Teams across the league already have their dream packages lined up, each one hoping to snag the Bucks’ marquee star. With the chatter spinning faster than ever, you can imagine the Milwaukee locker room: side-eyes, whispers, everyone wondering what their own future looks like. Giannis Antetokounmpo walked into that tension head-on and cleared the air, reminding the group to keep their heads locked on the court instead of the noise outside. NBA insider Chris Haynes reported that he made it clear: basketball first, everything else can wait.

As soon as the report claimed Giannis met his fellow Bucks players to calm the trade noise, his teammates shot it down. “I don’t really remember a time he met with us. He didn’t sit us down like The Apprentice. It didn’t go down like that,” said Ky

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