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About the only thing that seems certain on the Giannis Antetokounmpo is the timeline of a decision: The Bucks “open for business” and are seriously considering trade offers, and their co-owner, Jimmy Haslem, wants things wrapped up before the June 23 NBA Draft (a pick or picks in this year’s draft likely would be in play).
Aside from that, there are more questions than answers at this point. Here are the latest rumors on four teams.
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They remain the strong frontrunners in this race, and there is a genuine mutual interest between the sides, something Jake Fischer echoed at Bleacher Report, but Sam Amick and Eric Nehm at The Athletic added this note.
Many people around the league, from agents to executives, continue to believe that Antetokounmpo will end up in Miami when this saga finally comes to an end.
Pat Riley has made it clear Miami is big game hunting this summer. The Heat trade package for Antetokounmpo would be based around Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and up to three first-round picks, including this season’s No. 13. That comes close to what the Bucks seek — a blue-chip young player and picks — and is same offer the Heat had on the table in February when talks got fairly serious (although league sources told NBC Sports at the time they weren’t sure the Bucks were genuinely looking for a trade then, it was more guageing the market).
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Milwaukee may be treating Miami as the deal it has in its back pocket while looking for a better one. Antetokounmpo will have a say in this, and it’s fair to ask if he’s paired with Bam Adebayo, but there is not much else around them, is that much better than the Bucks situation? But landing in South Beach still seems the most likely outcome.
This is not happening. The one thing that is clear so far in the Antetokounmpo sweepstakes is that the two-time MVP wants to stay in the East, and with that, the Warriors seem to be pulling back from the more aggressive stance they took at the trade deadline. From Jake Fischer at Bleacher Report.
“I’m not looking at Golden State really as a Giannis team either. I have been told that Giannis…
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