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The New York Knicks are champions — winning the franchise’s first title in 53 years — after eliminating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals, and now the offseason is upon us.
We are here — while you are still celebrating, New York; while you are commiserating, everyone else — to set the table with the six most massive storylines of the summer.
Antetokounmpo has made it clear he wants to play for a team with a legitimate chance to win a championship, and the Bucks are far from that, which makes the partnership awkward. The two-time league MVP has all but publicly requested a trade from Milwaukee, and the Bucks reportedly opened business for a deal last month (if they had not done so already).
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So, we fully anticipate Antetokounmpo to change teams this summer, perhaps even as soon as before the draft, and that’s a big deal. He remains one of the NBA’s best players, averaging a 28-11-6 on 62.4% true shooting in the past decade as, really, a point forward.
He also turns 32 years old in December and has mounting injury concerns. Knee and calf ailments cost him all but 36 games this past season, as the Bucks won 32 games. He is owed $58.5 million next season and holds a $62.8 million option for the 2027-28 season. He is due a massive contract extension. And you will have to gut your assets to get him.
But he might be worth it. With Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton as his co-stars, Giannis led Milwaukee to the 2021 championship. He’s won a single playoff series since, though that has more to do with the roster around him than his contributions. When healthy, his effort level is always on tilt, and he is a wrecking ball of a force on both ends of the floor.
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Some team will convince itself it is an Antetokounmpo away from a title. The Miami Heat are reportedly in hottest pursuit and fear the Boston Celtics as their chief competition on an expanding list of suitors that includes the Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic and Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports. Does Miami have enough to get him? Would Boston part with Jaylen Brown? These are questions that…
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Author : Ben Rohrbach
Publish date : 2026-06-14 04:47:00
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