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Journalism on Display: How The Milwaukee Bucks’ $228M Sales Pitch To Giannis Antetokounmpo Worked

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December 18, 2020

| Andy Hall

ESPN.com NBA writers Brian Windhorst and Kevin Arnovitz recount the chain of events and the planning that went into the Milwaukee Bucks being able to keep superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo on their team when he became a free agent.

On Christmas Day, reigning MVP Antetokounmpo and the Bucks visit returning superstar Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors as part of ABC’s exclusive tripleheader (2:30 p.m. ET). For more NBA programming details on ESPN platforms, visit ESPN PressRoom.

Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is on stage during the 2019 ESPYS. (Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images)

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