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The Miami Heat got their man. Again.
Miami was the frontrunner to land Giannis Antetokounmpo going back to the February trade deadline — it was the most persistent suitor then, and it was one of the two teams standing in the end.
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Milwaukee is trading Antetokounmpo to Miami for four players and three draft picks, but which team won this trade? And who were the losers?
Let’s break it down. But first, a reminder of this trade.
Miami gets: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bobby Portis
Milwaukee gets: Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, the 2026 No. 13 pick, Miami’s unprotected first-rounders in 2031 and 2033, a 2030 pick swap in 2030, and Miami’s 2033 second-round pick
Winner: Giannis Antetokounmpo
In the end, Antetokounmpo got his wish.
After 13 years in Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo was ready to leave the only team and city he has ever called home. From the outside, you could both see this divorce coming in slow motion — the traded and then misfires on draft picks sped up the process — yet still understand why Milwaukee had to stay on the path it had chosen.
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For the second half of Antetokounmpo’s Bucks tenure, the team kept making short-term, win-now moves — and it paid off with the 2021 championship. But when the bill for those moves came due in the past couple of years, Antetokounmpo realized he wanted another shot at a ring more than anything else. Antetokounmpo wanted out and to go to a place he believed he could contend, and that was no longer Milwaukee.
Miami was one of the teams on Antetokounmpo’s short list. In the end, the star got traded to the place he wanted to go. NBA superstars almost always get where they want to go.
Now we’ll see if this story ends happily ever after.
Winner (with work to do): Miami Heat
The bar is set high in Miami with these kinds of bold moves. After LeBron James made his decision and Miami landed him and Chris Bosh in 2010 free agency, the Heat appeared in the next four NBA Finals, winning two. After landing Jimmy Butler in 2019 free agency, the Heat appeared in two of the next four NBA Finals.
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Miami has work to do to live up to…
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Publish date : 2026-06-23 14:02:00
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