Will Giannis Antetokounmpo Shock the NBA Again or Face an Unthinkable Challenge in 2025-26?
Pleased by the state of affairs, Antetokounmpo signs a new max extension next summer. Everybody in Wisconsin exhales.
If everything falls apart
None of the guards and wings look like championship-caliber pieces, and Doc can’t perform triage effectively enough to find workable combinations. Giannis picks up a soft-tissue injury that costs him 15 or so games, and Milwaukee absolutely craters in his absence. The Bucks spend the season skulking around .500 and sputter out early — either in the play-in tournament or in yet another first-round disappointment — and, when it’s offered, Giannis doesn’t sign the extension. Everybody in Wisconsin holds their breath, waiting for the other shoe to drop.



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