NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo might be parting ways with the Milwaukee Bucks after 12 years, according to reports in US media.
Swirling rumors of the Greek international considering leaving the Wisconsin-based franchise lately were confirmed by top ESPN reporter covering the NBA, Shams Charania, who posted on his X account that the Greek Freak would only leave the team for the New York Knicks.
The reporter claimed that the Bucks and Knicks were in talks for a deal that ultimately fell through. The piece in ESPN suggests Giannis’s future at Milwaukee is “hanging in the balance.”
New York emerged as the only team Giannis Antetokounmpo desired outside of Milwaukee in the offseason, sources told ESPN, and the Knicks and Bucks engaged in talks for a window of time.
Inside the clouds leaving Giannis’ future hanging in the balance: https://t.co/yxcmDnzQ6K
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 7, 2025
Antetokounmpo recently won a bronze medal in the Euro 2025 competition with the Greek men’s national team, calling it the best moment in his illustrious career.
Greece holds a special place in the heart of the Milwaukee Bucks’ best player.
According to the “Grace” column of “To Vima,” after months of discussions by the entire Antetokounmpo family, Mariah was asked if she preferred Milwaukee, where Giannis plays for the NBA’s Bucks, or Athens, with the nod going to the Greek capital.
The couple’s two eldest children, five-year-old Liam Charles and four-year-old Maverick Shai, have also started attending an elite private kindergarten in the same district.
