There might come a day when the Milwaukee Bucks move on from Giannis Antetokounmpo, but it won’t be because the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player asked for a trade.

The 31-year-old Athens native told The Athletic’s Sam Amick that it’s simply not who he is to made a trade request.

“There will never be a chance, and there will never be a moment, that I will come out and say ‘I want a trade,’” Antetokounmpo said. “That’s not … in … my … nature. OK?”

Despite rumblings last month that he would consider a move away from the team, the 13-year vet says that he’s committed to this 16-21 Bucks team that currently sits 11th in the Eastern Conference, one game back of the Chicago Bulls for the final play-in spot.

“I am invested in this team,” Antetokounmpo told Amick. “I want to turn this team around. I want to play good basketball. I want to be healthy. I want to help my teammates. I wanna win games. The last six games we’ve played, we’re 4-2. We have a lot of games in front of us. I’m locked the f— in. I’m locked in. My priority is just staying healthy.”

Originally taken with the 15th overall pick of the 2013 NBA Draft, Antetokounmpo has been limited to 23 games this season with a calf injury. He’s averaged 29.5 points on .645 shooting, 10.0 boards and 5.5 assists over 29.0 minutes a night, his lowest time on the floor since his rookie season.

Asked if he thinks the Bucks can still salvage the season, the nine-time All-Star believes they can, but with a caveat.

“Yes, but we’ve got to be winning,” Antetokounmpo told Amick. “You cannot win on your own terms, right? Do you think when I won the championship [in 2021], that I didn’t want to have the ball down the stretch and make all the shots that [ex-Bucks forward Khris [Middleton] was making? I wanted that. But at the end of the day, winning cannot be on your terms. So I feel like sometimes on young teams, you have to win by you being pretty, by you being the ball-dominant player, by you feeling good and making the plays. No, you have to be selfless. You have to be selfless. I’ve seen this over and over again.”

The Bucks return to action on Friday night with a visit to the Los Angeles Lakers.