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The Giannis Antetokounmpo trade saga is officially over.
The two-time MVP and 2021 NBA champion has been traded by the Milwaukee Bucks to the Miami Heat in exchange for Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks (including No. 13 in Tuesday’s NBA Draft), a 2030 pick swap, and a 2033 second-rounder, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
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The deal will be executed on July 6, allowing for opportunities to expand the deal, Charania notes.
Antetokounmpo, who’ll turn 32 in December, had spent his entire 13-year career with the Bucks after being drafted with the No. 15 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft.
The Knicks had long been rumored as a team interested in acquiring the superstar, and even had cursory talks with Milwaukee in August of 2025, but they did not reach an advanced level, per SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley. It was noted that Antetokounmpo had singled out New York as “the only place” he wanted to play outside of Milwaukee with hopes of winning a title.
Trade rumors picked up again in January as it was reported the 10-time All-Star was “ready for a new home” ahead of the trade deadline or in the offseason. The Knicks were “among teams making aggressive offers” for him at the time, along with the Heat, but Milwaukee held on to him through the remainder of the regular season.
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Of course, and despite the odds, the Knicks were able to accomplish the goal of winning the franchise’s first NBA title since 1973 without him on June 13.
Buzz picked up again in recent days after the NBA Finals that the Boston Celtics and Heat were viewed as the frontrunners to land Antetokounmpo, with both teams on his list of preferred destinations. Miami president Pat Riley found a way to get it done late Monday night, besting the Celtics’ offer of Jaylen Brown and two first-round picks, per Charania.
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