Kalshi said Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will partner with the company on marketing, live events, and other activities.

After the trade deadline passed with Giannis Antetokounmpo remaining on the Milwaukee Bucks, the next steps for the two-time NBA MVP will have to wait until the offseason.

The Thursday trade deadline was dominated by talks revolving around Giannis Antetokounmpo. But as the deadline approached, the Milwaukee Buckspreferred to keep their star. He will at least be with the team through the 2025-26 season.

The Bucks face a significant challenge ahead of the Orlando Magic’s game as Giannis Antetokounmpo is out of the rotation due to a calf injury.

Kalshi is a prediction market where more than $23 million was bet on whether Antetokounmpo would be traded at deadline.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has announced he has invested in Chelsea FC’s women’s team, adding another major club to his growing sports portfolio. The NBA superstar revealed the move publicly as he aligned himself with one of the most successful teams in women’s football.

Given the circumstances, if the Bucks had traded him rather than opting for that suspect strategy, no one would have faulted Giannis. Even if Giannis had gone further and actually asked out, no one would have faulted him. But instead of making a clean break of it, we're all stuck in this seemingly endless loop.

Giannis Antetokounmpo landed pushback for his Kalshi announcement, but it didn't stop him from making another statement on Saturday.

An interesting plotline as Giannis and the Bucks stick together for now: The team's best path is to tank. The star likely won't accept that.