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The deal breaks out! The whole family moves out of Milwaukee, is Antetokounmpo really leaving?

11:19pm, 8 October 2025Basketball

The NBA has a major news today: According to local Greek media reports, Maria, the wife of "Antetokounmpo" Giannis Antetokounmpo, has made a decision to move out of Milwaukee with Antetokounmpo's four children and return to the Greek capital Athens.

It is reported that Antetokounmpo's two eldest sons have already attended school in a local private kindergarten in Athens.

This seems to be a signal that Antetokounmpo will not stay in Milwaukee for too long. NBA retired player Perkins even slapped his chest to make a promise, saying Antetokounmpo would not wear the Milwaukee Bucks jersey at the end of the season.

According to the report of the NBA famous reporter Shams, the Bucks actually talked to the New York Knicks about Antetokounmpo's deal in the offseason this year, but the talks collapsed and did not make the deal in the end. In fact, Antetokounmpo has always wanted to go to the Knicks. If he leaves the Bucks, his only choice is the Knicks.

Antetokounmpo admires the Knicks' main defender Brunson very much. He thinks Brunson is one of the best defenders in the NBA. However, since the Knicks want to get Antetokounmpo, they cannot send Brunson away. The only one with transaction value is striker Bridges.

Antesco is still waiting for the Bucks' operations, and he will observe the Bucks' performance in the first quarter of the 2025-26 season. If he cannot show the strength of a championship-level team, then Antesco will continue to try to seek trades and go to a new team. The Bucks also tried their best. They even bought out Lillard's two-year $113 million contract in order to make room for center Turner to strengthen their strength. But now Antetokounmpo really wants to leave, and the Bucks may be in vain.

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