’re going to keep on playing better, keep on learning from our mistakes, and eventually we’re going to start winning games.” -via New York Times / October 29, 2024