The Milwaukee Bucks’ 2023 postseason stint was short-lived. Despite the Bucks finishing the 2022-23 regular season with the NBA’s best record at 58-24, their postseason came to an end in the first round of the playoffs.
Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat — who went on to represent the Eastern Conference in the 2023 NBA Finals — eliminated the Bucks in five games in the first round.
An assistant general manager recently explained how much the Heat’s beating of Giannis Antetokounmpo affected his infamous comments that he won’t re-sign with the Bucks if he doesn’t feel the team is gunning for a title.
Antetokounmpo, 28, has played 10 seasons in the NBA, all as a member of the Bucks franchise. He averaged 31.1 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 0.8 steals per game in 63 appearances with the Bucks during the 2022-23 regular season (all starts). Antetokounmpo also shot the ball with great efficiency from the field, as he converted 55.3 percent of his field-goal attempts.
