Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo said he does not plan to sign a contract extension when he becomes eligible next month and that he won’t sign an extension until he’s comfortable knowing the organization will continue to compete for a championship.
In an interview with the New York Times published Thursday, the two-time MVP acknowledged that he doesn’t plan to sign an extension this summer because “numbers-wise it doesn’t make sense” but added the organization still had something to prove before he signs one next summer.
“Next summer it would make more sense for both parties. Even then, I don’t know,” Antetokounmpo said in the interview. “I would not be the best version of myself if I don’t know that everybody’s on the same page, everybody’s going for a championship, everybody’s going to sacrifice time away from their family like I do. And if I don’t feel that, I’m not signing.”
Antetokounmpo will enter the third season of a five-year, $228 million supermax extension during the upcoming 2023-24 season and is under contract for the next two seasons. His contract includes a player option after the 2024-25 season.