{"id":669895,"date":"2026-03-21T02:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T02:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/669895\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T02:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T02:12:25","slug":"bucks-owner-outlines-giannis-fate-after-dramatic-season-of-trade-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/669895\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks owner outlines Giannis\u2019 fate after dramatic season of trade buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Milwaukee<\/p>\n

Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n

Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s future in Milwaukee is going one of two ways.<\/p>\n

In an interview with ESPN<\/a>, Bucks co-owner Wes Edens made it clear that he doesn\u2019t want the superstar playing out the 2026-27 NBA season with the team without a new deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiannis is going into the last year [of his contract],\u201d Edens said. \u201cSo one of two things will happen: Either he will be extended, or he\u2019ll be traded.<\/p>\n

\"Milwaukee<\/p>\n

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo watches the warmup session before an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Salt Lake City. AP<\/p>\n

\u201cThe likelihood you\u2019ll let him just kind of play out the last year, we can\u2019t afford that. It\u2019s not consistent with what\u2019s good for the organization,\u201d he added. \u201cThat\u2019s not a Giannis issue. That\u2019s any player that\u2019s in their last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Antetokounmpo has one year plus a player option for the 2027-28 season left on the three-year, $186 million extension he signed in 2023.<\/p>\n

Edens\u2019 comments mark the latest drama in the seemingly never-ending standoff between Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, whom he has played for since being drafted No. 15 overall in the 2013 Draft.<\/p>\n

\"Milwaukee<\/p>\n

Milwaukee Bucks\u2019 Giannis Antetokounmpo looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Milwaukee. AP<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Antetokounmpo, who has dealt with a number of injuries this season, including a calf, groin, knee, and ankle, and the team were\u00a0at odds about potentially shutting down<\/a>\u00a0the two-time NBA MVP as he recovers from a left knee injury.<\/p>\n

Antetokounmpo had been steadfast about getting back on the court this season as long as there was no other potential risk of injury, according to a report from ESPN.<\/p>\n

The Bucks are currently 7 1\/2 games back of the Hornets for the final play-in tournament spot in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n

Before the trade deadline, Milwaukee opted to hold on to Antetokounmpo<\/a> despite endless rumors that his time with the franchise was coming to an end.<\/p>\n

When healthy, Antetokounmpo is averaging 27.6 points with 9.8 rebounds in just 28.9 minutes per game on 62.4 percent shooting this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3775],"tags":[7,103,123,685,126,102,121,3871,6,361,427,41961],"class_list":["post-669895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-milwaukee-bucks","tag-basketball","tag-bucks","tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","tag-hornets","tag-indiana-pacers","tag-milwaukee","tag-milwaukee-bucks","tag-milwaukeebucks","tag-nba","tag-the-bucks","tag-utah-jazz","tag-wes-edens"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116264748608719910","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}