Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has reacted to the Damian Lillard commerce, which noticed his 2021 championship teammate Jrue Vacation get traded away.
Giannis has made it clear that profitable one other championships comes above all else, however has mirrored on the lack of Vacation.
“Jrue is my f–king brother for all times,” Giannis instructed B/R’s Chris Haynes. I really like his household. I really like him. I recognize him. I want him nothing however the very best. He blessed me with a f–king championship,” Antetokounmpo instructed B/R. “He’s the one who made that massive steal in Sport 5 of the Finals. I went to battle with him a number of instances. F–okay basketball. F–okay the media shit. This man is my brother for all times, and it’s at all times going to be like that. He’s going to thrive wherever he finally ends up.”
In saying all that, Giannis is clearly excited to welcome one other championship-caliber participant into the fold who shares the identical aim as him.
“Now on the similar time, I’m excited to have Dame,” he mentioned. “He provides us an opportunity to win a championship. I’m excited to play with the caliber of participant that he’s. He can rating the ball in his sleep and shoot the lights out.
“It’s a bittersweet day for the town of Milwaukee. You get Dame, who is a superb participant, however you lose an excellent man. Jrue took us to the promised land. I’m 10 years in now. I do know it’s a enterprise. On the finish of the day, Jrue will alway be be my brother for all times. He’s top-of-the-line human beings I’ve been round. However we’ve acquired to concentrate on the aim to win the championship. Dame desires this. He’s hungry to win, and he’s going to push us. I’m very glad to have him on our group.”
The acquisition of Dame additionally will increase the possibilities of the two-time MVP staying in Milwaukee long-term.
Milwaukee now boast a heap of veteran gamers like Giannis, Lillard, Brook Lopez, Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis, who little doubt have one aim in thoughts.
“When the deal was introduced, one of many first textual content messages Lillard obtained was from Antetokounmpo,” Haynes wrote.
“It learn, “Let’s get this f–king championship.””
