Recently, Antetokounmpo talked about the Middleton trade on the "Thanalysis Show" program.

Antetokounmpo said: "It's very strange to me. I don't go on social media. I don't pay attention to these. I don't stare at Shams. We were on the team bus at the time. We were in Charlotte. Middleton usually sat behind me. When I called him, no one answered. They told me that Middleton was traded. That week was very strange because before that, there was no game in my entire NBA career where he was not in it."