This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/bucks as Bucks News: Charles Barkley Slams ESPN for Giannis Antetokounmpo Criticism. Giannis Antetokounmpo will still be with the Milwaukee Bucks this season. Milwaukee never wavered in its belief that he was going to be with the team this year.

Recently surfaced video shows Giannis Antetokounmpo studying Turkey just a day before one of the biggest games of his career.

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is staying in MIlwaukee this season, but beyond that is still an open question.

Antetokounmpo finished third in MVP voting last season, only falling behind Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He is still one of the hardest players in the league to stop, especially when he comes down the paint with full steam.

In a recent column for ESPN, Chris Herring and Kevin Pelton ranked some of the top newcomers in the NBA ahead of the 2026 campaign. Turner landed a mention on this list, slotting in at No. 6.