Franco Luna

Quezon City

Reporter at PumaPodcast

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Articles

Bill Simmons just said what everyone in Milwaukee believes about Giannis

3 days ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

Giannis is staying, and the franchise clearly believes it. In a season as tumultuous as this one was for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, it's simply the kind of revelation that brings to mind Leonardo DiCaprio's legendary "I'm not leaving!" speech in 2013's The Wolf of Wall Street. Bill Simmons, speaking on The Bill Simmons Podcast with Ryen Russillo, stated, "Everyone in Milwaukee thinks he's coming back." He added, "Granted, the weeks pass, and you never know.
The Bucks always found a way to keep Giannis Antetokounmpo happy (until now)

4 days ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

The typical offseason formula for keeping Giannis happy is dead, and the Bucks front office should be scrambling to find a way forward from here. For nearly a decade, the Milwaukee Bucks have operated with one very simple guiding principle: keep Giannis Antetokounmpo happy. The mission of keeping Giannis loyal to the small market became their north star for practically this entire era of Bucks basketball. They gave him the max. They gave him the keys.
The offseason trap the Bucks already fell into once (and can't afford again)

4 days ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

Milwaukee can't digging themselves into the same hole over and over again. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different outcome. And for years now, the Milwaukee Bucks have done just that. Offseason after offseason, they find themselves enticed by the latest veterans on the free agency market. Whether it's Rodney Hood, Jae Crowder or Delon Wright, the Bucks go after the biggest, most established names, only for those moves not to pan out.
Celtics are coming to a Jrue Holiday realization that Bucks fans know well

5 days ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

Jrue Holiday's offensive struggles in the playoffs are rearing their ugly heads yet again. No matter how bad the situation with Damian Lillard looks, and regardless of what the outcome for the Bucks or the Celtics might look like, Milwaukee's decision to trade Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers still looks better by the day. Once again, Holiday's 3-point shooting is dipping in the postseason compared to the regular season.
Bucks' nightmare scenario with Doc Rivers is coming true with each passing day

5 days ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

The Bucks dug themselves into a hole in these playoffs. Post-elimination, they're still digging. The nightmare isn’t just losing Giannis Antetokounmpo. It’s keeping Doc Rivers. And if current trends hold up, it's safe to say the nightmare is here. Keeping Rivers for another season when it seemed so likely they would let him go may secure the downfall of the Milwaukee Bucks for another year in a row, before next season even starts.
The Bucks’ front office sabotaged their season one mistake at a time

1 week ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

The Milwaukee Bucks didn’t lose their season because of one injury, one game or even one coaching decision. They lost it brick by brick. There's not really much else to say at this point, is there? If you've been paying attention, you know with absolute certainty that the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t lose their season in one night. They lost it one front office decision at a time.
The first 3 significant dominoes that will determine Bucks' offseason

1 week ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

Milwaukee has some soul-searching to do. Once the smoke of the past three playoff flameouts clears, it will be time to look inward for the Milwaukee Bucks. And these three things will have everything to do with how this offseason goes: What happens to their coaching situation? What happens to Giannis Antetokounmpo? And what happens to what little pieces they have left?
1 Sleeping giant could dominate any potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talks

1 week ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

One team looms in the background. It's only been a few days, but the smoke is starting to clear. Much has been said as it currently stands, and there's nothing left to do but move forward. The Milwaukee Bucks lost, and it took an elimination game for Doc Rivers to listen to his players. Now, the Bucks are on vacation.
Grading a wild trade pitch that sends Giannis Antetokounmpo to Brooklyn

2 weeks ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

It's Giannis trade proposal season again. Barely a day after the Milwaukee Bucks dropped their first-round series against Indiana in five games, the media machine is back to its usual antics. The Bucks, supposedly in panic mode after three straight first-round exits, might be looking for ways to retool, they say. Bleacher Report has an idea. We'll be the first to admit that speculation surrounding the Greek Freak's future has definitely intensified. The noise is there, and it's hard to ignore.
It took an elimination game for Bucks' Doc Rivers to listen (it was too late)

2 weeks ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

Doc Rivers took his time this season. For possibly the first time in their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers, the Milwaukee Bucks finally found the right lineup to weather the storm. But it came at the worst possible time: down 1-3 in an elimination game that they eventually let slip through their fingers.