According to ESPN on Wednesday, Giannis Antetokounmpo plans to meet with the Bucks management to discuss his personal future and the team's development plan.

Antetokounmpo played 44 minutes in last night's game against the Indiana Pacers, scoring 30 points, 20 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Despite his dominant performance, the Bucks still made two consecutive mistakes in overtime and were eventually eliminated by their opponents with a score of 118 to 119.

According to tradition, Antetokounmpo and the Bucks management will hold an annual meeting after the season ends. However, ESPN pointed out that the atmosphere of this year's meeting was different from previous years: With the Bucks eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the third consecutive year and Lillard expected to miss ten months due to a torn left Achilles tendon, Antetokounmpo's future has once again attracted attention. His current contract with the Bucks will last until 2028, and he can choose to exercise the early termination clause in 2027.

The 30-year-old Antetokounmpo was selected by the Bucks with the 15th pick in the first round in 2013. He has played 792 regular season games so far, averaging 23.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.15 steals and 1.25 blocks per game. He has won the regular season MVP twice and been selected to the All-Star team 8 times. He also played 84 playoff games for the Bucks, averaging 27.0 points, 12.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, and led the team to win the 2020/21 NBA championship as the FMVP.

Antetokounmpo has repeatedly stated that he hopes to challenge for a championship at the peak of his career. ESPN believes that this meeting may determine whether he will continue to stay with the Milwaukee Bucks in the next few years.