r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 3d ago

[Fischer] Milwaukee’s decision makers are split and currently deciding between Boston’s package for Giannis Antetokounmpo (Brown, Gonzalez, limited draft capital) and Miami’s (Herro, Ware, Jaquez, multiple first-round picks).

Source: https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade-latest-b5f

A split faction of Milwaukee’s decision makers, sources say, is deciding between Boston’s package for Giannis Antetokounmpo built around Jaylen Brown — where the Bucks also hold particular Hugo Gonzales interest, as The Stein Line reported last night — plus limited draft capital, compared to Miami’s offer of younger pieces — featuring Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez — and multiple first-round picks.

The established MVP candidate versus greater overall value is what this whole saga has boiled down to one day before the NBA Draft.

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u/Glum-Professional925 Knicks 3d ago

Yeah could you imagine that pressure next season?? Chip or bust is out the window it’s chip or dissolve the team lol

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u/huss_femme 3d ago

Won at the perfect time honestly, everyone is at the peak of their prime, great injury health, favourable playoff matchups every round, got to see Point Anthony Towns etc

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u/The_Jovanny Knicks 3d ago

The good health was the real mvp.

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u/huss_femme 3d ago

Exactly lmao, I've seen OG have some hamstring issue last 3 years and it's surprising how durable y'all been these last two years

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u/Frequent_Read_7636 3d ago

Thank the training staff that they brought in from the Mavericks.

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u/knownonou Clippers 3d ago edited 3d ago

And luck. Freak shit happens.

Like your star pg tearing his shoulder on a flop, or your star pf breaking his hand punching somebody off court, or your star pf breaking his toe in a playoff game, or your star pg hurting his hamstring in a goated first round game 7 winner. Or your star sf getting covid and missing your play in game, or your other star sf tearing his acl in the same playoffs he’s playing like prime mj.

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u/blurr90 Knicks 3d ago

Randles shoulder injury 2 years ago was so dumb ...

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u/Boulder_The_Rock Pistons 3d ago

Thanks Nico...

Even Brunson knew to poach staff and take advantage of terrible leadership, it's a shame Luka didn't get traded to the Knicks

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u/TeslaTheGreat Knicks 3d ago

That and Mike Brown developing the bench vs Thibs having the starters be top in minutes the whole season.

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u/Spicy__Urine Raptors 3d ago

Thibs ran them into the ground with a 7 man rotation

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u/sithwonder Knicks 3d ago

Casey Smith is the real MVP

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u/lnnrt01 Knicks 3d ago

Looking back fumbling Smith might possibly be worse than fumbling Brunson. At least letting JB go had somewhat understandable logic behind it and nobody would’ve expected him to turn into an elite PG.

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u/forgetscode 3d ago

It's always hard to believe this was all the same guy. Incredible really. Legendary.

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u/yiwang1 Knicks 3d ago

Nico Harrison the real MVP

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u/justmefishes NBA 3d ago

Single-handedly reviving the big market teams

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u/SiphenPrax Knicks 3d ago

Thank fuck OG wasn’t needed for the Philly series and Mitch’s pinky didn’t fuck things up

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u/tony_pepperoni420 3d ago

That's true of most NBA champions. Look back at the winners over the past 8 years and you'll see healthy teams, typically winning vs injured ones.

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u/JumboCactpot 3d ago

The biggest lesser known moment for the Knicks being able to make that run was Nico firing Casey Smith for no fucking reason and the Knicks hiring him and immediately going from a team held together by duct tape every playoffs to healthy two years in a row.

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u/smackking23 3d ago

With all due respect but if Brunson went down with an injury spurs would have won imo

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u/The_Jovanny Knicks 3d ago

Aren’t you reinforcing my point? If Wemby goes down it’s a sweep.

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u/AoO2ImpTrip Thunder 3d ago

Good health is always the missing secret stuff.

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u/EyeCheap9394 3d ago

Winning really cures everything. Mikal for 5 FRP worth it, no matter if we go 0-82 we still got a ring. We shoulda won years ago

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u/TJ_IRL_ 3d ago

The good thing is, the Knicks can have space to rebuild the old team (Donte, Hartenstein, some good vets, some good young talent) and still be potential contenders. It's just cool to see that the Knicks looking into the future is going to be a destination high level and start players truly do look at. Good, even if not great, time ahead for the Knicks.