Bucks Want a Fortune for Giannis

NBA summer opens the biggest question - where will Giannis Antetokounmpo play next season. According to reports, the Milwaukee Bucks are demanding a real fortune from the Miami Heat for the Greek star: Kel'el Ware, Haime Jaquez Junior, Kasparas Jakucionas, the 13th pick in the draft and another first-round pick. Additionally, the Bucks are also requiring Taylor Herro and Nikola Jovic to be included as additional draft compensation. With an average of around 27.6 points and 9.8 rebounds, Giannis remains the player around whom an entire franchise is built - and Milwaukee knows this, which is why they're asking for as much as they can get while they still hold the cards. The question is whether Miami truly wants to pay that much, or is just testing the water.

LeBron Without a Max Contract, Lakers Count the Numbers

Even legends age, and the changing of the guard eventually comes. According to a club insider, the Los Angeles Lakers are not planning to offer a maximum contract to LeBron James before the new season. If he wants to stay in LA, the forty-year-old veteran will have to accept a deal below the max. With 21.3 points per game last season, LeBron still carries the team, but the club is calculating with numbers, not sentiments. When the franchise that carried you for years starts measuring your value on a calculator - that's the beginning of the end of an era, no matter how elegantly they package it.

Doncic Sending Signals to the Lakers

On the other side of the same roster, Luka Doncic is sending clear messages to Lakers management about what kind of team he wants around him. The Slovenian playmaker, who arrived in Los Angeles in one of the most shocking trades in recent years, is now becoming the face around which the future is planned. While the conversation about LeBron is about endings, the conversation about Doncic is about beginnings - and that says everything about the direction the club is heading. The transition from one star to another is rarely quiet, and in Los Angeles nothing stays behind closed doors.

Macedonia Win Silver in European 3x3 Basketball

While the NBA counts millions, our youth players count medals. Macedonia's under-18 3x3 basketball team wins a silver medal at the European Schools Championship in Belgrade. In strong competition, our boys made it all the way to the final, where they fell to England. Silver in Europe for kids who play without cameras, without sponsorship millions, and without the full machinery of a well-funded basketball system - that's precisely why this rarely makes front pages, yet deserves to most. The question is whether the system will follow these talents before it loses them to clubs abroad.

Komercijalna Banka Stays With Basketball

In domestic basketball, one good piece of news for the national programme. Komercijalna Banka is continuing its support of the Macedonian Basketball Federation in the 2026/2027 season, maintaining its role as general sponsor of the senior men's team. Continuity in sponsorship is rare in our sport, where sponsors come and go quickly from the sector. For a federation constantly battling budget constraints, a stable partner is worth more than one good season. What remains is for that partnership to translate into results on the court - because fans don't remember sponsors, they remember victories.