Heading into the offseason, the Milwaukee Bucks have a major situation to address concerning their one of their young core pieces with forward Jabari Parker, who is now a restricted free agent.
There has yet to be any clarity to whether the team plans on bringing him back on a new deal this summer to keep him in the fold for the long haul. According to u/cheeseburger111122 on Reddit, Parker has made the decision to unfollow Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks on Instagram and blocked their biggest team fan page.
This is quiet an intriguing decision by Parker to suddenly unfollow both his teammate and the team social media page. Between the both of those, it is more interesting that he is no longer following Antetokounmpo given that the two have spent the last several seasons together on the court in Milwaukee.
It may simply be a decision to shutter off his social media, but it's hard not to look deeper into that meaning much more as the standing between himself and the organization may not be where he would like it to be. The Bucks have the final say on where they want to bring him back or not as he's a restricted free agent, which gives them the ability to match any offer that he receives.
Despite going through two ACL tears, Parker has shown plenty of promise to develop into a cornerstone player for the franchise. He has quickly proven to be a capable scorer that has only continued to expand his game to be a more versatile offensive threat, but there may remain some concerns about his health given the pair of significant knee injuries that he's already suffered in his first four years in the league.
With the free agency period now underway, things could quickly change with the market taking shape for restricted free agents that may see him get a serious contract offer placed his way.
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