Bill Simmons: You have a superstar on your team that you guys have been just trying to trade for the last month apparently by reports. Giannis Antetokounmpo is on eBay now! Does anyone make an offer? Doc Rivers: It’s so ridiculous. And I’ve heard all these reports, you hear all this stuff but you don’t like it when you hear it because you know it’s not true, Bill. But still, your players hear it and everybody else hears it. And I remember telling you the story when I was in Boston: I’m on a treadmill working out. That’s when I could run still on a treadmill. And they announced that the Boston Celtics are about to trade Rajon Rondo I think to the Lakers. And I was like, ‘What?!’ And it was absurd. Like we had never had any conversations, but Rondo heard it, you know? And so that’s the only thing I don’t like about all this now. I don’t know how many more times Giannis has to say he wants to be a Buck and he wants to win a title with the Bucks and it’s so cool to me because it’s not the way it’s done anymore. But with certain guys, I don’t think Steph Curry would ever leave Golden State ever and I’m hoping obviously Giannis feels the same way. That’s the way he’s been so far and it’s been great. It’s been awesome.
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StatMuse @statmuse
Fewest minutes played in a 40-point Finals game:
35 — Jalen William
38 — Giannis Antetokounmpo
38 — Kobe Bryant
The second two won FMVP. pic.x.com/2p0UQCA7R9 – 10:38 AM
Fewest minutes played in a 40-point Finals game:
35 — Jalen William
38 — Giannis Antetokounmpo
38 — Kobe Bryant
The second two won FMVP. pic.x.com/2p0UQCA7R9 – 10:38 AM




StatMuse @statmuse
Players to average 30/5/5 in a 20+ game playoff run:
— Jokic
— Giannis
— LeBron
— Kobe
— MJ
and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. pic.x.com/3pGLSY8dK2 – 12:17 PM
Players to average 30/5/5 in a 20+ game playoff run:
— Jokic
— Giannis
— LeBron
— Kobe
— MJ
and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. pic.x.com/3pGLSY8dK2 – 12:17 PM


Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins
4 unprotected picks for Desmond Bane? The next stop for KD needs to be his basketball HOME and the Knicks Coaches Search is malpractice at its Finest.
If Memphis don’t get KD or Giannis they need to break it up… meaning trade JJJ and Ja
Sunday addition of @RoadTrippinPod
Tap – 9:45 PM
4 unprotected picks for Desmond Bane? The next stop for KD needs to be his basketball HOME and the Knicks Coaches Search is malpractice at its Finest.
If Memphis don’t get KD or Giannis they need to break it up… meaning trade JJJ and Ja
Sunday addition of @RoadTrippinPod
Tap – 9:45 PM

Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
New Zach Lowe Show! @BillSimmons and I react to G4 of what is shaping up to be an epic Finals, and talk KD, Giannis, Knicks coaching search, draft/trades — all things NBA offseason:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4bLdWW…
YouTube: youtu.be/ORTDQsy3wLQ – 9:33 AM
New Zach Lowe Show! @BillSimmons and I react to G4 of what is shaping up to be an epic Finals, and talk KD, Giannis, Knicks coaching search, draft/trades — all things NBA offseason:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4bLdWW…
YouTube: youtu.be/ORTDQsy3wLQ – 9:33 AM
More on this storyline
Fullcourtpass: Giannis Antetokounmpo response to Stephen A Smith calling him a potential “underachiever” 👀 (h/t @BucksShowYo ) -via Twitter / June 16, 2025
Bobby Portis: And um, I just think that, you know, ultimately, when you’ve been on a team for a decade-plus, and when you’ve done so much for a city—low-key, like, basketball in Milwaukee wasn’t really a thing until Giannis became who he is. So when you put that much effort into a franchise, that much trust and belief, and you’ve been loyal for so long… Like I said—my whole point—I just feel like he bleeds green, man. No matter what’s reported, no matter what might come to the threshold… Like, would you really want to see Giannis in Toronto as a basketball fan? You know what I’m saying? I saw those jersey swaps this week on Bleacher Report and all that, but come on. Would you really want to see him on a different team? Sure, if I’m playing 2K, that’s one thing. Move him around, put him on different teams, cool. But in real life? A No. 34 Giannis jersey in Toronto? That would just look weird. So me personally? Nah, man. I don’t really see any movement happening. I think he’s staying put with the Bucks. -via YouTube / June 16, 2025
Most notably, Smith said that Antetokounmpo would be an “underachiever” if he did not win another NBA title. Smith noted Antetokounmpo’s career accomplishments but also referenced the fact that Antetokounmpo and the Bucks have not won a playoff series since 2022 (which Smith called “unacceptable”). In a post to his Instagram Story on Sunday, Antetokounmpo responded to Smith’s comments. Antetokounmpo reposted a message from a fan that read, “Giannis went from selling sunglasses on a beach in Greece to a multi-millionaire who won a championship without having to run to a superteam. He has over-achieved his wildest dreams and anyone who thinks otherwise is ridiculous.” Antetokounmpo added a couple of “100” emojis as well as a fire emoji to a screenshot of the post. -via Larry Brown Sports / June 16, 2025