By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s potential trade is becoming an urban legend, and the Greek Freak has once again reiterated that he will never ask to be traded.
Giannis wanted to clarify the situation, and he did it after the game against the Golden State Warriors.
As he said to Sam Amick of the Atlhetic : “I think I’ve answered this question a lot of times. I’m not throwing a knock at you, but I keep on saying that conversations that are happening between other people, third parties, it’s something that I can’t control. I can’t control what you’re going to say with my agent, or with my best friend, or with my chef. I can only control what comes out of my mouth. And not one time have I shown that I’m not invested in this team. And if there was a time on the basketball court where you’ve seen that, “Oh, Giannis doesn’t look like he wants to be a part of this team no more,” I want you to pinpoint that. There’s never been an interview where I’ve said that. So I don’t know why people discredit what I say. Like, even when your article comes out … people will say, “Yeah, but. Yeah, but.”
Giannis explained why this discussion is beyond him: “It doesn’t affect my kids. It doesn’t affect my wife. My life is consistent. If you see the common denominator between the best players in the league, they have a consistent outside life. LeBron James. Steph Curry. (Nikola) Jokić, Luka (Dončić), Shai (Gilgeous-Alexander). They have something consistent. So all the noise that (spills over onto) the basketball court. If you let that affect your life, you won’t be consistent in basketball. So if you have a consistent life, you can have consistent performance.”
So his answer is given on the court: “Through the last 13 years, I’m consistent on the basketball court because my life is. You saw my kids. You saw my wife. It doesn’t affect me at all. There will never be a chance, and there will never be a moment that I will come out and say I want a trade. That’s not … in … my … nature. OK?”