Less than a week away from next Tuesday’s NBA Draft, which since early May has been regarded leaguewide as the Milwaukee Bucks’ self-imposed deadline to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo, there is a virtually universal sentiment shared by numerous front offices as well as the agents of players potentially involved in a Giannis deal.
Everyone is more than ready for this saga to come to a merciful conclusion.
And we know many of you are, too.
Alas …
The possibility was raised Wednesday that we might not see a resolution by early next week. The topic of Antetokounmpo’s future in Brewtown has been a roller-coaster for more than a year and took another wild dip when a dear friend of The Stein Line — Chris Haynes — said on Sirius XM’s Deals & Dunks show that he’s lost some confidence in the idea that Antetokounmpo could be dealt by Tuesday.
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“From what I’m hearing, this can drag on into free agency. This can drag on into July.”
@ChrisBHaynes shares the latest on the Giannis trade rumors.
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Let me, however, say this.
I’m still optimistic.
And now let me tell you why …
There’s something important you need to understand about the Bucks: