NBA legend Paul Pierce echoed that sentiment, saying Antetokounmpo should start looking for his next chapter, especially with Damian Lillard’s Achilles injury likely sidelining him for much of next season, and the Bucks lacking the assets to improve the roster. “He needs some fresh air, for sure,” Pierce said on the latest Ticket & The Truth podcast. “It’s gotta be a conversation like, ‘Look, I gave my all to the Milwaukee organization. I appreciate what you have done to grow my career, but I think we have to have a mutual agreement to let me see what else is out there for me.’ “Even though he got like 2 years left on his deal, I think it should be a mutual thing to honor him and allow him to seek a place where he can go, elevate back his status of being the best player in the world or challenging for a chip because he’s too good to ride away over there at this point in his career,” Pierce continued. “He’s still in his prime. Giannis is 30, so he’s got 6-7 more good years,” he went on to say. “It’s gotta be some difficult conversations between him and the owner. This marriage is over.”
Source: BasketNews
Source: BasketNews
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
How Giannis Antetokounmpo could affect Kevin Durant trade market for Suns – bit.ly/438AVtr via @PHNX_Suns – 2:04 PM
How Giannis Antetokounmpo could affect Kevin Durant trade market for Suns – bit.ly/438AVtr via @PHNX_Suns – 2:04 PM
David Locke @DLocke09
In regards to today’s LOCKED ON JAZZ and Milwaukee picks. If I understand the rules correctly Milwaukee can trade picks that are swapped, the new team gets the pick after the swap if it takes place. If Milwaukee keeps Giannis doubt the ’26 (NOP) or ’28 (PORT) picks swap. – 12:45 PM
In regards to today’s LOCKED ON JAZZ and Milwaukee picks. If I understand the rules correctly Milwaukee can trade picks that are swapped, the new team gets the pick after the swap if it takes place. If Milwaukee keeps Giannis doubt the ’26 (NOP) or ’28 (PORT) picks swap. – 12:45 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most points per minute this playoffs (min 20 MIN):
.88 — Giannis
.85 — Pat Spencer
.80 — Tatum
.79 — Shai
.79 — Brunson
.77 — Mitchell
Elite company. pic.x.com/avY9LDVzII – 12:35 PM
Most points per minute this playoffs (min 20 MIN):
.88 — Giannis
.85 — Pat Spencer
.80 — Tatum
.79 — Shai
.79 — Brunson
.77 — Mitchell
Elite company. pic.x.com/avY9LDVzII – 12:35 PM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
The Athletic’s proposal for a Giannis-to-Houston trade might be the worst I’ve seen:
– Amen Thompson
– Alperen Şengün (to Portland)
– Jalen Green
– Cam Whitmore
– Jock Landale
– 2025 lottery pick
– 2027 Phoenix pick pic.x.com/ptm7762GVo – 11:24 AM
The Athletic’s proposal for a Giannis-to-Houston trade might be the worst I’ve seen:
– Amen Thompson
– Alperen Şengün (to Portland)
– Jalen Green
– Cam Whitmore
– Jock Landale
– 2025 lottery pick
– 2027 Phoenix pick pic.x.com/ptm7762GVo – 11:24 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Nicolas Batum has more blocks than
Giannis
Mobley
Draymond
Brook
Gobert
KAT
Zubac
Kawhi
Allen
this postseason. pic.x.com/7xICfZ6tX0 – 10:37 AM
Nicolas Batum has more blocks than
Giannis
Mobley
Draymond
Brook
Gobert
KAT
Zubac
Kawhi
Allen
this postseason. pic.x.com/7xICfZ6tX0 – 10:37 AM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
Brian Windhorst says watch out for the Rockets and Spurs as Giannis trade locations.
“Both of them are in the lottery… [Houston] has Phoenix’s pick. They have a whole bunch of pieces on their roster. What if they hop up into that top 4? Look out there.” pic.x.com/2d25aFGF1q – 10:14 AM
Brian Windhorst says watch out for the Rockets and Spurs as Giannis trade locations.
“Both of them are in the lottery… [Houston] has Phoenix’s pick. They have a whole bunch of pieces on their roster. What if they hop up into that top 4? Look out there.” pic.x.com/2d25aFGF1q – 10:14 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
🍼 Giannis and Mariah Antetokounmpo welcome their fourth kid, Aria Capri
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/18… – 12:27 AM
🍼 Giannis and Mariah Antetokounmpo welcome their fourth kid, Aria Capri
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/18… – 12:27 AM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
NEW: John Haliburton talks with Fieldhouse Files about his postgame exchange with Giannis, having a moment, and enjoying Tyrese’s game-winner.
“They’re coming with the overrated chants. Now what?”
fieldhousefiles.com/p/john-halibur… pic.x.com/vTJvykcObP – 5:46 PM
NEW: John Haliburton talks with Fieldhouse Files about his postgame exchange with Giannis, having a moment, and enjoying Tyrese’s game-winner.
“They’re coming with the overrated chants. Now what?”
fieldhousefiles.com/p/john-halibur… pic.x.com/vTJvykcObP – 5:46 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After three consecutive first-round exits and Damian Lillard’s season-ending injury, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks look stuck heading into the summer.
How did they even get here? And where do they try to go now?
At @TheAthletic, with @sam_amick: nytimes.com/athletic/63254… – 3:57 PM
After three consecutive first-round exits and Damian Lillard’s season-ending injury, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks look stuck heading into the summer.
How did they even get here? And where do they try to go now?
At @TheAthletic, with @sam_amick: nytimes.com/athletic/63254… – 3:57 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
On Giannis Antetokounmpo potentially becoming available this summer, why he’s not coming to the Suns, and how he could affect the trade market for Kevin Durant: bit.ly/438AVtr – 3:16 PM
On Giannis Antetokounmpo potentially becoming available this summer, why he’s not coming to the Suns, and how he could affect the trade market for Kevin Durant: bit.ly/438AVtr – 3:16 PM
Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
New Zach Lowe Show! Lakers out, the Gobert game, LA’s future, Warriors-Rockets, Pacers-Cavs preview, Giannis, State of the Heat, notes on tonight’s games — much more! W/ @MichaelVPina:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6NTshV…
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=w5HBJ2… – 2:59 PM
New Zach Lowe Show! Lakers out, the Gobert game, LA’s future, Warriors-Rockets, Pacers-Cavs preview, Giannis, State of the Heat, notes on tonight’s games — much more! W/ @MichaelVPina:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6NTshV…
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=w5HBJ2… – 2:59 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
😲 Giannis is doing everything in his power, but the Bucks have won only one of their last ten playoff games in which he was healthy! pic.x.com/DCgNLz7DqN – 12:51 PM
😲 Giannis is doing everything in his power, but the Bucks have won only one of their last ten playoff games in which he was healthy! pic.x.com/DCgNLz7DqN – 12:51 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Will Giannis Antetokounmpo really be available this summer? Could he impact the trade market for Kevin Durant? And can the Suns somehow land Giannis?? In order: possibly, probably, and LOL. I gave my extended thoughts here: bit.ly/438AVtr – 12:03 PM
Will Giannis Antetokounmpo really be available this summer? Could he impact the trade market for Kevin Durant? And can the Suns somehow land Giannis?? In order: possibly, probably, and LOL. I gave my extended thoughts here: bit.ly/438AVtr – 12:03 PM
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
🔥 NEW BIG NUMBER w/ @YourManDevine
Most competitive first-round ever? ELEVEN games have have been decided by 3 points or fewer. Here’s where that stacks up plus Knicks-Pistons and Giannis trades!
Apple: tinyurl.com/b5xnxvmj
Spotify: tinyurl.com/3mb4eu74
YouTube: pic.x.com/ACtnfJr3SN – 12:00 PM
🔥 NEW BIG NUMBER w/ @YourManDevine
Most competitive first-round ever? ELEVEN games have have been decided by 3 points or fewer. Here’s where that stacks up plus Knicks-Pistons and Giannis trades!
Apple: tinyurl.com/b5xnxvmj
Spotify: tinyurl.com/3mb4eu74
YouTube: pic.x.com/ACtnfJr3SN – 12:00 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Amid Giannis Antetokounmpo trade chatter, the Bucks look stuck after another lost season
At @TheAthletic, with @sam_amick: nytimes.com/athletic/63254… pic.x.com/OIdHgHYaym – 11:17 AM
Amid Giannis Antetokounmpo trade chatter, the Bucks look stuck after another lost season
At @TheAthletic, with @sam_amick: nytimes.com/athletic/63254… pic.x.com/OIdHgHYaym – 11:17 AM
Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan
LIVE: Trading Giannis Antetokounmpo with @SamQuinnCBS.
Chat: youtube.com/live/nLFt7LUrf… x.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 11:04 AM
LIVE: Trading Giannis Antetokounmpo with @SamQuinnCBS.
Chat: youtube.com/live/nLFt7LUrf… x.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 11:04 AM
Ted Davis @nbated
The Bucks are toast, and trading Giannis Antetokounmpo may be the only path forward – The Athletic Wow Hollinger paints a bleak future. Bucks have a tough decision because they will likely never have a player with Giannis talent again. nytimes.com/athletic/63210… – 7:28 PM
The Bucks are toast, and trading Giannis Antetokounmpo may be the only path forward – The Athletic Wow Hollinger paints a bleak future. Bucks have a tough decision because they will likely never have a player with Giannis talent again. nytimes.com/athletic/63210… – 7:28 PM
Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
LeBron James may be the face of the league, but Giannis Antetokounmpo could be its mouthpiece.
He’s the most raw, vulnerable player in the NBA, as we saw after his team was eliminated:
foxsports.com/stories/nba/gi… – 6:41 PM
LeBron James may be the face of the league, but Giannis Antetokounmpo could be its mouthpiece.
He’s the most raw, vulnerable player in the NBA, as we saw after his team was eliminated:
foxsports.com/stories/nba/gi… – 6:41 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
How could Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future potentially affect a Kevin Durant trade? And what’s the latest on the Suns’ head coaching/front office search? We’re going live on @PHNX_Suns to talk about all of it:
youtube.com/watch?v=5HQ_CF… – 5:57 PM
How could Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future potentially affect a Kevin Durant trade? And what’s the latest on the Suns’ head coaching/front office search? We’re going live on @PHNX_Suns to talk about all of it:
youtube.com/watch?v=5HQ_CF… – 5:57 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“I think the time has ended in Milwaukee here with [Giannis Antetokounmpo] on this roster.” 😮
@BobbyMarks42 breaks down potential roster issues for the Bucks leading into the summer. pic.x.com/xfdnmaPpe0 – 3:59 PM
“I think the time has ended in Milwaukee here with [Giannis Antetokounmpo] on this roster.” 😮
@BobbyMarks42 breaks down potential roster issues for the Bucks leading into the summer. pic.x.com/xfdnmaPpe0 – 3:59 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
This is the stealth Giannis team I’ve been thinking about: Atlanta.
Keep Trae. Keep Okongwu as the center now that he can shoot. Offer the wings and picks (they have two this year, plus their own starting in 2028). I think that team would quietly be really interesting. – 3:27 PM
This is the stealth Giannis team I’ve been thinking about: Atlanta.
Keep Trae. Keep Okongwu as the center now that he can shoot. Offer the wings and picks (they have two this year, plus their own starting in 2028). I think that team would quietly be really interesting. – 3:27 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Column on how Giannis’ potential availability could reshape a summer that was about to be headlined by the KD sweepstakes: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-su… – 2:52 PM
Column on how Giannis’ potential availability could reshape a summer that was about to be headlined by the KD sweepstakes: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-su… – 2:52 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I think teams generally need to take “untouchable” out of their vocabulary where Giannis is concerned. Chances to trade an in-his-prime two-time MVP just don’t really come around like, ever. The list of guys who should be considered untouchable for him is very, very short. – 2:13 PM
I think teams generally need to take “untouchable” out of their vocabulary where Giannis is concerned. Chances to trade an in-his-prime two-time MVP just don’t really come around like, ever. The list of guys who should be considered untouchable for him is very, very short. – 2:13 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Tyrese Haliburton with @PatMcAfeeShow on the interaction between his father John and Giannis Antetokounmpo after the Pacers’ Game 5 win over the Bucks. pic.x.com/ZmY4YszREM – 2:08 PM
Tyrese Haliburton with @PatMcAfeeShow on the interaction between his father John and Giannis Antetokounmpo after the Pacers’ Game 5 win over the Bucks. pic.x.com/ZmY4YszREM – 2:08 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Antetokounmpo, Bucks brass to sit down and discuss the future of the team. Is it time he asks for a trade?
Antetokounmpo must decide what matters most to him: Loyalty and being a one-team player his entire career, or contending for another ring?
nbcsports.com/nba/news/antet… – 2:03 PM
Antetokounmpo, Bucks brass to sit down and discuss the future of the team. Is it time he asks for a trade?
Antetokounmpo must decide what matters most to him: Loyalty and being a one-team player his entire career, or contending for another ring?
nbcsports.com/nba/news/antet… – 2:03 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Column: The Bucks flamed out again. Who can give Giannis Antetokounmpo a fresh start? @washingtonpost @postsports washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/04… – 1:59 PM
Column: The Bucks flamed out again. Who can give Giannis Antetokounmpo a fresh start? @washingtonpost @postsports washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/04… – 1:59 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Miami Heat potential team for Kevin Durant or Giannis Antetokounmpo, but at what cost? (w/videos) #Suns #FearTheDeer azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 1:57 PM
Miami Heat potential team for Kevin Durant or Giannis Antetokounmpo, but at what cost? (w/videos) #Suns #FearTheDeer azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 1:57 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Giannis Antetokounmpo enters this offseason with a big question awaiting him. Stay or go? He and the Bucks have thinking to do. apnews.com/article/gianni… pic.x.com/RRlKAUpukz – 10:58 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo enters this offseason with a big question awaiting him. Stay or go? He and the Bucks have thinking to do. apnews.com/article/gianni… pic.x.com/RRlKAUpukz – 10:58 AM
Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t ready to discuss his future so quickly after Game 5, but the gap between the Bucks and the contenders in the East has been exposed.
If Giannis wants a second ring, can it be in Milwaukee? My ESPN story: espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 9:46 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t ready to discuss his future so quickly after Game 5, but the gap between the Bucks and the contenders in the East has been exposed.
If Giannis wants a second ring, can it be in Milwaukee? My ESPN story: espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 9:46 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
🗣️“My dad was the most respectful person ever”
Giannis Antetokounmpo used several examples out of his family and how he grew up, talking about postgame incident featuring the father of Tyrese Haliburton! pic.x.com/3xo6D0p3Bb – 8:27 AM
🗣️“My dad was the most respectful person ever”
Giannis Antetokounmpo used several examples out of his family and how he grew up, talking about postgame incident featuring the father of Tyrese Haliburton! pic.x.com/3xo6D0p3Bb – 8:27 AM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Tyrese Haliburton on the confrontation his dad had with Giannis after Pacers-Bucks Game 5: “I don’t think that my pops was in the right at all there … We will have a conversation and I’ll talk to Giannis.” pic.x.com/J9QML7V4Ap – 4:27 AM
Tyrese Haliburton on the confrontation his dad had with Giannis after Pacers-Bucks Game 5: “I don’t think that my pops was in the right at all there … We will have a conversation and I’ll talk to Giannis.” pic.x.com/J9QML7V4Ap – 4:27 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Tyrese Haliburton: My dad was wrong, I’ll talk to Giannis sportando.basketball/en/tyrese-hali… – 4:15 AM
Tyrese Haliburton: My dad was wrong, I’ll talk to Giannis sportando.basketball/en/tyrese-hali… – 4:15 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Giannis Antetokounmpo Reflects on Playoff Exit, Avoids Future Talk sportando.basketball/en/giannis-ant… – 4:06 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo Reflects on Playoff Exit, Avoids Future Talk sportando.basketball/en/giannis-ant… – 4:06 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Giannis Antetokounmpo: I believe being humble in victory sportando.basketball/en/giannis-ant… – 1:45 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo: I believe being humble in victory sportando.basketball/en/giannis-ant… – 1:45 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
😮💨 Giannis did EVERYTHING in his power in Game 5 but the Bucks were eliminated by the Pacers after overtime! pic.x.com/qftzQ20k9G – 1:21 AM
😮💨 Giannis did EVERYTHING in his power in Game 5 but the Bucks were eliminated by the Pacers after overtime! pic.x.com/qftzQ20k9G – 1:21 AM
More on this storyline
A day after the Lakers were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Pierce said that getting back to championship contention will require moving on from LeBron James and building a team around their new star, Luka Dončić. “If the Lakers want to get back to a championship contender moving forward, you have to get out of the constraints of the LeBron James era,” Pierce said on FS1’s Speak. “He’s had a grasp of the whole organization, bear-hugging them, for so long now. He’s done some wonderful things for the Lakers organization. They’re probably gonna build a statue of LeBron. But I’m just saying, they have to say, ‘Bron, we appreciate your services, I think we should move on.’ It’s time for the Luka era now, ’cause I don’t know if you can play them together moving forward. You have to have a certain kind of team around Luka to win. And him with LeBron, you won’t be able to create that.” -via Awful Announcing / May 3, 2025
Popovich has been a fierce advocate of Pierce ever since Mike Brown and Brett Brown recommended that Popovich choose him as an assistant on the national team staff. When Pierce was fired by the Atlanta Hawks in March 2021, in his third season as head coach, Popovich publicly defended him, dismissing that decision as “missing on a really good player in the draft or evaluating somebody wrongly.” He also called Pierce right away, wanting to make something crystal clear to him. “Hey, I just want to let you know I think it’s bulls—,” Popovich told Pierce. “But also, I want to make sure you know that you’re still part of the Olympic staff.” Pierce was hired as the lead assistant for the Pacers in July 2021. Through it all, having Popovich’s stamp of approval has been deeply meaningful to him. “It just validates what you’re doing, keep doing,” Pierce said. “And it’s really that simple. Because if Pop approves, f— everyone else.” -via FoxSports.com / May 2, 2025
StatMuse: Jalen Brunson has more 30-point playoff games than Clyde Drexler Patrick Ewing Julius Erving Moses Malone DeMar DeRozan Paul Pierce Jaylen Brown Magic Johnson Chauncey Billups Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Ray Allen Vince Carter Tracy McGrady Dominique Wilkins Klay Thompson pic.x.com/1o7kWPrjku -via Twitter @statmuse / May 1, 2025
Following the 2024-25 NBA journey for Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Freak and his wife, Mariah Antetokounmpo, announced the birth of their fourth child, Aria Capri. The couple, married in Greece during the previous offseason, welcomed three kids: Liam Charles in 2020, Maverick Shai in 2021, and Eva Brooke in 2023. The latest baby balances the tally between two boys and two girls. Giannis had announced Mariah was pregnant in November. -via EuroHoops.net / May 3, 2025
“I want to point two teams out to you: The San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets. Both of them are in the lottery. I know Houston is still playing. They might win tonight. They’re in the lottery. They have Phoenix’s pick […], they have a whole bunch of pieces on their roster. What if they hop up into that top-four? Look out there.” ESPN’s Brian Windhorst on Giannis Antetokounmpo trade to Houston Rockets -via sportsnaut.com / May 2, 2025
Get Up: . @WindhorstESPN says the Spurs and Rockets could go after Giannis if he wants out of Milwaukee. Where could you see him landing? 🤔 -via Twitter @GetUpESPN / May 2, 2025