Jon Horst, Milwaukee Bucks general manager, had a tough go in the short offseason. People were critical of Horst when it came to how he handled the cap. It seemed like he had little to no idea about what the hard cap was and the struggles that went along with it. People were frustrated and some wondered if he should be a general manager for the basketball team. But then all was forgiven as Horst got the deal one with Giannis Antetokounmpo for 228 million dollars over the next five years. Many stories are coming out as the Bucks finished off this deal, and one of them revealed a quote from Giannis on how close these two are.

#horstgod pic.twitter.com/9EdyAUb2aV

— justinsupermax (@justinsuperbuck) December 16, 2020

Did anyone know that Horst and Giannis were this close? I did not. I had no idea that they had this type of relationship which is really cool. Tim Connelly of the Denver Nuggets, their great GM, was on Ryen Russillo’s podcast this fall, and he talked about how he does similar things with Nikola Jokic and his family. The relationship that Giannis and Horst have is a big deal for the future of the Bucks. If Horst is Giannis’ most trusted front-office guy, you keep him until you can’t. Maybe find a new cap person to help out with all that messiness.

Charlie.