- The Bucks made a coaching change this summer and brought in Adrian Griffin
- But Antetokounmpo stated back in August that he wouldn’t re-sign this season
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Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has doubled down on his claim that he will consider leaving Milwaukee if he does not feel it is the best situation for him to win another NBA Championship.
Speaking to the ’48 Minutes’ Bleav Podcast, the seven-time All Star said: ‘As long as we play and we approach the game every single day the right way and we all sacrifice for a common goal, I can see myself being with the Milwaukee Bucks for the rest of my career.
‘But the moment I feel like people are not committed as I am to get that golden thing in the back … I am a Milwaukee Buck, but most importantly, I am a winner. I want to win.
‘I have to do whatever it takes for me to win, and if there is a better situation for me to win the Larry O’Brien [championship trophy] I have to take that better situation.’
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Antetokounmpo said back in August that he wouldn’t sign an extension this year because not only did the numbers not make sense this season, but also he held concerns of the over the team’s desire to win championships.
Giannis Antetokounmpo doubled down on his hint that he will depart the Milwaukee Bucks
The seven-time All-Star is concerned how committed the team is to winning another ring
The Bucks also made a head coach change this season by hiring Adrian Griffin (right) from TOR
‘Even then, I don’t know. I would not be the best version of myself if I don’t know that everybody’s on the same page, everybody’s going for a championship, everybody’s going to sacrifice time away from their family like I do. And if I don’t feel that, I’m not signing,’ he previously said.
Last season Antetokounmpo averaged 31.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game as he led the Bucks to a 58-24 record.
That 58-24 gave the Bucks the best regular-season record in 2022-23, but they lost 4-1 to the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs.
They followed that up by firing coach Mike Budenholzer and replacing him with former Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin.
Antetokounmpo said he wanted to ‘see the dynamics’ of how everything works with the new coaching staff before deciding whether to stay in Milwaukee.
He also mentioned his hopes of playing his entire career with one franchise.
‘But at the end of the day, being a winner, it’s over that goal,’ Antetokounmpo said.
‘Winning a championship comes first. I don’t want to be 20 years on the same team and don’t win another championship.’
