NBA News Roundup, Friday, September 20th: Suprise details emerge regarding Paul George's exit from the OKC Thunder, Update on Golden State's pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo and more

Paul George spent two seasons with the OKC Thunder before his trade to the LA Clippers
Paul George spent two seasons with the OKC Thunder before his trade to the LA Clippers

The Bucks are not concerned about losing Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Warriors

Giannis has developed into one of the NBA's best players during his time with the Milwaukee Bucks
Giannis has developed into one of the NBA's best players during his time with the Milwaukee Bucks

Earlier this week, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne caused a storm by suggesting that Giannis Antetokounmpo could exit the Milwaukee Bucks for the Golden State Warriors when he hits free agency in 2021. However, Sean Deveney of Heavy.com is reporting that the Bucks are not worried about losing their star man to Golden State:

Keeping Giannis, it’s a focus obviously,” a Bucks front-office source tells “But fighting the Warriors is not a focus. The Warriors are not the concern in the least. They’d have a long way to go to get him to Golden State, they’d have to give away a lot. He has never given any indication that he wants to leave Milwaukee.

The 2018-19 season was the best of Antetokounmpo's career as he guided his team to the Eastern Conference Finals while also becoming one of the youngest MVP winners in NBA history.

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