Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is “ready for a new home,” either at next week’s trade deadline or this offseason, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania.
According to Charania, multiple teams have made “aggressive” trade offers for Antetokounmpo and the Bucks have begun listening to those pitches. While rival clubs have gotten the sense that Milwaukee is more open than ever to weighing offers on or before February 5, the Bucks have conveyed that they’re willing to wait until the summer to address the forward’s future if their asking price isn’t met, Charania writes.
Sources tell ESPN that the Bucks are believed to be seeking “blue-chip young talent” and several draft picks in any deal involving the two-time MVP. Waiting until after the 2026 draft lottery to make a deal could give Milwaukee a clearer sense of exactly which picks teams are prepared to offer for Antetokounmpo, Charania notes.
Antetokounmpo told The Athletic earlier this month that he’ll “never” come out and say he wants a trade, and that it’s not in his nature to make such a request. However, Charania hears that Giannis and the Bucks have had “honest and open conversations” about the future and that the 31-year-old has suggested to the team “for months” that he thinks it may be time to part ways.
The Knicks reportedly spoke to the Bucks about a possible Antetokounmpo trade last offseason after Giannis identified New York as a preferred landing spot. Those talks didn’t go anywhere, but Ian Begley of SNY.tv tweets that the Knicks will be among the teams aggressively pursuing Giannis now that Milwaukee is apparently prepared to open up the bidding to a larger group of suitors.
The Heat will also be in pursuit of Antetokounmpo, tweets Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. As we relayed earlier today, a Marc Stein report named Miami as a possible frontrunner for the Greek star, with Stein citing a “vibe of confidence” coming from the Heat.
Although the Knicks and Heat will be among the teams trying to land Antetokounmpo, neither club is loaded with the type of draft assets that the Bucks would presumably be seeking in a blockbuster of this magnitude. The Knicks don’t currently have any tradable first-round picks, while Miami can offer just two first-rounders as a result of a protected 2027 pick owed to Charlotte that creates Stepien rule complications.
As Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron points out (via Twitter), both teams would be better equipped to pursue Giannis in the offseason, when the Heat could offer up to four first-round picks (one would be conditional) and the Knicks could offer two.
The Warriors are also considered a likely suitor for Antetokounmpo, with Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints referring to him as Joe Lacob‘s “dream” trade target. Golden State has indicated it would be willing to offer a package that includes Jimmy Butler (who recently suffered an ACL tear), Jonathan Kuminga, and multiple draft picks, sources tell Chris Mannix of SI.com.
The Warriors have traded their 2030 first-round pick with top-20 protection, but could still offer first-rounders in 2026, 2028, and 2032, and could even include that ’30 pick in a package by attaching 21-30 protection.
The Raptors are another club with legitimate interest in Giannis, Siegel adds. Toronto controls all of its future first-round selections.
Trade speculation has swirled around Antetokounmpo for years and has gained steam since last spring, when the Bucks were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for a third straight year as star point guard Damian Lillard suffered an Achilles tear.
Milwaukee’s front office aggressively reshaped the roster around Giannis in the offseason, waiving and stretching the final two years of Lillard’s maximum-salary contract in order to bring in center Myles Turner, one of the top free agents on the market. But those moves haven’t paid dividends for the Bucks, who fell to 18-27 on the season on Tuesday and are three-and-a-half games out of a play-in spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Bucks have scoured the trade market during the season and made players like Kyle Kuzma and Bobby Portis available as they look to improve their roster, but they haven’t gained traction on any deal they like. Charania suggests Antetokounmpo’s uncertain future and Milwaukee’s lack of appealing trade assets have complicated that search for roster upgrades.
Jake Fischer of The Stein Line reported over the weekend that rival teams believed the prospect of an Antetokounmpo trade was becoming more realistic. Reiterating that point today, Fischer says (via Twitter) multiple sources viewed last Wednesday’s loss to Oklahoma City – and Giannis’ comments after the game – as a point of no return for the Bucks and their longtime star.
Charania reported last week that Antetokounmpo’s frustration level was at an “all-time high” and writes within his latest story that the uncertainty around the forward’s future has resulted in some unease and tension in the Bucks’ locker room.
Antetokounmpo is currently sidelined by a calf strain and appears unlikely to suit up again before next Thursday’s trade deadline. The Bucks haven’t provided a projected timeline for his recovery, but Giannis predicted after sustaining the injury last Friday that he’d be out for four-to-six weeks.
With Milwaukee struggling to win games and Antetokounmpo not expected to play anytime soon, the team could be incentivized to pivot to tanking mode – with or without a Giannis trade – during the second half of the season in order to secure a favorable pick in the 2026 draft. The Bucks don’t control their own selection, but they’ll have the last favorable of the Pelicans’ first-rounder and their own — given that New Orleans holds a 12-37 pick, even the lesser of those two picks should end up firmly in the lottery.
Antetokounmpo is earning $54.1MM this season, with a guaranteed $58.5MM salary for 2026/27 and a $62.8MM player option for ’27/28. He’ll be eligible to sign a new maximum-salary extension as of this October.
Apparently there has been significant offers so far. It will be interesting to see how all of this develops. Especially since the trade deadline is next Thursday
Quickley or RJ,Poetl, 3 firsts for Giannis.
OKC won’t make it look like they are in a panic with the injury to JDub and spurs won’t relinquish their youth movement for Giannis. Knicks management don’t wanna seem like they were wrong to acquire KAT so I don’t see them making that move. Hawks can put their name in the hat but are hawks a contender with Giannis???? Heat don’t have enough picks, I doubt pistons get involved. Dubs management are stubborn. Only way I deal RJ is for a superstar.
It’ll probably cost the Raptors 4 frps, plus CMB, the salary the Raptors send out are unappealing and come with term attached.
Everything is unappealing to doubters.
The Knicks would absolutely make that move come on man.
Of course they would. They have no assets left, and getting Giannis for KAT would be an insane trade. Theres no f***ing way the Bucks ever do that. The Giannis to the Knicks speculation is completely non news. Even if Giannis says I wont extend anywhere else other teams would easily outbid NY for just the next 1 1/2 years.
Yeah, there is no way the Knicks can get Giannis unless the Bucks hired Nico Harrison to run their team. They mortgaged their future assets to get OG and Bridges, so I don’t think they have enough to entice the Bucks to make that trade.
I think the Hawks, if they were so inclined, has the assets to trade for Giannis. They have the expiring contracts of Porzingis or McCollum, a young player in Risacher, and picks. I think it would be smart to hold on to that NOP pick, but they have another 2026 FRP plus future picks to dangle. I think that they have enough shooting to allow a Giannis-JJ-OO frontcourt, and I absolutely think they would be a contender with Giannis.
As much as I would love for the Raps to get Giannis, outside of trading Barnes, do they have enough young assets to entice the Bucks? They’re offer would def be draft pick based, but I’m not sure if the Bucks would want Barrett and esp IQ (with Rollins and KPJ looking like a nice backcourt).
Sixers should be in on this. They have some young talent and draft assets
A bit of a long shot, but it could / would be a fun trade scenario:
Sixers receive:
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Nikola Topić
Bucks receive:
Draymond Green
Jonathan Kuminga
Al Horford
Luguentz Dort
Jared McCain
Warriors receive:
Joel Embiid
Thunder receive:
Myles Turner
+ draft picks?
All the best from Sweden 🇸🇪
I doubt the thunder would want Turner, especially if it means giving up Dort
NOBODY wants embiids contract especially the warriors if they’re holding on to Curry.
Take out the nobody and your comment has merrit.
Spell merit correctly and yours does as well.
If that’s all you got I win.
Rubbit nobody wants that contract
Don’t disagree tuna but am happy to see embiid productive and happy.
This is one of the bumbest trade proposals I have ever seen. Why on earth would GSW do the deal? Did MDJ start smoking crack in the last week? Lets take 2 Cs that can play and trade them out for 1 that cant, who is also owed an insane amount more money deep into his 30s.
Like Embiid has been finding ways to be effective with his limitations, but he isnt even really back to himself, and his knee is a career ending ticking time bomb that no team will be interested in with the amount of money attached.
Neither can play with embiid at 75 percent.
The outgoing money from PHI is either Embiid or George, and you need to give a team at least 2 good 1sts just to get a team to take those deals. So does PHI have the assets to both pay the tax on their own bad money, and include the necessary assets for Giannis?
Wonder if GSW can get in the deal with 3 or 4 teams and Kuminga bring back somebody good?
Giannis > Jimmy, Dray and Kuminga
Giannis doesn’t want to be on the warriors.
@arc89 show where he said that.
You are just doubling down here, you literally yelled at me for MONTHS that this scenario would never ever happen and Giannis would be a Bucks for life. But I was correct.
I never said Giannis would be for life just he never indicated he wanted to leave. Problem with warriors they have Butler $52 million of dead weight. So Butler would be needing to go out in any trade. You also just signed the warriors horrible team in 3 years where it will take 10 years to rebuild for 1 or 2 years of a chance to be a playoff team but 1 injury and their hopes are 100% gone. To big of a chance to take
Big money city, and team with massive revenue streams. They may have to do a rebuild for a few years to get truly good again, but they have the resources to turn it around quickly once Steph retires.
@arc89
Trading Jimmy, Dray and Kuminga and redoing that money into Giannis++ is all they need to do. The young core is too young. They played fantastically well with just Jimmy out there, so all you need is 1 big star, really.
Not yet…
Why are you so hostile
Because I have received mountains of pushback on my “Giannis is definitely gone, and the Warriors are his likely destination” take I have been consistently making for months on here. Now is my time to shine…
He’s been posting that wishful thinking for months, but now he’s acting like that prediction has already come true.
Clearly other teams have more to offer the Bucks.
Not nearly enough for the likes of Giannis
3 FRP + 3 pick swaps + Kuminga +Butler absolutely is the most anyone is actually going to give up for Giannis.
The Warriors will have to include at least two first round picks if they want a good player.
The ideal situation is Jimmy Butler gets sent out too because of his massive contract.
If a team is willing to take Butler for a draft pick they would fire that GM. $52 million in dead money for a 1st round pick is desperation.
You can’t take 52 million in without sending 52 million out.
So a team I’m thinking of would have an undesirable guy on their books that they would love to trade away.
Zach LaVine ……
Zion and Ja are two great examples of how this GSW-MIL trade expands to include more teams.
Honestly, a massive, like 5+ team multi-team trade might be the only way to get everyone what they want.
I’ll keep Curry Podz and Santos
I’d want to get rid of anyone else and 4 Firsts
Say no to picks swaps
GSW picks in the future are some of the most valuable assets in the league according to several league sources. Nobody believes in this team once Steph retires. If GSW is involved in a deal with Giannis, its one where they get Giannis.
Bucks must take Butler in the deal so there is that reason it might get held up. The team that has players to offer and need him is the cavs.
Bucks dont have to take Butler, it can be a multi-team deal with Jimmy going elsewhere and the Bucks getting a different, younger, big money guy (Zion/Ja etc)
yes they do or there is no money for a bench.
Davey….you’ll be getting LeBron, not Giannis. Enjoy.
Butler is expiring next season, and should have some value if he returns to health mid season next year. Not a great contract, but you have to match salary somehow, and the upside is MIL doesnt have to clear several roster spots to absorb contracts for 4 players since the salaries are close enough with Butler/Giannis that its just a min deal going to a 3rd team, or Buddy. Its almost like they signed Butler to the perfect contract to match Giannis.
It’s almost like some Warriors fans are high as kite. Jimmy and a few seconds should net Giannis.
No every 1st. You realize that teams put values on future 1sts internally right? And near the top of the list is GSW in terms of percieved value of future 1sts behind only like SAC. On the other end of the spectrum there’s OKC where no team thinks a 1st from them is better than the late 20s. The value of top 8 picks compared to those ones in the back 1st is like 7:1. You have to give up a boatload of late 1sts to trade into the top half of the lottery in any given draft.
The 4 1sts GSW can trade are some of the most valuable available assets in the NBA, even this seasons could be good.
So you have to ask, will any other team offer more than the value of post Steph picks GSW can, and will put on the table? Some teams with more dont make sense, most of the teams with real interest dont have close to the assets of GSW.
For Giannis to end up in San Fran, he’d have to specifically ask for the Warriors. Even with that, Milwaukee don’t have to do it.
The Klutch mouthpieces would be talking for Giannis ‘won’t resign or commit long-term, etc’
If Giannis ended up next to Wemby, fox or Shae, Chet…..I’m sure he’d come around. Warriors best trade package wouldn’t even be top 10 and the championship window would be nowhere near going elsewhere.
The same media would then pile on Giannis for ring chasing yet praise LeBron and Durant in the same sentence.
Multi-team trade:
GSW gives up: Draymond, Buddy, Kuminga, GP2 and 3 FRP and pick swaps
GSW receives: Giannis and Thanasis
I been saying this for months now….
You have to first ask Kerr if he’s willing to even play him since that seems to be a growing problem for him
@Black Ace57 – sadly, you are not wrong.
Well that certainly is an offer
Spurs should enter the sweepstakes
Barnes expiring contract
Olynk expiring contract
Dylan Harper
Jeremy Sochan
First and pick swaps
That won’t get it done. Castle would need to be included in that deal. Expiring contracts is not what Milwaukee is concerned with but rather a reboot. They still have other vets that are quite capable. Harper and a draft pick is well short of the expectation.
My bad meant firsts like plural, 3 or 4.
3 or 4 first round picks
Harper
40 mill in expiring contracts
Expiring contracts lead to a reboot. Barnes Olynk and Sochan create 40 mill off expiring contracts which gives MIL significant spending ability in the off season to reboot.
@Houston
Problem with your take is the Spurs don’t like Giannis. Thunder does not either. Both teams are the only two who could beat any Warriors offer and they are both out, so GSW is #1 for Giannis and the Bucks here.
The only 2 team that can beat any Warriors offer? Bro, the Hawks can offer way better than what the Warriors can.
Expiring contracts? Check. (Porzingis and/or McCollum)
Young players to build around? Check. (Risacher? Okungwu, although I’m hearing the Hawks don’t want to trade him)
Picks? Check. (They have 2 this year, plus other future picks. Heck, that 2026 NOP pick is probably more valuable than multiple future GSW picks)
That GSW offer is kinda mid, tbh.
“although I’m hearing the Hawks don’t want to trade him”
Invalidated your own take.
Me: posts ACTUAL trade packages
You: posts maybes and what ifs and not likelys
MIL doesnt have picks outside this year, so they can only do like 1 pick swap in these deals since they would be acquiring picks in a different year than the ones available to swap. The only way around this would be to acquire other 1sts before the trade.
Milwaukee have some picks, just swaps. Still firsts.
Not enough.
That could change with one trade. Real quick.
So 3 players make all your payroll so you surround them with rookies that make nothing. The team would be terrible.
People still think the NBA is in the year 2010 when there was a lot less talent in the league and the Heat could win with 3 max guys and the rest fillers
Curry Moody Murphy III Giannis Post is winning the title, easily.
I don’t think it would work. It should work, but all the title teams under Kerr involved stars who could space the floor with a big defensive stopper/inside guy. Giannis is not a floor spacer. And if/when Butler returns next year you have the same problem of two guys not good at shooting 3s in the starting lineup.
That’s why they are targeting Andrew Wiggins and possibly Troy Murphy III. Spacing.
Lol
Hardy ha ha. Why can’t we just do a 2k draft where you control all picks Davey, lols.
This aint 2k little bro. Just sit this one out and let the adults talk. This aint play time or your delulu time.
You guys on the other side of the pond have never encountered sarcasm in your lives. Lols.
That was for Davey Joker not you Nrg82
If Knicks want to raise a real banner, they should call up other teams as well and do a multi team deal.
That’s the only way they will get Giannis. We all know no teams want to help Knicks get Giannis. Unless Silver helps like he helped Lakers get Luka. It ain’t happening.
Knicks lack draft picks is the problem and lack of young talented players. They would need to bring in other teams and receive picks and young players to spin to the Bucks.
Yup only way. And help from NBA can’t hurt. OG and Towns can fetch that. I just don’t see teams helping Knicks. Knicks do have all their picks except 2027 #1 pick. I rather have Sabonis or Jackson. Cheaper and more realistic.
Only teams that get help is Dallas and LA.
Al,
Knicks have 2026 1st. I think you meant that, 2027 goes to Brooklyn.
Thats what I said. We don’t have the 2027 pick only. Have all rest. Plus possibly two #1 picks in 2026. If Knicks get the Wizard protected pick.
I see Sabonis or Jackson as more realistic. I don’t see Giannis coming to NY this yr.
Al….oh, Jackson in NY City would definitely be a game changer.
Silver didn’t help the Lakers get Luka that was all Nico and Dumont
Yeah so was the #1 pick.
That was the lottery
Yeah ok ….. NBA doesn’t control that.
And Ewing was all luck for Knicks.
Real world big business manipulates the market when it wants or needs. Top picks are big business for NBA. Believe what you want.
Mavs had a 1.8% chance of winning NBA draft.
Knicks in first lottery ever. Had a 1 in 7 chance like all other six teams had (14.29%) and won it.
Mavs had previously moved down every time they were in the lottery so it not shocking they finally moved up
Yeah 1.8% chance is not shocking. Considering Lakers need a star with Bron leaving. Do you know Luka got 100 million less on his extension. By getting traded. NBA runs a business.
Dude, nobody actually sore said lottery….wake up man. Old mate just walked out from behind closed doors with an envelope, yeah this is what happened, trust us.
I have this feeling this won’t work out well for the team acquiring him. I didn’t realize he is 31 already. And his game (unlike, say, Jokic or even Doncic) is incredibly taxing and physical. He’s still obviously spectacular, but VERY real chance some team thinks they’re gonna win a couple chips by acquiring and extending him, and it turns out he’s injured half the time and starts to decline in effectiveness within a year or two. And they’ve sent away five or six potential building blocks for the future.
It’s a huge gamble for a team already with a bright future like OKC or Spurs. Giannis has had a lot of injuries last few years and hasn’t been available in the playoffs.
Correct… he doesn’t have a Jump Shot to fall back on as his other skills and athleticism start to decline. He can’t “re-invent” himself as someone like Jordan did with his pull-up midrange, post up, or back you down, fade-a-way game.
Freight train or bust.
Giannis has actually developed a decent midrange jumper. He was amongst the top 5 in both midrange attempts and makes last season.
This is an absolute fact. So the young teams who are already good are not in play here.
Only a desperate team will acquire him and that means the Warriors, that means the kings, that means the Knicks.
The only teams up for a trade for this guy are teams on their last legs or looking for one more push or on the doorstep. They need one more guy instead of their current big $$ guy. Not sure if the wolves are in this group or not.
How are those old teams get him if the Bucks want young players and draft picks?
I don’t know I guess it has to be a five teamer?
Factor remains the Warriors have to give up to first round pick minimum if they wanna be a player here.
And I don’t mean getting Giannis. I mean getting one of the other high salary guys involved in the five team trade.
If teh Bucks are going all in on a rebuild maybe they can get Portis from Bucks with Kuminga going out. That would work.
Yes, something like that. Any way to improve the Warriors roster would be great.
I hope they somehow get to land Giannis and just bite the bullet that they are going to suck after Steph retires for a few years. Lacob’s stubbornness needs to take a backseat.
I think they’ll need to attach that 2032 draft pick which will probably be very appealing.
When has Lacob really been stubborn? Should the team have given up every young player/pick/swap for Lauri? How about the reported ask that was similar for Siakam? Like Lacob says some dumb s*** in interviews sometimes, but most of the deals on offer were asking for the Giannis package for far inferior players.
I really dont think they mind shipping the full package for a true top 10 star, especially if they can keep most of the current roster thats a role players paradise. The team will have clear books when Steph retires, and can leverage its cap space to bring in more talent or take assets for a short rebuild. I think they hope that Steph plays another 3-4 years, so your letting the other team bet against you, and your betting Steph/Giannis can make some runs in the next couple.
There’s been multiple reports about Lacob’s unwillingness to go all in on Steph’s career. It doesn’t really take much to google it lol. Between TK, Marcus Thompson, Logan Murdock, etc. there’s been enough dialogue about how Lacob wanted to operate the team beyond Steph’s career (mimicking the Spurs run).
I think the main issue is that he didn’t think Steph would be this good this long. In fact, there are reports that all the way back to the #2 draft pick (Wiseman), the vets pretty much wanted them to trade away the picks for established players.
I mean, you have Kerr and some of the FO wanting to draft different players because they would’ve fit his system better.
I understand hindsight is 20/20 but you would think the FO and ownership would’ve been more in line with drafting players that would’ve fit into their system better rather than reaching for the most athletic picks at the time (I’m not arguing that JK wasn’t a bad pick at the time, I had no issue with it).
Reports…
We dont know who is really pulling the plug on these deals. All the Warriors writers mention how much Lacob likes JK etc, but I dont know how much influence he actually had on any of those deals.
I do remember at the time thinking that I wouldn’t make those trades. Every team thought that GSW was desperate and asked for the full boat on every trade. I always thought the deals we saw proposed since ’22 were bad deals for GSW.
Now do I wish they had been a little less precious with picks? Sure. I would have loved to see the PBJ pick get rolled over for a future 1st. I would have loved to see a couple picks traded for Deni that would have already conveyed by now.
I understood why they drafted Wiseman, and he was who I was hoping they would get, based on his skillset. That was a screwy draft though. I think its revisionist history with Kuminga/Franz where all the boards that year had Kuminga in a higher tier with a clear break before Wagner, and it was not seen as a bad choice. In the same way almost no boards had Moody below Sengun/Murphy III. I wish they had drafted better with the high picks, and think they have drafted well for the position from Podz on.
Kuminga is a slightly more refined version of what he was as a rookie. I think Kerr has made mistakes with him, but some I think are more warranted if your in the room. I think a big part of Kuminga not developing is Kuminga being young and stubborn. Like JK doesnt seem to have worked on his 3pt much, or not making basic mental mistakes on defense.
GSW has 4 1sts and a swap they can offer, since they can send the 1-20 for the 30 pick.
MIL cant trade Giannis to the Kangs unless he asks them to. No team would do that to one of there all time franchise players. SAC is basketball Siberia where you have to really hate your player to send them there.
I hope Cronin (POR GM) is between Pat Riley and his ability to get Giannis. Payback is a b;♤€♧.
Hawks will give your Zack, Porz, and maybe a player to be named later, but no picks. He’s a wounded warrior so you can’t be too greedy.
Dumb
And I’d give up a sandwich for a mansion – doesn’t mean it’ll happen.
I don’t see how the Knicks or Heat have the pieces to make this work. Their picks won’t be lottery picks and they lack blue chip young talent. The Spurs seem like the most logical landing spot as they could easily part with someone like Harper or Castle and still be loaded.
Spurs have the assets (young talent) and picks. Would a Harper/Vassel/Barnes and three picks get it done? Would they be ok with including Cassie instead of Harper? That would be a big gamble for a 31 yo Giannis often injured last few years.
Knick’s don’t have the assets, neither do the Warriors. OKC needs to shed payroll next year, snd I doubt they’d be willing to give up JDub or Holmgren, plus a Caruso for Giannis.
Toronto and Chicago will not be able to keep Gianni’s, as he has only one more year on his contract.
So either Spurs kind of situation, where Gianniis may be willing to stay the rest of his career, or this goes to the off season.
Why not trade Chet? He’s always hurt.
Definitely something to consider. He’s sort of like Porziņģis. A unicorn talent, but can’t stand on the floor.
He’s played 42 of 48 games this season and all 82 in his sophomore/rookie season. I wouldn’t trade him for Giannis if it were 1 for 1. He’s got better handles, he’s better from deep and does most of what Giannis does defensively. He’s also a hell of a lot younger.
You’re absolutely right Chuck. Mine was sort of a gloss over statement and not really a purely correct analysis. I thought about the pushback after I clicked send but thought it was worth agreeing with the OP in principle.
Missed entire rookie season and played like a qtr of the season just gone. Just happened to be healthy come playoffs.
Gut your franchise please Johnny
GSW has 4 picks and up to 3 swaps, MIL doesnt have the picks to get all the swaps right now, since MIL doesnt have picks to swap. GSW picks that are unprotected are far more valuable than any OKC has at like a 5:1 ratio. OKC has their own picks that will never be higher than 27 in the next 5 years at least, and a bunch of protected picks from other teams that have limited upside. There big asset would have been the LAC pick when it looked like a high lottery before LAC got things together.
Spurs would be making a huge mistake if they trade castle or Harper since they are both cheap which is huge in today’s nba
What would be better is if de’aaron fox and his salary gets shipped out along with Barnes and all the picks for Giannis
Problem is that the bucks won’t want Fox. They want cheap young talent they can build around who won’t be complaining to get moved every other day like Fox.
OKC has endless draft capital and assets to move. I’m guessing that’s where he ends up.
And none of it is good. Unless your including Jdub. OKC has OKC picks that are probably 30 every year, and a bunch of picks that are mostly lottery protected or worse. They also would have trouble matching salary without gutting 1/3 of the roster. MIL would have to open up space for like 4 incoming players that they cant currently roster.
OKC isn’t tearing their core apart to get Giannis. They’re more likely to make a small move to help their rebounding. The Thunder don’t need Giannis
I think Murphy III would be the biggest fish theyre looking at.
In a surprise to no one….
I think there’s no way around contacting or involving Portland. They control the Bucks’ future with the 2028/29/30 first-round picks. I don’t think Giannis will end up in Portland, but Portland will be involved.
The CBA is way over my head but I suspect it’s going to rain on a lot of these trade ideas. Between second aprons and trade kickers, I can see why Miami likes their chances, since they have some exceptions to absorb salary. If the Bucks are questioning GA’s longevity, those ’30 and ’32 picks, along with a ’31 swap, could look pretty good.
Butler/Kuminga/Heild and all the picks works for Giannis/Turner with Heild going to a 3rd team with a 2nd.
Except old man Butler with a rehabbing ACL has little value to the Bucks.
Butler is money that will be expiring next year, so he could be useful as a trade chip next deadline, or as a way for another team to get off longer money. He isnt valuable per say, but as matching salary goes he isnt awful.
Bucks should have moved him at draft …… now the Spurs don’t need him really.
Thunder and Spurs can make the best offers for Giannis. At this point do they even want to.
Giannis wants to contend. So there aren’t more than a few teams that can offer that. Only way Knicks can do this. Is by trading OG and Towns to other teams. Imo getting Sabonis is probably easier and more realistic. Definitely expect teams to make offers though. Should be interesting week coming.
If I hear 1 more Giannis to the warriors I am going to lose it. This is why people hate warrior fans that think trading for a super star is the only way to win.
Most fans think that way lol. Rumors are click bait. Not based on reality. It does seem they could move him for right offer. Bucks future is bleak. Best for all to move him. They can also do it at end of year.
Yes this and Kuminga is a future franchise cornerstone. And Al Horford will unlock the Warriors with his shooting. And Jimmy Butler doesn’t have an attitude problem every other place he’s played. And Trace Jackson-Davis is an NBA rotation player. And the way you treated Klay Thompson after 4 championships and very serious health issues. And the credit given to Curry that should’ve been given to Durant for two of them. The unwavering support of Draymond through some of the most indefensible conduct on the basketball court, and also mentioning his 3pt shooting as an asset. And on, and on and on.
Fielding this geriatric team and thinking they are championship contenders, multiple people blasting off about how this roster is no worse than a 5th seed.
No fan base has embarrassed themselves more than Warrior fans this summer until now. It’s insufferable to all other NBA fans with a pulse.
If Butler was healthy and they bring back rotation players for Kuminga then they could be a 5th or 6th seed but with Butler out and kuminga bringing back very little they are a play in team.
Its the fans that have no clue on NBA cap that doesn’t allow teams anymore to get players. If warriors even had a chance to bring in Giannis would mean that most of their payroll is used up so your 2nd team would just be slaughtered by any playoff team. Both Curry and Giannis been injured this year and Butler is already out. If either go down you are not a play in team. That is whats hard to understand about some fans thinking its NBA videogame.
Hey Druuu based on what everyone has seen from Al Horford his last 2 years in Boston it was reasonable to think he could still play enough to help the warriors. Unfortunately Father Time waits for nobody.
YES DRU
@ Druuu
Lol, people that know ball understand that KD didn’t win those titles, Steph did (never mind the “best stats” thing, that was because Lue left KD open to guard Steph).
Specially on this board, the Dubs fans have been the worst.
@arc89 you were always wrong with this take. It’s your lone bad one you have on here. Weird how you cant see this outcome coming from a million miles away like I did.
Unless Butler is sent out in the trade it will never happen.
Exactly Giannis cant shoot or help curry much he would not be a fit
Warriors would try to turn him into Andrew Bogut
Can Kerr PLEASE be included in any package that the Warriors put together.
Replace him with who? An unproven big name player who’s never coached before?
An unproven college guy who the players tune out after a year?
A retread NBA guy who’s jumped from job to job to job?
Thibs. Imagine Thibs running Giannis and Steph to the ground in a Dubs uniform along with all the Veteran help theyll sign. Its a dumpster fire of a roster if it does happen lmao. The team would be in the running for the most starting line ups used and most games lost due to injuries.
Thibs would be worse than Kerr with all those old farts lmao
Celtics and Thunders have proven that young inexperienced coaches can win and Spurs too. The league is movin toward young coaches. Malone was also replaced and Nuggets are fine.
Yes, literally replace Kerr with anyone under the age of 45 and GSW will win the next 5 rings with Steph and Giannis.
I remember way back when the Heat organization, reporters and fans also had a “vibe” that they were getting Dame. We saw how that worked out.
But they’ll try to convince everyone that Herro, a couple young guys at the end of their bench and a couple picks are a dream scenario for the Bucks and the best offer out there.
As a Heat Fan, I’d prefer to trade Bam in any package for Giannis over Herro. I really don’t see a Bam/Giannis frontcourt meshing well. Bam is playing well as of late, so his TV is probably at a season high. Riley always told Herro, he’d only be traded for an established HOF type player, so it certainly would fit the criteria in a Giannis trade. I can’t imagine they’d trade Herro though, as his value is low.
Not even mentioned but Orlando Magic would be a cool landing spot.
Paolo, Goga, Jett and some first round picks
Suggs Bane Franz Giannas Wendell
Black Richardson DaSilva Issac Mo
That’s a pretty solid team for Orlando
And for the Bucks it’s a pretty good package for a rebuild or sorts
Rollins Green Kuzma Paolo Turner
… Jett … Portis Goga
Tank out the rest of the season and get yourselves a pick around 6th overall to get another solid player to build around. I really rate Rollins, think he should be a long term piece here.
Yes, “reportedly” – it’s actually the third report passively presented that indicates that MIL is trying to trade him, and its because of what Giannis wants. Frankly, I don’t think Giannis instigated this nor do I believe that he cares if he’s dealt now or not. He (probably) knows that he’s not signing an extension, so a trade will need to happen in the offseason if it doesn’t happen now.
Real question is will Giannis commit to (agree to extend with) the team acquiring him in a deadline deal, and/or are their teams willing to make the deal without that commitment. I can see the latter in the case of most of his current suitors. There is still 1.5 years on his deal.
He wants to be traded. He doesnt want to ask out. He seems to basically have told the team that he is leaving after next year either way, so they took the hint. He wants out without demanding a trade…
Out? Yes, to a degree, or, more accurately, as of right now it looks that way. But there are issues of timing and method of departure.
I understand that, in the current environment, MIL has to respond to his unwillingness to sign an extension this off season by trading him. BUT that doesn’t mean Giannis wants out before the end of his contract. He might not even be 100% on leaving in free agency, maybe he just wants to evaluate his options in the summer of 2027, when he gets to free agency.
There are lots of reasons why a player (particularly an MVP level player) would prefer to play out his deal and opt for free agency. LeBron left his then team 3 times, without demanding a trade or WANTING one. It’s worked quite well for him. He won championships with each of his 3 new teams; debatable if any would have happened had he forced a trade to same location.
He should have a number of years left, and wants to go somewhere he can win, but he wants the MIL fans to not hate him for it.
He didnt get 4 and he isnt as close to the end, so doing the Curry legacy situation doesnt make sense for anyone, but it seems like neither side wants a messy divorce.
Regardless of where he ends up, it’s interesting to see teams line up and present offers and get into a bidding war. The Bucks are doing it right. Compare to the Mavs negotiating exclusively with the Lakers and allowing the Lakers to lowball them when they traded Luka.
I don’t see the Knicks getting Giannis unless the Bucks take Kat in return. Plus the Knicks would most likely need Turner because standing alone with MR is risky on the injury side and Giannis in the middle is only good against smaller teams. Knicks D would be one of the best if it happened, but it won’t.
Yeah, I agree. If we had a bunch of picks then maybe. But we don’t. Unless it’s a huge multiple team deal, I don’t see Giannis in NY.
Knicks have no picks…
Forget Giannis ………. Knickerbockers
Jaren Jackson Jr or Domantas Sabonis would be easier and cheaper to do. And we can keep OG. ….
This way we keep Mitch too …..
If I was in the spurs front office I would try to get og with Barnes, sochan and olynyk, plus 1 first and a few seconds. That might help them add the picks to get GA from the bucks.
If Milwaukee waits until the draft, they will get a haul to form a great rebuilding core. Any team aspiring for a title, and not winning this year, will be looking for Giannis, so his value will be even higher. They could move yo in the draft (which they will be in the top lottery anyway) to get the 1st overall pick and get Dybantsa, Peterson or Boozer. They will have more lottery picks and would get another great players in the Gianni’s trade. They should even be willing to get a bad contract to get even more value in the trade, as Milwaukee won’t be a FA destination and they will have a 1st overall pick franchise player on a rookie scale contract. They could possibly have a great team with just the Giannis trade.
Upside scenario: Giannis to OKC for Chet and a pick.
Trade up the draft for the 1st, 2nd or 3rd overall pick.
Draft AJ Dybantsa.
You build around AJ Dybantsa and Chet Holmgren.
Thunder aren’t trading Holmgren for Giannis. The Thunder win without Giannis. They don’t need Giannis. They’re going to make a smaller move, not trade multiple parts of their team for an aging Giannis
If you peddle the same click bait BS long enough you might end up right after 3 years of being wrong 🤣. Shams is a clown. The ESPN blind squirrel, town cryer might actually get a nut.
It’s not clickbait the the Bucks front office wanted to get rid of Giannis by surrounding him with players like Kuzma and Turner, who do not accenuate Gianni’s talent at all. You cant win anything with those 3 as your “big 3”. Bucks FO knew it, this is the outcome they always wanted. They want to rebuild but cant with Giannis.
They’ve said consistently for years, including after acquiring those guys, that they want to keep Giannis. Going from “they acquired these ill-fitting players” to “this is proof the front office doesn’t want him” is quite a stretch. Seems like headcanon.
He’d say anything to support his narrative attempts.
Imagine writing something as dumb as that claim that the Bucks intentionally acquired players that don’t fit so they could trade Giannis.
It’s certainly not the FO’s fault that Lillard didn’t work out…
Giannis is a good start but the Bucks are going to need to find a few picks to throw in they are going to make a play for Kuminga. The Warriors know what they have.
If I were more petty, I would bring up every single post (that got massively upvoted by my haters) calling me stupid for saying Giannis would not be on the Bucks past this deadline.
I was right. Admit it.
Trade Kuzma, Porter Jr, Rollins, Prince, Trent, Gary Harris and all their picks for a starting PG,SG and SF. Ages 28-30. Keep Giannis!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don’t do it!!!!!! Don’t trade him!!!!! You got your second championship because of him
Are you going to find another Giannis in a draft????? Nope
Who cares about draft picks Milwaukee
Waiving Lillard, Micic, Tyler Smith and others was stupid
Trading Holiday and Middleton
F
Just rewind everything back and all shouldn’t be good
IF NYK can find (some) positive value for KAT I think Giannis will be on the Knicks
Bridges will go to Por which is really what gives the trade legs with Mil getting back there 28-30 draft rights
Kat can be completely expired by Chi to Mil’s payroll and Mil can use the extra money moving forward to net more assets
Not ideal or should I say optimal by any means for Mil but that option went out the window last summer. Mil is never getting a buck for buck value today and might just be comfortable enough ending this saga if Portland plays ball at a (bigger) loss. They can wait till the summer but risk Kat tanking his value even more and Por moving on from the Bridges option …No good calls for Mil
@Cap – Agree, and its appropriate that you capitalized IF.
I also think that POR may be an essential player for any in-season Giannis trade. Forget whether MIL is interested in this or that player. It’s more important who POR is interested in. Because we pretty much know that MIL is more interested in getting their draft capital returned then they are in acquiring any particular player.
Agree …and if I’m Por I’m just chilling out tbh and keeping those picks
But I said the same when the Deni trade happened and that was a huge success. They have been a pretty aggressive franchise the last couple of years so its possible I guess and if thats the case so is this trade in the enxt week
Still cant shake Phx with KAT ,,, between the Kat Booker Bromance, Ishbia loving a shiny new toy and the opening at the 4 with the solid bouncers in Mark Willams and Igoharo behind him. Would Mil be happy enough with Green Grayson and Maluach and maybe that triple swap junky pick for the KAT tax……… I like Maluach a lot but theres not much there additive for Mil on a whole … At least with Chi they can expire out although thats not great either
** At this point I think G and his team are sabotaging there way to Ny, the fluff in -between is just to throw his scent off the trail . Odd as saying nothing woulda been more effective
Not liking the “Miami is the frontrunner” talk. That usually means we are not going to catch that fish. If we can get a first for Wiggins in a Kuminga trade, that would help (as a previous poster noted). Also, I agree that Bam and Giannis combo could get ugly, but I have faith in Spo in figuring out a way to make it work. But Mil seems to want to send him somewhere he want to go. Not sure how much that will factor into what they will accept in return though.
I can’t imagine GSW giving up a FRP to get Wiggins for Kuminga.
Shams is as reliable as anything broadcast on msnbc, 0 to 1 percent of the time.
He’s been saying a trade is imminent for the past 2+ years now.
Until it happens or someone actually somewhat reliable reports it….YAWN.
Towns & OG & 2028 1st
The problem is, just about every team who has interest in him, would have to gut their roster and probably empty their draft pick stocks to get him. There’s very little sense in bringing someone in just to surround him with nothing.
OKC and the Spurs are dark horses here, as they’re probably the only two teams who could give up a bunch, and still surround him with talent afterwards.
Horst has squandered a generational talent. Don’t trust him now — fire him, then trade Giannis if necessary before the next draft.
How did he squander it? They got a championship.
Shouldn’t trade offer resemble that Godfather deal the Lakers sent Dallas to get Doncic? 1 old injury-proned former star, a first round pick and a promise from the NBA for the 1st overall pick
Hayes said Giannis didn’t ask for a trade today, not seeing that on here
love all the nonsense posts in this article… 3-4-5 team trades lol…. Here’s a very, clean, straight forward, fair trade that doesn’t need a math degree or a 10 scientists to figure out…
Heat Get: Giannis and his brother
Bucks Get: Tyler Herro (25-5-5 guy barely 25 and already an all-star… also from Wisconsin)…. Kel’el Ware… one of the 5 best players under 22 in the NBA… Terry Rozier’s expiring dead contract … 2 1st round picks and a third pick swap option
Gets the bucks everything they’d want / need.. gets the heat the white whale they’ve been chasing since 2021….
if you want to make it nutty like the rest of this post… add in GSW sending Kuminga and Hield to the Heat for Andrew Wiggins, also sending 1st rounder to the Bucks to sweeten the deal. (Being reported Heat and Warriors already talking about this)
Why would GSW give up a FRP for Wiggins?
They won’t.
Antetokoumpo – to Raptors
Sabonis and 4 firsts – to Bucks
Scottie Barnes – to Kings
@julian…. do you know the salary cap exists or are you in NBA2k with salary cap off? lol
I think that the argument to wait until after the draft lottery is a weak one.
Next year’s first rounder is just one year’s first rounder. The Bucks might prefer packages that include a 2026 pick, but that doesn’t mean teams will offer them (like, I don’t think the Hawks are trading that Pels pick). Someone could offer a 2027, 2029, and 2030 pick as part of a deal.
Most of the teams that would trade for him mid season are in contention. They are mostly not lottery teams. The three likely lottery teams picks are the Hawks pick from NO, the OKC pick from LAC, and the Spurs pick from Atlanta. Maybe those picks are the hang up that the Bucks have. On the other hand, that would mean that he could go to the Bucks, Thunder, or Spurs.
I see no talk of the Pistons, but I would love the combo of low high with Giannis and Cunningham.
Pistons Get: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Bucks Get: Tobias Harris, Jaden Ivey, Ron Holland II, and 3 Unprotected 1st Round Picks.
Last I checked, Giannis was still with the Bucks. So no, youre wrong Delulu J.