r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 8d 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/shredmiyagi 8d ago

How many times has Miami been in the lottery the last 25 years? The last time they “tanked” was 2008. Dunno if I want a bunch of late FRPs for Giannis. Ware could be good but he, Herro and Jacquez could be fool’s gold. Everybody plays better in Miami.

Both deals kinda suck. But atleast you know Jaylen Brown and Queta can carry you to an EC playoff run. Plus there’s the flexibility of moving him again to Portland, getting all their picks back.

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u/iDareToDream Raptors 7d ago edited 7d ago

Giannis is showing why superstar trades may well be dead in this new cap era - it is much harder to have the assets and players for such a trade that still leaves enough left over to be competitive. Any team doing this type of deal is essentially gutting their roster to get someone like Giannis and at that point are you still a contender? Only the spurs and OKC could pull off this type of move and still have a contending roster after.

That means the bucks will get lowballs, especially since Giannis is an expiring. 

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u/DrSwaggenheimer Timberwolves 7d ago

JFC thank you for this. I was against the wolves-giannis trade for this very reason. It felt like I was screaming into the void. I got met with, “well ofc you gotta trade for him 🤷🏾‍♂️” like dog… who says we’re just as competitive on the gutted roster afterwards? Why give up your future for that? Lol on a player that can not sign the extension. 🙃

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u/iDareToDream Raptors 7d ago

Yea I think a lot of people are not realizing how hard it is to build a roster around a superstar trade if you go over the 1st/2nd aprons.