Whether Giannis Antetokounmpo is committed to staying with the Milwaukee Bucks beyond this season will be a defining NBA storyline in 2025-26.

The Milwaukee Bucks are about to embark on another journey, with their 2025-26 season scheduled to kick off this Wednesday in a home game at Fiserv Forum against the visiting Washington Wizards.

Giannis Antetokounmpo expressed confidence in the Milwaukee Bucks -- which could shut down previous trade rumors.

Milwaukee's defense has declined in recent seasons, falling to 19th in defensive rating in 2023-24. Coaches and players are embracing a more physical style of play, even if it leads to more fouls, to establish a tough defensive identity.

The new NBA season has begun. The Milwaukee Bucks will face the Washington Wizards on October 22, 2025. The game will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock. The Bucks are favored to win at home against the Wizards.

The Bucks have made major moves to build a championship-winning team around Giannis, but is that enough to keep him?

Former Milwaukee Bucks guard-forward Pat Connaughton is starting a new chapter in his NBA career. After playing for seven seasons with the Bucks and winning an NBA championship with them in 2021, Connaughton is now with the Charlotte Hornets,

Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr. knows what is expected of him as a new season begins: "Gotta reach that next level."

Wearing that jersey for the first time might have been a shock, but it was an exception to how Turner has felt since moving to his new city. Turner has embraced Milwaukee and the new experiences that have come with the city’s warm, Midwestern welcome.

Bucks' Andre Jackson gets $2.22 million contract update on eve of new NBA season originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Andre Jackson had himself a great Monday. The NBA season starts this week, and the Milwaukee Bucks ' athletic forward just got paid.

It was less than four years after that title that the Bucks decided to trade Middleton to the Washington Wizards. On Wednesday, Middleton returns to Milwaukee for the first time as an opponent.