Giannis on the market: Milwaukee left standing alone
The NBA trade window is heating up, but the Milwaukee Bucks are struggling to find a taker for Giannis Antetokounmpo, and for good reason: according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, general manager Jon Horst has set a starting price that rival teams see as “unrealistic.”
The issue? Milwaukee is said to want so much back in assets that any team landing Giannis would be stripped of the talent needed to compete in the playoffs. It’s a strange stance from a franchise claiming it wants to build a winning project around the Greek star.
Celtics unsure, Heat in the hunt
The Boston Celtics are the name most often mentioned as the strongest candidate. They know Jaylen Brown would have to be part of any package to land the two-time MVP. But Boston is reluctant to pile in extra assets beyond the All-NBA second teamer.
The Rockets, Thunder, Spurs and Knicks have yet to make a move, a surprise that only underlines how much the buzz around Giannis appears to have cooled.
Miami Heat are currently seen as the team with the most concrete offer: Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and the No. 13 pick, plus more picks and players if needed. Milwaukee would use that proposal as a baseline while testing whether a better deal can be found before the first round of the Draft, set for this Tuesday.
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Giannis remains one of the four best players on the planet alongside Jokic, SGA and Luka. If a deal gets done, it would blow the 2026-27 title picture wide open. The Celtics or the Heat, if they landed him, would see their NBA title odds shorten sharply across every sportsbook.
Watch this space over the next 72 hours: the Bucks have set the Draft as their unofficial deadline, and the pressure is building. If Giannis is still in Milwaukee after the first round, talks could drag on all summer.
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