Giannis Antetokounmpo is brutally honest about the Bucks coaching changes.
Not long ago, the Milwaukee Bucks won the 2021 NBA title. However, their lives have not been easy since.
With three-time All-Star Khris Middleton out due to a knee injury, they lost in seven games to the Boston Celtics in the 2022 Eastern Conference semifinals. Then, last spring, despite finishing with the league’s best record, the Miami Heat rolled them four games to one in the first round of the playoffs.
Milwaukee responded by sacking head coach Mike Budenholzer during the offseason and replacing him with a rookie, Adrian Griffin. It sacked Griffin last month and hired Doc Rivers, a renowned NBA head coach.
During All-Star weekend, Giannis Antetokounmpo confessed that the change in head coach has been “draining.”
During his All-Star Weekend media availability, Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked about his Bucks’ rocky season and recent problems under new coach Doc Rivers.
Following their embarrassing loss to Miami last spring, the Bucks attempted to reload during the summer by trading for future Hall of Fame player Damian Lillard. Some believed they had constructed a superteam, but they are only 35-21 and in third place in the Eastern Conference.
Their defense has been a major issue, and Lillard, one of the NBA’s finest backcourt players for several years, is shooting only 42.3 percent from the floor and 34.1 percent from beyond the arc.
On the other side, Antetokounmpo remains at the peak of his game, averaging 30.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game. On Sunday, he will play in his ninth All-Star game at Indiana Pacers’ home, Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Milwaukee’s record since Rivers took over is only 3-7. During that time, its offense, which ranks second in points per game this season, has dropped to 24th.
If the team were to win it all again, time is running out to begin getting
