NBA Rumors: Giannis Antetokounmpo LEAVING Milwaukee? Joel Embiid RETIRING?

NBA Now by Chat Sports host Nic Rohloff breaks down the latest NBA rumors and NBA news on this NBA YouTube video going out on February 25th, 2025:
- Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers are consulting doctors on his knee injury that has bothered him this season. Embiid has been in and out of the 76ers lineup all season and will likely miss another extended period of time.
- NBA Insider Shams Charania reported on ESPN First Take that Giannis Antetokounmpo may leave the Milwaukee Bucks if the Bucks don’t show long-term success. Milwaukee is currently 5th in the Eastern Conference standings with aging stars like Damian Lillard and Brook Lopez on the Bucks roster. The New York Knicks, Miami Heat, and Houston Rockets are the top Giannis Antetokounmpo trade destinations.
- Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer reported that Naz Reid is likely to opt-out of his player option in 2025-26 and enter the 2025 NBA Free Agency. Reid is the 2024 6th Man of the Year and is likely going to make a lot of money in NBA Free Agency.

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ESPN’s Shams Charania on the Joel Embiid injury:
“The 76ers and Joel Embiid are consulting doctors and considering alternative options on his injured knee, sources tell ESPN. Sides have hoped for progress in Embiid’s body, but his efforts to play and current treatments, including injections, have not provided any improvement.”

Joel Embiid stats the last 4 years:
2024-25: 24.9 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 45.4 FG%, 33.3 3P%
2023-24: 34.7 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 52.9 FG%, 38.8 3P%
2022-23: 33.1 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 54.8 FG%, 33.0 3P%
2021-22: 30.6 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 49.9 FG%, 37.1 3P%

Joel Embiid contract:
2025-26: $55.2 MM
2026-27: $59.5 MM
2027-28: $64.3 MM
2028-29: $69.0 MM (PO)

Paul George contract:
2025-26: $51.6 MM
2026-27: $54.1 MM
2027-28: $56.5 MM (PO)
2028-29: UFA

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Eastern Conference standings as of 2/24/25:
#1: Cleveland Cavaliers (47-10)
#2: Boston Celtics (41-16)
#3: New York Knicks (37-20)
#4: Indiana Pacers (32-23)
#5: Milwaukee Bucks (32-24)
#6: Detroit Pistons (31-26)
#7: Orlando Magic (29-29)
#8: Miami Heat (26-29)

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Jake Fischer on Naz Reid free agency rumors:
“Reid, who is the league’s reigning Sixth Man of the Year for a few more months, possesses a $15 million player option for 2025-26 that many of those same strategists expect he’ll decline in search of a richer arrangement in the summer.”

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