31 points + 27 points, Antetokounmpo decided to stay in the team and lock in a big contract! You want both the championship and the maximum salary

The NBA is in a long offseason and the European Championship is in full swing. Among the top five super giants in the NBA, Jokic saw his opponent's side and led Serbia to the promotion without any effort; Doncic was alone and led the team to lose to Poland and France in a row, and finally won a victory in the weak team Belgium, but it also exposed many shortcomings, such as his irritability + his habit of chasing the referee to say something, which is very bad. Although Schroder Jr. is not that good in the NBA, he is the backbone of the German team in the European Championships, and the German team is also regarded as the second most popular team to win the championship after Serbia. There is also Antetokounmpo, and Greece led by him also won consecutive victories. Antetokounmpo played in two games, playing 31 points against Italy and 27 points against Georgia.

Antetokounmpo, who is used to dimensional reduction strikes in the NBA, also won the big shots in the European Championships. When Antetokounmpo led the team to win the Greek victory, the famous reporter Charania reported two things. First, Antetokounmpo's biological brother Thanasis announced his return to the Bucks, with a contract of one year, with a $2.9 million! Second, after Antetokounmpo's biological brother confirmed to join, Charania and Milwaukee media confirmed that Antetokounmpo will stay in the Bucks in the new season and will not go anywhere! In addition, Charania followed up and Antetokounmpo was evaluating his future in the Bucks throughout the offseason, exploring various possibilities, but ultimately decided to stay with the team. Then the question is, what is the meaning of Antetokounmpo staying in the Bucks? First of all, the championship is ruled out, because the Bucks basically cannot enter the top ten in the list of major US media.

First, the Bucks management did get the reward they wanted: keep Antetokounmpo this summer. They paid too much to accomplish this! Lillard's 2-year, 110 million yuan maximum salary contract was bought out, and the payment was extended for five years. Including Misic, who was bought out, the Bucks had 29 million yuan in dead money on the books. In this unfavorable environment, the team signed Turner for 107 million in four years, renewed Porter Jr. for 2 years, signed Harris for 7.5 million in two years, renewed Portis for 44 million in three years, renewed Trent Jr. for 7.5 million in two years, renewed Prince for 7.12 million in two years, etc. There were a total of 10 contracts (renewals). Salary expert Bobby Max said bluntly that it is understandable if only one or two players renew their contracts at lower than the market price. But here in the Bucks, salary cuts and contract renewals have become a potential consensus. I don’t know if there are any private secret operations, but the management has indeed kept the team at least in the top six in the Eastern Conference to maintain the level of combat effectiveness. The key is to sign Antetokounmpo's brother, Thanasis, because the Bucks' team's lineup is full, signing Thanasis means laying off one person first. What is the purpose? Becoming the last step left by Antetokounmpo: Your brother is here, why are you leaving? The Bucks management did not allow the team to rebuild immediately next season, but Antetokounmpo definitely has his own little thoughts. He has three years left in the contract with the Bucks, with salary: 54.13 million + 58.45 million + 62.78 million US dollars respectively, and the option to lead the team in the last year. By next summer, Antetokounmpo can complete a four-year, $293.4 million renewal with the team in advance, covering player options in the first year of the new contract!

The salary of the new contract is: 65.05 million + 70.25 million + 75.88 million + 81.95 million. Including the existing two-year contract, Antetokounmpo will lock in a super maximum salary of 406 million in the next six years! Antetokounmpo can take 82 million at the age of 36, but it may not be in the Bucks! It's no big deal to stay in the Bucks in the new season. In the words of US media, Antetokounmpo, like Jokic, will not hesitate at the stage of renewal, but after completing the contract renewal and getting this determined salary, Antetokounmpo will consider the championship in the 26-27 season. He can apply to leave the team at the end of the 27th trading day to avoid Doncic's 345 million super maximum salary in 5 years. Essentially, if Antetokounmpo leaves this summer, he won’t get so much money.

From the perspective of the Bucks, this situation should be considered, so so many role players are willing to renew their contracts at a low price. The reason is very simple: Antetokounmpo is an absolute restraining point. After Lillard left, everyone made a fortune based on their ability. Most players who have renewed their contracts for two years are player options in the second year. After you make a fortune, you can go wherever you want, and it doesn’t matter if you can’t. The Bucks will give you another year of guarantee. But all the major premises must be that Antetokounmpo is willing to accompany everyone to play for another year. Even if it has been confirmed in advance, the Bucks' championship competitiveness is almost 0! The management has only one thing that is helpless: there is no first-round pick, the 26-year swap rights belong to the Pelicans, the 27-year Eagles, the 28-year and 30-year swap rights belong to the Trail Blazers, and the 29-year first-round pick belongs to the Trail Blazers.

Obviously, Antetokounmpo will not leave for at least the next year and a half, but as long as he leaves, the Bucks will ask for a lot of chips to complete the reconstruction. For Antetokounmpo, if you want to have both a super top salary and a championship, you are temporarily giving up next season and letting the super top salary be put into the pocket first. This seems like a waste of one year, but this is the only shortcut! After all, after leading the team to win the championship in 21 years, the Bucks have been regressing for four years without realizing it. As for the future, Antetokounmpo is born to yearn for a big market, and it is not ruled out that it will join forces with Doncic in the future.