Tim Reynolds: Random stat … Victor Wembanyama hasn’t played since February. And he still has more blocked shots than anyone else this season, even including playoffs. Wemby 176, Myles Turner 165, Brook Lopez 154, Walker Kessler 138
Milwaukee Bucks Rumors
With his teammate at the Milwaukee Bucks, Bobby Portis Jr., becoming viral, Giannis Antetokounmpo jokingly addressed offseason rumors, shifting focus from himself to the 30-year-old American forward. “Don’t worry about me! What you doing Bobby, you staying or leaving?” the Freak wrote in an Instagram comment, referring to a player option worth approximately 13.4 million dollars for the 2025-26 season on the contract of Portis.
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Bobby Portis on Giannis Antetokounmpo: 'He bleeds wanting that Tim Duncan, Kobe-type career, Steph Curry–type career, where they play with one franchise'
I gotta shoot my shot because you’ve heard the rumors — we’ve heard the rumors. Giannis in a big market. I’ve heard LA. I’ve heard Miami. New York, for sure, for sure. Have you spoken to him about his plans for the offseason at all, or do you just kind of let him be a man and figure it out on his own? Bobby Portis: I was actually going to hit him up in a couple of weeks just to let the season die down, because how we ended, that hurt. I ain’t going to lie. Like, being up, bro, and then you lose — especially the way we lost. And then what kind of made me feel better, for real, is that they did the same thing to the Cavs. I’m like, “Whoa, we ain’t that.” At first it was like only one out of a thousand took the cut off, you know what I’m saying? That was like two out of a thousand teams. So, we’re not solo, you feel me? Two out of a thousand is better than one. Not one — like, it’s two teams now. It’s not just one by itself. So, I do feel better in that regard. But I just think, man, that Giannis bleeds green, though. I think he bleeds green, man. I think he bleeds loyalty. I think he bleeds wanting that Tim Duncan, Kobe-type career, Steph Curry–type career, where they play with one franchise.
Bobby Portis: Obviously, it sounds really, really good that Giannis leaves and goes to another team, but realistically, if you trade for him — just looking at it business-wise — you trade for him, obviously he’s going to make, what, $58–$60 million. I mean, you gotta trade your whole team, right? You gotta trade your whole team. And then, being able to get him, you still have to put players around him to compete for a championship, right? So, it looks like whoever — if you do make a move, you might be in the same position that the Bucks are in. So, I don’t really know how that all shakes out, financial-wise or whatever it is. But to me, just looking at it…
Bobby Portis: Got to the second round the second year, but obviously the last couple of years have been first-round exits. So, being completely honest here, if you’re looking at it business-wise, how does someone who’s a GM of the team look at the team losing three straight years in the first round? So, it all depends on how everything shakes up. I would love to be in Milwaukee; I love it here. They call me the mayor here, right? So, it’s kind of hard to leave a city where you’re like, you’re the mayor. But, obviously, it’s going to be up in the air with how they maneuver the roster, whatever they want to bring back. It’s really going to be all on the organization to want to bring certain guys back, whatever it is. So, it’s not my decision until I know if I want to come back to the Bucks or whether they want to re-sign me. That’s so far down the line. Obviously, the season has to end.
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Monta Ellis when Warriors traded him: Similar to what happened to Luka Doncic
Monta Ellis: They taking the biggest risk of their life. Now I’m expendable because it ain’t a bigger contract. Like they can write that off on their taxes, but like they took a chance on me and so I love Golden State, you know what I mean? They gave me my opportunity. The way it went down is what really hurt me or affected me. And it’s similar to what happened to Luka Doncic. That’s what that part of the business that you really don’t know nothing about unless you really be a part of it or if you just had somebody that was close to you that has been done to. But I had my good days and I had my bad days. But I had more good days than I had bad days. And I’m always going to give them their flowers, their respect, and everything they have done for me and my family. So now, Golden State will always going to be in my heart.