Giannis Antetokounmpo reveals what Bucks must prove to him before signing extension

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Giannis Antetokounmpo says he won’t be signing an extension with the Milwaukee Bucks when he becomes eligible next month until they show him their commitment to winning an NBA title. 

Antetokounmpo, arguably the best player in the NBA right now, told The New York Times that he must feel comfortable with the direction of the franchise because, despite wanting to play for one franchise over his entire career, winning a championship trumps that goal. 

"Winning a championship comes first. I don't want to be 20 years on the same team and don't win another championship," Antetokounmpo, the two-time league MVP, said. 

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) gestures after dunking the ball during the second half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Miami Heat, Monday, April 24, 2023, in Miami.  (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

"I would not be the best version of myself if I don't know that everybody's on the same page, everybody's going for a championship, everybody's going to sacrifice time away from their family like I do. And if I don't feel that, I'm not signing."

Antetokounmpo said that "numbers-wise it doesn’t make sense" for him to sign an extension before the 2023-24 season. The Bucks can offer $173 million over three years beginning September 22. 

But Anteotkounmpo, who is set to play in the third season of his five-year, $228 million supermax this year with a player option for the 2024-25 campaign, broke down what factors into what will compel him to sign that dotted line on a new extension.

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