For the first time in his career! Antetokounmpo is open to leaving the Bucks, and the opportunity for the Western Conference 3 teams is here

On May 12, the NBA playoffs were in full swing, but a big news came from off-court. The famous reporter Shams talked about Antetokounmpo's future in the Bucks, revealing that for the first time in his career, the latter was open to exploring the best decision for himself, whether it was staying in the Bucks or playing elsewhere.

Once Antetokounmpo enters the free market, it will definitely be a detonation. I believe that the other 29 teams are willing to compete for it, after all, this is a popular superstar in the league. This season, playing 67 games, averaging 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists per game, and shooting percentage as high as 60%. If Jokic and Alexander were not even more outstanding, Antetokounmpo's performance would be worthy of the MVP honor. In the first round of the playoffs, Antetokounmpo also performed well, averaging 33 points, 15.4 rebounds, 6.6 assists per game, but unfortunately the team was still eliminated 1-4.

It was precisely because of being eliminated in the first round that Antetokounmpo also began to have the idea of ​​leaving the team. After all, after winning the championship in 2021, the team lost its competitiveness and only won one series during this period. The successive failures also made Antetokounmpo start to consider his future. After all, Lillard also suffered a tear of his left Achilles tendon, and it is unknown whether he can return next season. Obviously, if Lillard is unable to play, the Bucks still cannot guarantee competitiveness.

In this way, there were continuous losses, and the team's lineup lost its competitiveness, Antetokounmpo had the idea of ​​leaving. In fact, from the interviews of Antetokounmpo in the past few seasons, it can be seen that he wants to succeed, want to keep winning games, and does not have the idea of ​​staying with the Bucks all the time. Leaving is also a very realistic choice. After all, the team's trades in the past few years have gone to failure, Holiday becomes Lillard, Middleton becomes Kuzma, none of which has been successful.

Once Antetokounmpo applies for a deal, the three Western Conference teams have the most chances, namely the Thunder, the Rockets and the Spurs. These three teams have excellent bargaining chips and multiple first-round picks. Don’t look at the Thunder’s first place in the league this season, unless they win the championship, they will definitely pursue Antetokounmpo with all their might. The combination of Alexander + Antetokounmpo will definitely make them a favorite to win the championship. The Rockets and the Spurs have excellent young players. Antetokounmpo's joining will definitely increase its strength, especially for the Spurs. The combination of Wenban Yama + Antetokounmpo is quite scary.