I hope you’re doing well.

I’m reaching out from the online sportsbook Betway. We recently spoke with two-time NBA Champion Matt Bonner, who shared his thoughts on Giannis Antetokounmpo and whether a strong season will convince him to stay in Milwaukee long-term.

Here are some of the key points discussed with Bonner:

Key Topics:

The Bucks have surrounded Giannis with shooters, but his workload is huge — everything runs through him.
He’s not old, but he’s not a spring chicken. Over 82 games, will he be healthy for the playoffs?
If Giannis isn’t 100% in the postseason, they have no chance — that’s been an issue in recent years.
Does Giannis want to keep doing everything himself, or look for a team with more help like when they had Damian Lillard?
Milwaukee has mortgaged its future to stay competitive during his prime. Does that loyalty matter, or will he explore other options?

You can read Bonner’s full thoughts in our blog here: https://blog.betway.com/basketball/matt-bonner-wembanyama-shows-face-of-the-nba-potential/ 

Feel free to use these quotes in any upcoming coverage. All we ask is that you credit Betway as the source with a link to https://betway.com/g/en/sports/grp/basketball/usa/nba or the blog article above.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Thanks,
James

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The Milwaukee Bucks have made a good start. Do you think a good season will convince Giannis Antetokounmpo to stay long-term?

I don’t know. If you watch the Bucks this year, I like what they’ve done as far as putting a bunch of shooters around Giannis, but I just worry about Giannis’ workload. When you watch them, he has to do everything. Everything runs through him. At the end of the games, he just looks so tired.

He’s not old, but he’s not a spring chicken anymore. I’m just curious, over 82 games of getting beat down with that workload, by the time the playoffs come, is he going to be healthy? That’s been an issue for him the last few years, and if he’s not 100 per cent going into the playoffs, they have no chance, obviously.

So I guess if you’re Giannis, you’re looking at it like, “do I like this? Do I like having to do all this stuff in order for us to be successful?”

Or would it be nice to go to a team where he has a little more help at the point of attack, like when we had when they had Damian Lillard. Someone else who can take that workload and give them a break here and there.

He’s been in Milwaukee his whole career. They’ve always taken care of him. They’ve always done everything they can. They’ve mortgaged their whole future – they don’t have any draft picks, ever. They’ve done everything they can to try be competitive while they have him in his prime. Does that mean something to him? Or is it like, “man, I need some help. What else is out there?”

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