In an interview today on ESPN, Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers revealed what his favorite day of the year is.
This Friday.
What special holiday or event is coming up for Rivers to start the weekend?
It’s the day after the NBA trade deadline.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is the center focus of every team in the league at the moment, as we are closing in on whether the multi-time MVP will be wearing a new NBA jersey for the first time in his career.
Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to their second-ever championship in 2021 and has been on the search since to win a second ring. As the Bucks have slid down the hierarchy in basketball and the team now looks closer to a rebuild than to contending, Antetokounmpo and the Bucks have had increasingly intense talks about his future.
While much of the NBA world believes the “Greek Freak” has done everything possible aside from publicly asking for a trade, his coach isn’t buying any of the noise.
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On Sunday, he issued a strong statement backing his best player and his willingness to remain with the Bucks for the foreseeable future.
“Giannis has said everything that we need to hear,” Rivers said. “That he wants to be a Buck. He loves the city. That’s all I can go by as a coach right now.”
As a coach, Rivers is on a hot seat, possibly out of Wisconsin, with the team a disappointing 18-28 and on a four-game losing streak. Antetokounmpo could be out for another month with a calf sprain he suffered last week in a game against the Denver Nuggets.
Although the veteran strategic leader of the Bucks wants to quell any trade rumors, that has not stopped pundits, insiders, and teams from zeroing in on a possible Antetokounmpo transfer.
The Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Golden State Warriors have all been linked to a possible Antetokounmpo trade in the last 24 hours.
The NBA trade deadline is on Feb. 5, at 3 p.m. ET.
Newsweek