ASK IRA: Should Heat be paying attention to Antetokounmpo angst?
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Q: Ira, don’t see how the Bucks can repair their relationship with Giannis Antetokounmpo with how he is calling them out over not allowing him to play. So maybe this time he wants to leave for real? – Marc.
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A: First, based on the way this has turned into Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Milwaukee Bucks, the entire calculus of the situation may have changed, including the previous notion of the Bucks potentially getting him to a preferred landing spot, if there was to be a trade. Remember, the Bucks landed Damian Lillard after the Trail Blazers declined to adhere to his wish list (a list of one, the Heat). Beyond that possibility, why exactly would a player, seeking greener pastures, say he wants to go to a team with four consecutive trips to the play-in round? As it is, the Heat likely will finish exactly one spot ahead of the Bucks in the East this season.
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A: Part of that Saturday was Tyler Herro and Norman Powell being out, so it opened minutes for Kasparas Jakucionis at shooting guard, after Dru Smith had taken his minutes at point guard the previous two games. As for Kel’el Ware, the Wizards were lacking a center Saturday amid their tank-a-thon, so it’s not as if there were matchup concerns. But, yes, if you’re going to finish in 10th place, at least finish No. 10 while getting a final look for the season at your youth.
Q: Ira was at the arena for Mike Baiamonte night. It made the day worthwhile. – Sandy.
A: The Heat long have done well by their mainstays, from naming their broadcast booth for the late Jack Ramsay, the colorful Heat television analyst, and for raising a banner in honor of late long-time trainer Ron Culp. Plus, of course, naming the court for Pat Riley and erecting that statue for Dwyane Wade. I can only imagine what they will do when Ira Winderman retires after his four decades of covering the team.