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Jim Owczarski's article documenting the trade of Giannis Antetokounmpo was quite enlightening ("How the Giannis Antetokounmpo era in Milwaukee came to a bitter end," June 24).
While most fans realized that everything was not seashells and balloons with the Milwaukee Bucks over the last three years, I don't think they understood the level of dysfunction that actually existed.
In such a situation, journalists need to walk a fine line between reporting the facts to their readers, keeping the trust of team personnel, and the lines of communication open with their sources. Reporting too aggressively could jeopardize cooperation from the players, coaches and team officials, making the reporter's job almost impossible. It is unfortunate that the fans came to know about these issues only after the horse is already out of the barn.
Now that the trade has been made, maybe everyone can move on and start fresh. Antetokounmpo can continue to chase a championship in Miami and the Bucks can try to build for the future and hopefully a new run of success.
Scott Bunke, Wauwatosa
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While most fans realized that everything was not seashells and balloons with the Milwaukee Bucks over the last three years, I don't think they understood the level of dysfunction that actually existed.
In such a situation, journalists need to walk a fine line between reporting the facts to their readers, keeping the trust of team personnel, and the lines of communication open with their sources. Reporting too aggressively could jeopardize cooperation from the players, coaches and team officials, making the reporter's job almost impossible. It is unfortunate that the fans came to know about these issues only after the horse is already out of the barn.
Now that the trade has been made, maybe everyone can move on and start fresh. Antetokounmpo can continue to chase a championship in Miami and the Bucks can try to build for the future and hopefully a new run of success.
Scott Bunke, Wauwatosa
Letter: Let's shut down I-794 for a weekend as a test 'removal'
Letter: Obama Center opening shows brutality of Trump's cage match
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Fans didn't understand Bucks, Giannis behind-the-scenes drama | Letter
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