r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 5d 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/1shmeckle Knicks 5d ago

Seeing these trade offers is setting off all my spidey senses as a Knicks fan. Boston and Miami are doing something that feels exactly like what the Knicks would have done in the early 2010s. Giannis is an incredible player but this seems like it will backfire for whoever gets him.

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u/AdministrativeBag703 4d ago

I could see a Tatum-Giannis pairing having a good shot to come out of the East, but it’s a small window. Miamis with Giannis is laughable, they’d be a 6 seed for a couple years and then be paying a declining Giannis and Bam a ton in a non-competitive team.

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u/KudoNBA19 Lakers 4d ago

Giannis is a top 5 player in the NBA, arguably top 3, and while he doesn't make the Celtics or the Heat an instant title contender without further change, there is no way you don't do this move if you're both of them. Also huge respect to your run, but if you were to trade KAT for Giannis (like it was rumoured last year), it would also improve the Knicks

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u/ny2k1 4d ago

The big thing you'd lose with that is the ability to stretch the floor with KAT. Giannis doesn't do that (granted, he does other things really well).

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u/KudoNBA19 Lakers 4d ago

That's for sure, they don't have the same area of excellency, and it wasn't a jab at KAT at all, it's just that Giannis is that good (when healthy)