Giannis Antetokounmpo told the New York Times’ Tania Ganguli that the Milwaukee Bucks need to be contending for championships for him to extend his contract next summer. Rohan Katti and Ti Windisch of the Gyro Step were not surprised, because this is exactly how Giannis treated his last contract extension negotiation as well, which led to the Bucks trading for Jrue Holiday, re-signing Giannis, and winning a championship in 2021. Rohan and Ti discussed why Giannis not signing an extension this year is logical financially, how loyalty demands max effort from both star player and their organization, some names Milwaukee could target with their three trade-able first round picks next offseason, and how even the loyal NBA stars used similar leverage to ensure their teams kept competing for titles every season.

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