Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo creates interesting contract situation for Knicks wing

There haven’t been immoderate existent rumors astir Giannis Antetokounmpo wanting to time off nan Milwaukee Bucks. 

However, erstwhile precocious speaking connected a unrecorded watercourse pinch streamer IShowSpeed, Antetokounmpo noted that galore want him to play for nan New York Knicks. Knicks fans proceed to tally pinch that, contempt immoderate deficiency of grounds suggesting that he doesn't want to play for Milwaukee immoderate longer. 

It's ne'er adjacent to opportunity never, fixed wherever nan NBA stands. 

Still, it seems very improbable that Antetokounmpo will play for different squad anytime soon. 

Despite that, Dan Favale precocious looked astatine nan business regarding nan Knicks and Antetokounmpo, adding that location could beryllium immoderate absorbing scenarios New York has to see if it believes it has a existent opportunity to onshore nan two-time MVP. 

“The Knicks are reportedly still hoping to triumph nan Giannis waste and acquisition sweepstakes, if and erstwhile they begin. His caller noncommittal appraisal of nan early will not do thing to diminish that hope. In nan arena he does go available, Bridges could beryllium an integral portion of talks. New York presently doesn’t person immoderate first-round picks to offer, and nan Bucks will apt worth anyone who keeps them competitory successful nan post-Giannis era, since they don’t power nan authorities to their ain first-rounder until 2031.

“Signing Bridges to a caller woody now removes him from nan table. Players who motion his type of hold cannot beryllium traded for six months,”  he wrote.

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The Mikal Bridges hold is surely 1 to watch retired for, arsenic nan Knicks don't person overmuch of a logic not to connection him a deal, fixed what they gave up for him. 

However, arsenic he touched on, if they genuinely judge they person a chance to onshore Antetokounmpo, location wouldn't beryllium overmuch of a logic to springiness him a statement now, fixed he wouldn't beryllium capable to beryllium traded for six months.