Giannis: Devoted to Bucks; 'human' if it changes

Giannis Antetokounmpo reiterated Wednesday his committedness to the Milwaukee Bucks arsenic they hole for the commencement of the regular season, but besides said it would beryllium "human to alteration his mind" down the line.

Antetokounmpo comments came successful the aftermath of a study by ESPN's Shams Charania earlier this week that said the Bucks engaged successful commercialized discussions with the New York Knicks this offseason astir a imaginable woody for the two-time MVP.

Although Antetokounmpo acknowledged helium had not work the report, helium again doubled down connected his tendency to vie for championships -- beryllium it successful Milwaukee oregon elsewhere.

"I've said this galore times: I privation to beryllium successful a concern that I tin win," Antetokounmpo said. "I judge successful this team. I judge successful my teammates. I'm present to pb this squad to wherever we tin go. It's decidedly going to beryllium hard. We're going to instrumentality it day-by-day, but I'm here. So each the other worldly does not matter.

"I've communicated with my teammates, communicated with the radical I respect and emotion that the infinitesimal I measurement connected this tribunal oregon successful this facility, I deterioration this jersey, the remainder does not matter. I'm locked into immoderate I person successful beforehand of me. Now, if successful six, 7 months I alteration my mind, I deliberation that's human, too."

After missing the opening of grooming campy successful Milwaukee with an illness, Antetokounmpo rejoined the squad this past play successful Miami earlier its archetypal preseason crippled Sunday, though helium did not play. The Bucks adjacent big the Pistons connected Thursday successful Milwaukee.

"I'm locked in," Antetokounmpo said. "I'm locked successful to this team. I'm locked successful to these guys, to this radical and to this coaching unit and to myself."

Antetokounmpo went connected to comparison the offseason to a "temptation" period, but present that grooming campy has started, he's been disconnected societal media and focused connected his craft.

"It's temptation. That starts erstwhile the play ends until the play begins," helium said. "There's going to beryllium a batch of radical that are going to attack maine oregon attack my cause and they're going to accidental this is simply a possibility, that's a anticipation ... but astatine the extremity of the time ultimately, I'm going to marque a decision. And my determination contiguous is that I'm present and I'm committed to this team."