It’s not the summer of Giannis yet. It may not even come to pass. But there is a chance 2021 will be all about the Greek Freak.

Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo told a Harvard University professor this season will go a long way in determining whether he plans to sign a long-term deal to stay in Milwaukee. If the team doesn’t reach expectations, it would make his decision “a lot more difficult,” according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

That comment came in the spring, as part of an interview with Anita Elberse, the Harvard professor who is doing a case study on the challenges a small-market team like the Bucks faced in keeping an elite player like Antetokounmpo.

After leading the Bucks to the Eastern Conference finals last year, Antetokounmpo has emerged as one of the sport’s premier players. He is expected to be eligible to sign a five-year, $253 million contract extension next summer, per the Journal Sentinel. He can also become an unrestricted free agent in 2021.

“I want the Bucks to build a winning culture,” Antetokounmpo was quoted as saying. “So far, we have been doing great, and, if this lasts, there’s no other place I want to be. But if we’re underperforming in the NBA next year, deciding whether to sign becomes a lot more difficult.”

Without saying his star was misquoted, Bucks co-owner Jamie Dinan believes the study needed conflict and Antetokounmpo provided it, according to the paper.

“I wasn’t in the room when [Antetokounmpo] said it,” Dinan said, “so I don’t know if they goaded him a little bit to kind of get some conflict.”