Giannis Antetokounmpo discussing his possible departure from the Bucks

Nov 29, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) reacts after scoring his 21,000th career point in the third quarter against the Brooklyn Nets at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

Shams Charania: Just in: Giannis Antetokounmpo and his agent Alex Saratsis have started conversations with the Milwaukee Bucks about the two-time NBA MVP's future – and discussing whether his best fit is staying or elsewhere, sources tell ESPN. A resolution is expected in the coming weeks.

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NBA stars (defined by the league as players who made an All-Star Game or an All-NBA team in the previous three seasons), entering play Monday, had missed 74 percent of games this season. Just more than a month into the regular season, stars such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembanyama, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Anthony Edwards, Darius Garland, Ja Morant, Jalen Williams and Zion Williamson have missed significant time. Meanwhile, Haliburton, Jayson Tatum, Kyrie Irving and Damian Lillard have yet to suit up this season because of injury. “I would bet this year, it’s probably a combination of a little bit of a fluke, but also teams just being more cautious with their stars,” said Dr. Brian Schulz, an orthopedic surgeon who works with the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. New York Times | Dec. 2, 2025

Beauchamp is too young and, arguably, too talented for that to be his fate. He is weighing European offers while waiting/hoping an NBA team calls. It’s neither likely, nor impossible, that Beauchamp is available for the next qualifying window, when the U.S. plays two games just north of San Diego against the Dominican Republic and Mexico on the border of February and March. If he should happen to suit up again for the Americans, Beauchamp would continue to exhibit the advice pressed upon him for most of his NBA career to date by a player you may have heard of, two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was Beauchamp’s teammate in Milwaukee until the Bucks traded him last February to the Clippers for Kevin Porter Jr. Beauchamp said Giannis “is a big brother to me,” and “he’s the one who told me to be assertive, be aggressive, and every time I get on the floor, I gotta go make something happen.” New York Times | Dec. 2, 2025

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo appears to have deleted most of his past posts on X and Instagram on Tuesday, one day after the Bucks lost to the Washington Wizards, who own the worst record in the Eastern Conference. Aside from a few personal photos and posts, the only Bucks-related posts that Antetokounmpo kept posted are from the Bucks' 2021 NBA championship and 2024 NBA Cup title. WISN | Dec. 2, 2025

Eric Nehm: Per Bucks PR, Gary Harris (right Achilles soreness) is out for tonight’s game in Washington. Giannis Antetokounmpo (left adductor strain injury management) and Gary Trent Jr. (right thumb sprain) are available. x.com | Dec. 1, 2025

Eric Nehm: FINAL: Wizards 129, Bucks 126 - Porter 30pts/4reb/5ast/3stl - Antetokounmpo 26pts/7reb/4ast - Rollins 14pts/2reb/5ast - Trent 14pts - Green 13pts/5reb/5ast - Portis 12pts/4reb/4ast The Bucks are now 9-13 on the season. They next play on Wednesday vs. the Pistons. x.com | Dec. 1, 2025

Marc Stein: Khris Middleton chips in 15 points in support of CJ McCollum’s 28 and the 2-16 Wizards move to 3-16 with a 129-126 victory over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. Good timing on this @JakeLFischer gem of a convo with Middleton: http://tinyurl.com/3m63b33e x.com | Dec. 1, 2025

It underscored the gap between these teams, a seasoned squad led by a star and the tanking Nets playing without Michael Porter Jr., Cam Thomas and Egor Dëmin while relying on rookie Danny Wolf. “Giannis is one of the best players in the world, if not the best. It’s an opportunity to prove yourself offensively, defensively,” said Wolf, who had a team-high 22 points on 5-for-9 shooting from deep with four assists and four rebounds, all off the bench. “When you’re playing a talent like Giannis, you’ve got to learn on the fly and you’ve got to pick things up pretty quickly and try to take on the challenge head-on, whether I was guarding him or he was guarding me.” New York Post | Nov. 30, 2025

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