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LeBron Retiring And Giannis Leaving The Bucks? Draymond Green and Tim Legler Weigh In

9 Jun 2026 · 0 min

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In this YouTube interview segment, NBA player Draymond Green asks analyst Tim Legler whether the league is about to witness LeBron James' final game and whether Giannis Antetokounmpo will depart the Milwaukee Bucks. Legler responds that he cannot predict LeBron's next move and likens Giannis' situation to Damian Lillard's exit from Portland, noting that sometimes a player simply reaches a point where everyone understands it’s time for a change. Green adds that his focus isn’t on which team Giannis might join but rather on whether Giannis will continue playing at all, expressing doubt that Giannis will move to teams like Phoenix or Golden State. The conversation is speculative, centered on future career decisions of two NBA superstars, and highlights the uncertainty surrounding retirement and team transitions in the league.

What do you foresee happening with these guys? Do you think we've seen LeBron's last game? Do you think we've seen Giannis' last game as a Buck?
Listen to me, this is funny you asking me this, 'cause you know damn well you probably know better than anybody. So why don't you tell us right now? Why don't you break the news? You better stop acting like I'm gonna figure it out. I don't know what LeBron is about to do, man. Giannis is an interesting one because it's— Dame Lillard went through this in Portland.
Mm-hmm.
Like, you get to the point where it's almost like, Everybody kind of just understands it's time.
I try not to use personal relationships in basketball to kind of cross those lines, but I think from just what I see, I don't think it's a matter of if he goes to another team or not. I think it's a matter of if he continues playing or not. Like, I don't foresee it like, "Oh man, he's gonna go to Phoenix. He's gonna go to Golden State." I don't foresee that.