{"id":150004,"date":"2025-07-13T03:52:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T07:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=150004"},"modified":"2025-07-13T03:52:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T07:52:41","slug":"thanasis-antetokounmpo-set-to-return-to-bucks-under-one-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/13\/thanasis-antetokounmpo-set-to-return-to-bucks-under-one-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannis&#8217; Brother Set To Return To Bucks If This Happens\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MILWAUKEE<\/strong> \u2013 <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetgi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s<\/a> possible decision to leave the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/bucks\/\" target=\"_self\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> has made headlines since their first-round exit to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/pacers\/\" target=\"_self\">Indiana Pacers.<\/a> It has also led to a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/01\/bucks-make-series-of-moves-after-shocking-turner-lillard-news\/\" target=\"_self\">cascade of off-court decisions<\/a>, including the historic waive and stretch of <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lillada01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Damian Lillard.<\/a> The team then signed <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/turnemy01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Myles Turner<\/a> to a four-year, $108.8 million deal. Now, <a  href=\"https:\/\/marcstein.substack.com\/p\/the-latest-hottest-and-freshest-nba?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=3shtjf&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to senior NBA insider Marc Stein, the Bucks want to re-sign <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetth01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thanasis Antetokounmpo.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Giannis&#8217; Brother, Thanasis Antetokounmpo Set To Return To Bucks If This Happens<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Giannis Speaks On His Future<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Giannis caused a stir after his comments on a stream with popular content creator, Ishowspeed. When asked about his future in Milwaukee, Giannis responded, &#8220;Probably, probably. We\u2019ll see. We\u2019ll see, probably. I love Milwaukee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"irl stream in Greece \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 ft. Giannis Antetokounmpo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hCI6sAfOTl4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It was his first public comment since the Bucks lost to the Pacers in late April. Unsurprisingly, Giannis had grown dissatisfied with the team\u2019s direction after its third straight first-round playoff exit. Apart from the major offseason moves, the Bucks have also kept <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/portibo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bobby Portis Jr.<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/porteke02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Porter Jr<\/a>., and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/trentga02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gary Trent Jr.<\/a> They also signed shooting guard <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harriga01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gary Harris.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Roster Spots Still Open<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150006\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150006\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-150006\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_24464849_168415934_lowres-1024x854.jpg\" alt=\"Thanasis Antetokounmpo could rejoin the Bucks\" width=\"640\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_24464849_168415934_lowres-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_24464849_168415934_lowres-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_24464849_168415934_lowres-768x641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_24464849_168415934_lowres-1536x1281.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_24464849_168415934_lowres-2048x1708.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanasis Antetokounmpo poses for a portrait with an AntetokounBros jacket as the Antetokounmpo brothers, Francis, Thanasis, Giannis, Kostas and Alex Antetokounmpo, prepare to open the first brick and mortar AntetokounBros Shop in the United States on Friday October 6, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Milwaukee still has two roster spots to fill for the 2025-26 season. According to Shams Charania, the team plans to sign <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anthoco01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cole Anthony<\/a> once he <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/12\/cole-anthony-expected-to-join-east-contender-following-buyout\/\" target=\"_self\">finalizes his buyout<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/grizzlies\/\" target=\"_self\">Memphis Grizzlies.<\/a> The Bucks&#8217; final roster spot seems set for Giannis\u2019 beloved brother, Thanasis Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Bucks&#8230; are expected to re-sign Antetokounmpo&#8217;s brother Thanasis if their superstar indeed remains in Brewtown,&#8221; wrote Marc Stein for The Stein Line.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Thanasis\u2019 Role With The Bucks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Thanasis has not been a Buck since the 2023-24 season. He has spent all but two games of his career in Milwaukee. Through 196 games, he\u2019s averaged 2.4 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.6 assists on 50.6% shooting. The signing of Thanasis will help the Bucks more off the court than on it. He will be a Buck provided Giannis remains with the team.<\/p>\n<p>This move shows the lengths the team will go to keep the greatest player in franchise history. Like they have shown all season, the Bucks are willing to pull every lever to keep Giannis \u2014 even if it means using their last roster spot for a sentimental move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILWAUKEE \u2013 Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s possible decision to leave the Milwaukee Bucks has made headlines since their first-round exit to the Indiana Pacers. It has also led to a cascade of off-court decisions, including the historic waive and stretch of Damian Lillard. The team then signed Myles Turner to a four-year, $108.8 million deal. Now, according [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5018,"featured_media":150005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1608,15,3],"tags":[50219,306,4975,4557,4984],"class_list":["post-150004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-basketball","category-bucks","category-news","tag-2025-nba-free-agents","tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","tag-nba-contracts","tag-nba-offseason","tag-thanasis-antetokounmpo"],"modified_by":"Frederick Okocha","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150004"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150008,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150004\/revisions\/150008"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}