Bucks rumor: Insiders reveal that the Bucks are interested in keeping Giannis Antetokounmpo

Rumors about Giannis Antetokounmpo are rampant, and Mark Stan reports on the arrangements the Bucks have made to keep him.

As Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been the focus of trade rumors and will continue to be the focus as the league officially enters offseason, speculation is being made about whether he has a chance to stay with the team that selected him in 2013. With the future of Antetokounmpo and the Bucks in doubt, the team will make efforts to retain the star.

According to the latest report by Mark Stan, he elaborated on what the Bucks would say to him to keep Antetokounmpo, and how they will build a new championship contender, and how the Eastern Conference is in the landscape.

"However, we have some useful new news to share about this issue," Stan wrote. "Some insights about the strategies the Bucks are trying to convince him to stay. The Bucks are said to be working to convince Antetokounmpo to give them another chance to build a championship team around him and they would loudly remind him of the current status of the Eastern Conference."

"However, given the injury uncertainty faced by competitors like Boston and Philadelphia, and clearly much harder to break into the NBA Finals from the West, just staying in the East will almost certainly increase Antetokounmpo's chances of winning the second championship he longs for," Stan continued.

The Bucks are considering convincing Giannis Antetokounmpo to join the team

Although the Bucks and Antetokounmpo are meeting to discuss offseason matters, there are also reports that the superstar loves the city he plays for. Some may underestimate his love for the team’s city, but serious discussions must be made regarding whether he can compete for the championship in the foreseeable future.

Stan will also report on how the Bucks will try to convince fans to arrange a "distance year" reconstruction around Antetokounmpo to cope with the weakness in the Eastern Conference and hope that head coach Doug Rivers can increase the team's chances of winning, after all, Antetokounmpo is close to him.

"A important aspect of the Bucks' publicity was to convince Antetokounmpo that they could arrange what is called a 'interval year' so they could reorganize the team while allowing him to remain a sense of belonging to the same team after 12 seasons in Milwaukee," Stan wrote. "The very loose competitive environment in the East undoubtedly reinforces the notion that the Bucks don't need to take years to return to the championship."

"The Bucks also hope that Doug Rivers' arrival will bring some improvement," Stan continued. “It is believed that there is a good partnership between Antetokounmpo and Rivers.” How the end result remains to be seen, but the Milwaukee Bucks are looking for improvement after losing to the Indiana Pacers early in the playoffs.