Go ahead and circle Tuesday, October 28 on your calendar, New York Knicks fans. That is the first time they will meetup with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2025-26 season—which also happens to make it their first opportunity to send the two-time MVP a clear-as-day message: Your team is further away from contention than it thinks, and here’s what you’re missing.
No, beating Giannis’ team during the first leg of the schedule isn’t going to prompt an on-the-spot trade request from The Greek Freak. But it just might remind him of the fragile line Milwaukee is toeing.