 So 2021 that's kind of what we're looking for. Yanis, LeBron, they will all be up. Even if he went to another organization, I would find it hard to believe that that organization could do a better job putting the team around him than the Bucks have. That said, if in 2021 there is a superstar in wait there and there's Yanis could come and he doesn't have rings, I could see him just because that's the nature of the NBA. Here's the truth about Yanis Antita Kumpo leaving the Bucks in the 2021 free agency. This video will break down exactly what we need to know about Yanis and the information that is currently out there with scenarios of what could happen and the teams that are currently interested which obviously is subject to change by the 2021 free agency, but it is still really interesting to discuss, so let's get into it. Firstly, we have to break down the traits of Yanis Antita Kumpo as a person. We don't know everything, we don't know what his mindset will be. Just as Kevin Durant, we thought he was a very loyal player, but then he went to join a team that he was up three games to one in the Western Conference Finals. So anything and I mean anything is possible. But from what we know, this is a breakdown of Yanis Antita Kumpo. He has many traits known throughout the NBA and the NBA landscape. The name Yanis Antita Kumpo screams dedication and work ethic to be the best at his craft. One of the hardest working players with a Kobe-like mentality is what gets mentioned above most. He's a hard worker and he's a guy that is always expanding and working on his game every second he gets. Kobe was his main idol and he trained with Kobe, but Kobe was also a one team player, but Yanis is also a historian of the NBA and he would know that even Kobe Bryant himself demanded a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. Yanis of course isn't trying to copy Kobe, but it isn't uncommon for players who follow their idols to have similar careers and a chance to be a one franchise player is something that a lot of players take pride in and you would have to assume for Yanis that is definitely the case. He said and I quote, as long as we are all on the same page and we are all focused on winning a championship, why not play for the Bucks for 20 years or 25 years? Obviously it sounds nice and it sounds really great for Bucks fans, but in reality every player on a team says that. These things just happened and if the team is incompetent and unable to build success around a star talent, in the end most of the time they end up leaving. So referring back to Kobe Bryant being a one team player and Yanis idolizing Kobe, Yanis would know that even Kobe wants to demanded a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers until they added power to soul, an all star piece that Kobe could contend with. Is that the same thing that Yanis is expecting out of the Bucks or is Chris Middleton that current all star player that Yanis can work with? We also know that Yanis values winning more than any individual accolade, same as Kobe as he believes that winning is more valuable than anything else. Yanis will most likely have two MVPs by the end of the season, but could potentially have zero rins which may lead him to look elsewhere come the 2021 free agency. And of course when there's a star player on the free agency market there's always noise and media speculation and whilst Yanis has a year left on his contract and will enter the 2021 free agency, because of the situation that we're in and the NBA season being cancelled indefinitely, obviously the pandemic putting a hold to the future of the NBA, it makes the Yanis free agency case even more interesting. If there was ever a year that the Bucks were primed to win an NBA championship, it would be this season. They won't have to face Kawhi Leonard in the Eastern Conference, the 76ers don't look as damaging of a team compared to last season and with the loss of Jimmy Butler it has seemingly hurt them and whilst the Celtics, Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers have remained at the top of the Eastern Conference, they're solid teams but the Bucks have clearly dominated this season and after a terrific season last year it seems as if they'll go into the playoffs with a high level of confidence. This was the year, this was the year for Yanis and the Bucks to win it all or at least make the NBA finals which Yanis has failed to do throughout his first six years in the NBA. So now with the season in the balance it's a bigger question, can the Bucks still perform as they did throughout the regular season? Which teams will rise and which teams will fall when they return to the hardwood after all this time off? No one has the answers but it's a looming question that remains, will Yanis and the Bucks make the 2020 NBA finals or will the quarantine have an effect on the team and kill any momentum they had heading into the playoffs? Yanis has already stated, he will stay with the Bucks as long as they continue to improve and continue to build a championship roster that surrounds him. That is a known fact, but the only improvement that the Bucks can make off last season is making the NBA Finals as they lost in the Eastern Conference finals last season. So the Bucks have to and I emphasised have to make the NBA Finals, anything less will be a disappointment for the best record in the NBA to be eliminated in the Conference Finals in back to back years will greatly affect the Bucks ability to keep Yanis in 2021 and here's why. Obviously it's well known that small market teams rarely win NBA championships. The Bucks aren't a big market team and we know this, it makes it extremely hard for them to go out in free agency and pair Yanis up with another star. In retrospect you can somewhat compare this to the LeBron James Cavaliers of 2003 up until 2010 where he left in free agency, most similar to the 2008-09 season where the Cavaliers lost in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Orlando Magic. You can even compare this to the Paul George Indiana Pacers of 2013 who pushed the Miami Heat Big Three to six games in the Eastern Conference Finals. Both LeBron James and Paul George are star players and yes PG-13 in 2013 played like a star in the playoffs and whilst both of these players were star players who had a decent supporting cast they simply weren't good enough. Not because of how each individual player played but simply because of their roster and their overall depth. Paul George obviously had a better team than LeBron James, Yanis probably has a better team than both of them combined but he still doesn't have the most talented team in the NBA. Whilst Chris Middleton, Brooke Lopez and Eric Bledsoe and of course the rest of the squad fills in pieces for the team and it is a better overall team than the LeBron led Cavaliers, the same premise still remains. The Bucks simply cannot look to free agency to pair Yanis up with another star because they are in a smaller market. I mean think about it right now. Comment right now which Bucks free agent signing was the best they've ever had. Exactly. You can barely think of one. Brooke Lopez genuinely may be the best free agency signing the Bucks have ever had and that says a lot about the Bucks and them being a small market team. But even if they wanted to and even if they had the ability to get a free agent signing that was an all-star caliber player they simply don't have the cap space. Chris Middleton is on a max contract and the way that he's played this year he deserves it 100%. He's improved off last year which the Bucks needed and he's averaging 21 points on ridiculous 50-40-90 splits. But is he the second option that Yanis can work with? Is he Kobe's pal? Is he LeBron's Anthony Davis? Or Kawhi Lenders' Paul George? Can he still be this efficient when the playoffs hit and the pressure is on? There are questions surrounding Chris Middleton and much of Yanis' 2021 decision actually depends on how Chris Middleton performs in this year's playoffs. Let's look at two scenarios. Of course in both scenarios Yanis performs exactly the way he's played all year and is an MVP candidate. Scenario 1. Chris Middleton does perform the way he's played this season and helps the Bucks make the finals. That would be a tick. Yanis will have seen some improvement and will likely try to keep contending with this current squad because he's seen that they can make the NBA finals. Which means he probably won't leave in the 2021 free agency. Scenario 2. Chris Middleton doesn't perform as well and the Bucks lose in the Eastern Conference finals once again. This changes everything for the future of Yanis and the Milwaukee Bucks as they cannot go out and sign anybody this free agency because of the contracts and because of the free agency market being a small market team. Of course in reality it's not as simple as that. It's not as simple as Chris Middleton playing well in the Bucks making the finals or Chris Middleton not performing in the Bucks not making the finals. I understand it's not as simple as that but on a basic premise it is generally your two key players that help carry the load and for this instance that is Yanis and that is Chris Middleton. So what would be next? If the Bucks don't make the NBA finals this season that means the Bucks would have to look to trade. I mean it's their only hope. Yanis would become a free agent next year and they can't go into a new season with a current roster that hasn't proven capable of making the NBA finals let alone winning a championship after being the best record in the NBA for two straight years and having a back-to-back MVP most likely. And the thing about making a trade whilst the player is looming a free agency decision we've seen it happen and we've seen it go both ways. Last year we saw the Toronto Raptors take a leap of faith and get Kawhi Leonard and they saw results they won an NBA championship. The 76ers took a leap of faith at Jimmy Butler and they didn't get to the NBA finals but they did get close. And although they couldn't get there at least they tried. And if the Bucks don't take that leap of faith they might lose Yanis onto Tecuba for nothing. And that is based on NBA history. LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers a small market team after they were unable to get him help despite him leading the Cavaliers to NBA finals and conference finals appearances. He left at age 25. Yanis is 25 this year. Anthony Davis demanded a trade and left the Pelicans a small market team at age 25. Paul George demanded a trade and left the Paces a small market team at age 26. Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder at age 27 which will be the same age as Yanis will be once he makes his 2021 free agency decision. It's rare that a player in today's NBA doesn't make a decision that allows them to win an NBA championship and usually that means either pairing up with another star or joining a big market team that already has championship DNA or valuable pieces. So if you want my opinion Yanis will leave the Bucks in the 2021 free agency but only if they don't make the finals this year. If they make the finals I believe he'll stay. It's the only sign of improvement the Bucks can make and give Yanis a reason to stay. So which teams look most likely to push for Yanis? Well if we're being honest when a talent like Yanis comes along every team makes room for him. But just like LeBron's 2010 free agency decision or Kevin Durant's free agency decision of 2016 it seems as though it will be the same big market teams as usual. Currently the Golden State Warriors have already shown interest and they'd have Stefan Curry and Clay Thompson, two of the game's greatest shooters and that would work so well alongside Yanis Antitokopo for him to have spacing and drive inside all day long and you can't double in because if you kick it out you've got Steph and Clay. Obviously the roster would have to change a little bit. Wiggins would not be on that roster. Dramon potentially may not be on that roster but they do have assets to get Yanis in a sign and trade with a top five pick this year and potentially Andrew Wiggins plus feature first round picks. But by the 2021 season Steph will be 34 and Clay will be 32. Is that what Yanis wants to join an older team that still has the potential to win championships but is reaching the end of their career? The next team is the Miami Heat and of course Pat Riley and they've stated they want Yanis and are definitely pushing for him. Pat Riley was able to do it 10 years ago with a four-time MVP and the greatest player in the game right now in LeBron James. He knows what it takes to get big-time players. I mean look at the history. Tim Hardaway, Alonzo Morning, Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Bosch and LeBron James. Bam had a bio on Yanis Antitokopo share the same agent. They have mutual respect for one another. In the off-season Yanis invited Bam to work out with him. The Heat have younger players with Bam being 22 and Tyler Hero being 20 alongside assets like Duncan Robinson, Kendrick Nunn which means the window of opportunity is still high but they still have the addition of veteran players like Jimmy Butler to help lead this team. In addition Yanis is a representation of exactly how the Miami Heat culture is. He has a gym rat personality which Bam and Jimmy Butler both possess. Of course Miami it's a nice destination. It has great weather. That will be a very strong pitch for Pat Riley to use for Yanis Antitokopo. And lastly the Toronto Raptors have also shown interest and they will continue to show interest to Pepe Pascal Siak and with Yanis Antitokopo but who knows what will happen. Of course there will be other teams that will make moves to open up Capspace so in the end it will be a monumental decision for Yanis and the NBA landscape. Whether he leaves the box or stays with the box everyone will tune in. Let me know what you believe will happen down below. And I hope you guys enjoyed the video. If you did please drop a like to show your support. Feel free to subscribe and check out these two videos on the screen right now. And it's been D-Bonding Smith. I'm out. Peace.