The Warriors have been the most aggressive team in the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes, league sources tell Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.
Siegel states that owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. agree that no player other than Stephen Curry is off limits in a potential trade for the Bucks star. Siegel adds that Antetokounmpo is the Warriors’ sole focus in their search for a roster upgrade before the trade deadline. If a deal can’t be reached by Thursday, they plan to keep their most valuable assets and try again to land Antetokounmpo this summer.
Sources also tell Siegel that the Bucks haven’t turned down the Warriors’ latest offer. He describes GM Jon Horst and Milwaukee’s front office as “fascinated” with the chance to acquire a large parcel of Golden State’s future assets. However, the Bucks’ leadership is taking its time in reaching a decision, which isn’t expected until the final 24 hours before the deadline.
Siegel adds that if Antetokounmpo finishes out the season with the Bucks, it becomes far less likely that Jonathan Kuminga will be dealt before the deadline. Golden State holds a $24.3MM option on Kuminga for 2026/27 and he could be a valuable asset to keep for the offseason.
Siegel hears that the Warriors also have some level of interest in Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. and Pelicans wing Trey Murphy III, but they aren’t considered likely to trade for either player this week. Despite a slew of trade rumors, Siegel is skeptical that either player will be dealt prior to the deadline.
There’s an increasing chance that Draymond Green rather than Jimmy Butler might be part of an Antetokounmpo deal, according to Siegel. He checked with sources close to trade talks over the weekend and states that he didn’t get an “emphatic no” about Green’s possible inclusion. A rival executive suggested Green could be agreeable to that scenario while planning to turn down his $27.6MM player option for next season and return to a much stronger Warriors team in free agency.
“Look, without Jimmy, the Warriors aren’t getting to the NBA Finals, even if they added Giannis right now,” the executive told Siegel. “If you leverage Draymond and get more assets, you can pull off the biggest blockbuster and leave these other teams wanting Giannis scrambling for answers. There is no doubt in my mind there are those who would immediately offer a first-round pick for Draymond to make a title push right now. I 100 percent believe there are teams who would essentially help the Warriors get Giannis if it meant they got Green for the next three or four months to pursue a title.”
GSW still pushed the Raptors in the Finals with total scrubs Quinn Cook and Alfonzo McKinnie getting major playing time. They do not need major depth. That said, if Melton, Moody, TJD, Post, Horford and Santos stick around, those players are all way better than Cook and McKinnie. If they flip over a bunch of the roster and end up with all high IQ guys, they are going to the dance.
Curry Melton Moody Giannis Horford is going to the WCF minimum, then
Curry Moody Butler Giannis Horford is going to next years WCF minimum
I also love how many posters on here STILL keep telling me I am “daydreaming” about this, how I myself am “the only one talking about this” and how I am “wishcasting”…but look at this headline? Gaslighting 101. You lie to me while claiming its truth.
Be better, chatters. I was right about this all along. I saw it coming from miles away. This was always GSW’s plan and I was the only one talking about it, while you all slandered me for doing so. Pathetic.
My goodness! You were right from day 1 !!!!!
This is crazy but this was all planned out from long yime ago. NBA and Nike they all want this….
Thank you Michol! You are one of the real ones around here. You never slandered me and said it was interesting and might happen. Others furiously foamed at the mouth at the very concept of it! We are on the rumors site after all, everyone should be open minded to any deal with the exception of Steph going to another team – GSW’s valuation is entirely based on his worldwide popularity and its in everyone’s best interests that he retires a 1-teamer, which is something Lebron doesn’t have and you know Curry wants to have as many of those as possible for when both are retired and we can properly gage their careers in terms of all-time lists and what not.
My gosh, you are going to be vindicated and you deserve all the credit. Hat off to you!
Lmao I’m dying to meet you in real life just so I can understand.
I am a real life wizard and NBA/GSW/Curry fan and also a fan of NBA hoops rumors. That is why I am here.
9 dogs same here man I bet Davey J is a total trip in real life too lol
I told you if it happens I’ll give you your flowers!!!
Curry-Melton-Moody-Giannis-Horford is beating the Thunder? In what world is that possible?
Thunder are lowkey soft, injuries happen, Thunder can’t lock down either Steph or Giannis, let alone both. Whole bunch of worlds?
Thunder aren’t soft. No team that wins 60+ games and a chip is soft.
There -has- to be a “softest” champ, and that’s last seasons OKC. They get every call on offense and the refs call none of their bs on defense. They did not run through Curry to make the Finals. That’s soft.
So as I said earlier, the Warriors roster will be Steph, Giannis, Santos, plus 6 Santa Cruz G league allstars lol.
Sounds good enough for eighth place and a play-in game… depending on one banged up calf and a troublesome right knee.
Count in LBJ as a FA in offseason. It’s crazy but it looks lile Nike will make it happen in SF.
Stay with me here:
2027-28 roster:
Giannis, Steph, Jimmy, Lebron (min), Dray (min), Klay (min)
You can see it coming from a mile away…
You think LeBron will be playing in 3 years? I don’t think so. I think this year is his last.
I think he will ring chase as a part timer, it’s the lamest thing he could do, so you just know he will do it.
Draymond’s cons outweigh his pros. If it takes him to land a Giannis you go for it! Regardless it will be interesting to see what transpires.
Draymond is not going to turn down a $27.6MM player option and return to the Warriors when they won’t be able to fit him in their 2027 cap. He’s not going to say, “Well, gee willikers you guys, I’d like to burn up twenty million dollars for this year and the $75-100 million more I could get on the open market, so we can all sit around the kitchen table and play Parcheesi together. I just love hanging around all of you. How about some milk and cookies?”
This is ridiculous.
Iggy came back. Draymond will cut a deal with Lacob. How about something like 3 yrs for $48-54m?
Trog, You write this because you don’t understand the loyalty of the Warriors and their ownership. The scenario above can absolutely happen. Not that I’m in favor of it, but it is definitely doable.
Remember the five guys given promises last July who signed four months later, despite the doubts of practically everyone?
Remember Klay Thompson going down for the following season with an ACL tear yet signing a max 4 year extension as promised by the warriors just a few weeks after the injury?
Remember DeMarcus Cousin’s stating that in all his years in the NBA no other team he saw or experienced treated its players to the level of respect and loyalty that Golden State did?
I could go on and on.
A second thought would be that I don’t think Graymond has $75-$100 million contract in his NBA future at age 36.
Like Iggy, it’s likely both Dray and Klay will retire as Warriors playing on minimum wage deals. That might be 2027, it might not. Name another team willing to pay Draymond $15+M?
What do you mean? They can easily fit him in, and they will have cap room.
Don’t use Brett Siegel as a source. He’s not credible.
Still wouldn’t beat OKC, SA, or Den which are the likely 1st round match ups. All those teams are deeper and more talented.
So the NBA has decreed Giannis will be a Warrior.
TV, sneakers they are really the ones calling the shot. It has been for awhile. Look at Doncic for example. Somehow the genius Lacob has elavated Warriors to the top and calling the shots. It’s unbeliebable.
You are tripping. Can’t you see the reasons this could be happening that are distinct from some cabal of people controlling which players go where? But sure: the “NBA” is making Giannis go to the Warriors, and forcing MIL to accept their offer, and all of the other super-rich owners are like, “OK”. Wow.
The conspiracies never end! It must be strangely reassuring.
Curry doesn’t have a sneaker deal. I doubt he will sign a new one.
If warriors offer is the best offer Giannis is not getting traded. So break it down. Bucks get no future young stars in the trade. 1 of the draft picks is a mediocre 1st round pick. The swaps are not guaranteed since Bucks team is going to rebuilding too so they may be worse than warriors. So is Giannis worth 3 1st round picks knowing 1 is a non lottery pick worth your franchise player? Does Giannis want to be traded to warriors knowing Curry is at the end of his career??
They can get Kuminga and Moody. Why are you writing them off after the disaster that is Steve Kerr ran through them? They are still plenty salvageable. Moody is averaging 15 PPG over his last 10 games after a slow start due to a shooting slump, but he’s moved past that and is flashing a higher ceiling as a starter. Kuminga also we all know is way better than advertised. Kerr playing Moody as a SF hurts his game but his IQ is starting to adjust to that. Kuminga isn’t a Center either, but that’s where Kerr plays him alongside 4 SG’s…can you not see how a young player would have issues adjusting there? Give him a normal rotation around him and watch him shine.
You are not better with 2 stars and no bench. I know you love Giannis but he is not worth being a playoff team in the 8th seed.
If GSW does this trade, it will be in the same realm as the Clippers trade with the Thunder.
Those GSW picks are going to be extremely valuable as they’re going to be a lottery team for the next 7 years. Butler is done as a player (even if he plays a portion of next year he won’t be the same player) but they will have to pay him next year. Curry will be on his last leg (he will be 38 next month). Giannis has had major injuries last several years. They will have to give away all their youth assets.
GSW are doing this backwards. They should be selling curry and Draymond for some young talent and picks and planning for post 38 year old curry future. Of course, they won’t trade Curtu out of fan loyalty, but it’s not the right decision.
They wont be paying Bulter big money after next season lol
GSW are the only team who should do this. They are the #1 highest valued franchise in win-always mode. Rebuilding is not an option. Curry is the lone reason why they are where they are and so he must be kept and built around. Also “Trust the Process” doesn’t work either. Nothing in this league is a given, but we all know and have seen Curry + another elite superstar = deep playoffs run and likely chip if the two elites are healthy.
Comparing PG13 to Giannis and Kuminga to SGA is nasty work too. Cmon man.
It will be another crap trade like the Luka deal. Bucks get draymond, a carrot, some hair dye, and Steve kerr’s glass eye while the warriors get Giannis his brother and 4 first round picks
This trade would absolutely kill this franchise. They’ll lose Dray and or Jimmy with the trade. Picks that normally replenish the roster will be gone in the trade and Steph will be gone in 2 years.
At that point Giannis will ask to be traded. and there’ll nothing left be Giannis won’t have nearly the same trade value in 2.5 years even if he’s healthy for the next 2.5 seasons. It also kills this season for Steph since Giannis is 4 weeks away from playing and I can see LAC and possibly Portland jumping GSW for the two play-in spots while waiting for Giannis.
So, what we really have is a case of the Bucks posturing. Trading Giannis means that they are rebuilding. They want those picks. It doesn’t sound like Giannis wants play on the West Coast. Curry is looking more and more like he is retiring soon. He is building an office building in SF for himself. Does he want to keep it empty? With those two gone, those are lottery picks.
This deal would absolutely destroy the Bucks for the next decade, so seeing who are controlling owner is, it’s probably a done deal, as s my fandom and interest in Bucks basketball as a native Milwaukee-ean for the foreseeable future. And I’ll actually despise the team if they acquire race baiting Draymond Green and keep our God awful race baiting coach Doc Rivers. It would’ve the first time in my long life that I would actually hate one of my local sports franchises and actively root against them