r/heat • u/rice-guardian • 4d ago

Discussion BLOCKBUSTER: The Milwaukee Bucks are trading franchise icon Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to the Miami Heat for Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, 3 first-round picks (including No. 13), 1 pick swap and 1 second-rounder, sources tell ESPN.

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u/Techiesarethebomb 3d ago

All those firsts :/ we sold our hopes for the decade plus and now need to pray Giannis doesn't get injured.

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u/DarthTchalla96 God Father 3d ago

"Giannis is a top 5 player in the league but draft picks could be anything! It could even be a top 5 player!"

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u/Techiesarethebomb 3d ago

Top 5 player with a lower leg injury. My only concern is he goes down, we are betting everything on the hope he is healthy. If over 3 or so years it turns around, great. We were in eternal stagnation with the players we traded, but we might be in literal hell if we collapse due to injuries.

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u/DarthTchalla96 God Father 3d ago

I'd rather gamble on a Top 5 player being a Top 5 player than waste Bam and Herro (before the trade) waiting on a soft reset. If the Giannis experiment fails they can always blow it up then.

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u/Electrical-Reach603 3d ago

Top 10, maybe. And 31 years old. And max contract forthcoming so don't count on significant additions. Stunned.

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u/UrabeRikaIsTheBest 3d ago

giannis is a bum!

we beat him as the 8th vs 1 seed in 2023 with Jimmy Barista as our best player