“I want to reach my goal with Milwaukee”
Janice Adetokumbo, who has been attracting attention for his departure, has signed a super-large contract with Bucks for $ 228.2 million (about 24 billion yen) for five years. Adetokumbo, who signed the highest Supermax deal in NBA history, decided to play Bucks during his career heyday. The reason was the gratitude to the team for fulfilling their dream of playing in the NBA, the financial support they needed to support their clan, and their love for Milwaukee.
“I want to reach my goal here in Milwaukee,” he said at a press conference after the deal was announced, and he has always spoken of his love for Bucks. Adetokumbo said, “It’s very important to be loyal to the team. The team believes in my talent and supports my family financially. I want to give back. I love this city and play with my teammates. I also love it. ” When asked about transferring to another team, he answered: “No matter where I go, I’m not promised to win. Maybe even after 10 years, I may not have won, or I may have won five times. Anyway, I believe I want to stick to what I am, because I trust the people around me. “
On his birthday this year, his teammates Khris Middleton and Pat Canaton, who wanted to stay, gave him a pen to use when signing the contract. When asked if he used the pen at the time of this contract, Adetokumbo said, “Most of the time, the team will prepare the pen for me, so I don’t use it.” But right after the extension contract was announced. He told the episode when he was contacted by Middleton.
“I didn’t tell my teammates until it was announced. The first thing I talked about after the deal was announced was Chris. I talked to him at Facetime, but he had a daughter and I got a lot of money. Because I did, I was joking like “Yanis, my daughter can marry you there.”
Looking back on the history of the past, players who grew up to be stars in Bucks often transferred. However, Adetokumbo, who became a franchise player and won the MVP for the second consecutive season, decided to devote his heyday to the team. When asked why he decided to stay, he replied that the sight he saw in his first year was still in his mind.
“I first saw children wearing their jerseys walking around the city when they were 18 years old, and the scene still remains in my mind. Some fans burn the jerseys of the retired players. I don’t want my fans, young fans to do that. I’m happy to see the kids wearing my jersey. “
Expressing Milwaukee’s love with words and actions, Adetokumbo promises to do his best to win the championship since 1971. “I want to be here. I want to help my teammates win for the team.”
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