Bucks GM Gets Fined for Publicly Soothing Fan Anxiety about the Greek Freak
You really can't blame the MIlwaukee Bucks for being super-paranoid about the status of Giannis Antetokounmpo.
There has been much speculation regarding the future of the freaky one when he potentially hits the open market following the 2019-20 NBA season.
While he stills belongs to Milwaukee, every single rumor pertaining to his possible departure sends Bucks fans scrambling for the anti-depressants.
Knowing this all to well, GM Jon Horst recently attempted to assuage the fears of the freaked out deer enthusiasts:
Here's the clip of Bucks GM Jon Horst pledging to offer MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo a supermax contract at a town hall event, incurring a $50,000 fine from the NBA League office (via @fswisconsin)pic.twitter.com/xrp5DqqorC
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) September 24, 2019
So after saying he wasn't allowed to discuss the Giannis situation, Horst immediately discussed the Giannis situation.
Of course, the Association has a rather large bug up its ass regarding this sort of thing these days:
Bucks get hit with a $50k fine for discussing Giannis’ possible extension. NBA Commish Adam Silver, as we discussed yesterday, has decided to take on tampering https://t.co/SWZUlhpILm pic.twitter.com/F7upfRXlus
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) September 24, 2019
At this point, it's impossible to predict where the Freak will be plying his trade next season.
Obviously, this won't prevent folks from speculating wildly:
BREAKING:
— Brew City Bucks (@mkebucks34) September 25, 2019
Multiple teams are interested in signing Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2021. Those teams include:
-MIL
-CHI
-DET
-MIA
-OKC
-HOU
-LAL
-NOP
-LAC
-SAC
-MEM
-DAL
-PHX
-TOR
-GSW
-BOS
-SAS
-NYK
-BRK
-CHA
-PHI
-IND
-POR
-ORL
-DEN
-WAS
-ATL
-MIN
-UTA
-CLE
It might be prudent to pare down that list just a tad.