The basketball world is still reeling from the shocking trade of Dallas Mavericks’ superstar player Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Lakers’ star Anthony Davis, but the biggest question it brings up is loyalty to a franchise. Doncic wanted to retire in Dallas and be the face of the franchise forever, but GM Nico Harrison sent him to LA at the first opportunity to. More superstars are questioning the idea of loyalty in the NBA, including the Milwaukee Bucks’ superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Giannis’ response to the Luka Doncic trade raised eyebrows about team loyalty
The Bucks’ superstar had quite a bit to say about loyalty in the NBA
After the Bucks’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Antetokounmpo was asked about the Doncic trade, and he had a lot of thoughts:
It’s an incredibly profound answer from Giannis, who has had his issues with the Bucks’ front office in the past that came with trade rumors. While those seem to be behind him, the idea that every player who was once seen as “untouchable” can get traded on a whim is causing a lot of reflection among the top tier of NBA players.
Antetokounmpo isn’t the only player that feels this way, however. Phoenix Suns’ star Kevin Durant also shared his thoughts on the trade:
Even though Antetokounmpo shared some insightful thoughts on the trade, he also ended the answer in the only way he knows how: with jokes.
Don’t let the jokes fool you, though: Antetokounmpo and other NBA stars are looking at the Doncic trade with very trained eyes, because they could be next to go.
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