Admit it: You didn’t think it would happen.
You didn’t think Giannis Antetokounmpo, the two-time MVP, the NBA’s best player, would commit to Milwaukee. Why would you? Players like Giannis don’t commit to Milwaukee. They play in Milwaukee, at least until they have the freedom to sign elsewhere. That, for Antetokounmpo, would have come next summer, when he could have hit unrestricted free agency.
About that …
Antetokounmpo will become a free agent … in 2025, when can opt out of the five-year, $228 million extension he signed with the Bucks on Tuesday.