Bucks Sold Giannis Antetokounmpo On Opportunity To Sign Extra Extension Before 38-Rule - RealGM Wiretap
When Giannis Antetokounmpo became eligible to sign a three-year, $186 million extension with the Milwaukee Bucks, Jon Horst flew to Houston to formally present him with the offer. Antetokounmpo was in Houston training with Hakeem Olajuwon. Last Thursday, Horst called Antetokounmpo and his agent, Alex Saratsis, and asked them to take a look at a 20-page proposal the Milwaukee front office prepared.
While there were personal elements in the proposal, the business side of it made the argument that signing a three-year extension now would give Antetokounmpo two more chances to sign maximum extensions before the age-38 rule of the NBA's collective bargaining agreement applied to him. "Other than the ego of signing the largest contract in NBA history in the short term, why not take three big bites at the apple instead of two?"
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