Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors: Celtics may be open to deal, Bucks trying to get final offers

Ten days.

If the Milwaukee Bucks are going to stick to co-owner Jimmy Haslam’s timeline and work out for Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future by the NBA Draft, we are going to see action in the next 10 days. Maybe 11 if the deal falls the day of the draft, but most likely it happens a day or two before. As we near the deadline, here is the latest

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Celtics “in on” Antetokounmpo

Make no mistake, the Miami Heat are still considered the clear frontrunners to land Giannis Antetokounmpo. If you put trust in such things, it’s worth noting that Tyler Herro — one of the primary players who would head to Milwaukee in any deal — has unfollowed the Heat on social media.

That said, there are more and more reports that the Boston Celtics are interested. The latest is this from Kevin O’Connor at Yahoo Sports on his podcast (hat tip Bleacher Report).

“I have heard Boston is shopping people around a lot right now. That Boston is making calls, Boston is open to trading anybody besides Jayson Tatum. And that doesn’t necessarily mean they land Giannis at the end of the day but I do believe, based off all the conversations I’ve had, is that the Celtics are in on Giannis. And if they are making a push on him and that this seems to be currently a two-team race with Milwaukee to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo.”

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Everyone talking about Boston is using a lot of qualifiers — “if they are making a push” — so the question becomes how much of this is smoke and how much is fire? Is Milwaukee trying to drum up a bidding war or flush out other suitors besides Miami? Or, is Boston really interested? Is Jalen Brown in play to be traded coming off an All-NBA season where he averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game? If the Celtics are in, they pose a serious challenge to the Heat as frontrunners.

When any trade deadline gets close, we start to see the real offers from teams. What teams are serious, which are not, and what is genuinely on the table.

To this point in the summer, the market outside of Miami for Antetokounmpo has been softer than expected. With the deadline nearing, the Bucks are looking…

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