Reunions and a strange birthday present how the Bucks convinced Giannis Antetokounmpo to sign

he story between Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks finally came to an end and with a contract that broke the NBA market. To get to the expected signing, Milwaukee had to go through many meetings and various proposals to convince the MVP to stay.It has not been easy to reach the supermax contract for five years and $ 228.2 million dollars, according to a story published by The Athletic, the team had to negotiate on several occasions, his teammates were involved with a surprise on his birthday until he agreed to the signature.The meetings have started since the end of last season, but GM Jon Horst’s crucial meeting with representatives of Anteto, Saratsis and Giorgos Panou of Octagon was on Monday, December 12 to carve out the historic contract.

The first time the proposal was presented was on December 5, when agents joined Giannis in telling him that the Bucks had the five-year, $ 228.2 million offer.Another important move the Bucks made was to strengthen the team around the MVP. Although the hiring of Bogdan Bogdanovic fell, they managed to bring in key names such as DJ Augustin, Bobby Portis, Bryn Forbes, Torrey Craig and rehiring Pat Connaughton.After that meeting at the beginning of the month, the next day his teammates from the Bucks prepared a surprise for him for his 26th birthday, when face-to-face training began. Khris Middleton and Connaughton got together with the rest of the players to give him something special.”Me and PC thought that the perfect gift for him from all of his teammates would be to give him a pen. So, 19 pens in his locker for his birthday present. I told him those should be some of the best birthday gifts. that you’ve received. So hopefully you enjoy it and use it. “Despite the attempts of his teammates and Bucks officials, there were still doubts after the December 12 meeting, where Giannis did not make it clear if he would sign or not, and the team was afraid that the Lakers or the Heat would convince its star with a juicier proposal.But in the end each and every attempt by the Bucks worked and today, Giannis Antetokounmpo is the highest paid player in NBA history.