The legendary coach of the NFL, Bill Parcel, said one day: “If you think about retirement, you are already retired.” This logic can be applied to many monumental changes that we face in life, from relationships to jobs.
It could also apply to a potential separation of Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks. MVP twice would be “Open -minded” to a business for the first timeAnd although it does not yet ask to be moved, it seems that if he thought he was asking for a job, he asked for a job.
What would be the best landing points in Antetokounmpo? The 29 teams call, but here are seven to keep an eye on.
Best offers
San Antonio Spurs
If Antetokounmpo seriously seeks to win another ring like his highest priority, he should put pressure for a business in San Antonio, twin with Victor Wembanyama and’Aaron Fox.
With the Greek monster next to the still improved Wembanyama, this team would be a defensively elite from the first day and could be a real threat next year, even in the Deep West. A few years ago when Antetokounmpo and Wembanyama were at the same time the 10 best players in the League. Then, while the antetokounmpo game fades, the Wembanyama will continue to increase and keep the Spurs in the running for years.
Thanks to the NBA draft ping-pong ping-pong balls, Spurs can also be the best business package. San Antonio can offer choice n ° 2 of this year (which will be Dylan Harper) and the choice n ° 14 (Atlanta), the prevailing recruit of the year Stephon Castle, as well as Harrison Barnes and Keldon Johnson To balance wages. Spurs also have their own first -round choice in 2029 which could be part of the package. This package is a start on a reconstruction.
(Note: Spurs have disclosed that they like Harper and want to keep the choiceAnd it would probably adapt well, but that is also exactly what they should say even if they are open to the exchange of choice.)
Houston Rockets
Houston is another team that can offer an instant antetokounmpo assertion for a title and send a pack of players and reassembly to Milwaukee which would be suitable for the transport he is looking for.
Houston finished as a seeded n ° 2 in the west this season and played a high -level defense, but showed in the playoffs that it lacked a real n ° 1 option on the offensive end. Antetokounmpo corresponds perfectly to this Bill – the defense of the Rockets would remain the elite, it would be a terror of transition outside the reversals and missed shots, and Antetokounmpo gives them an offensive objective of half a terrain.
Houston has an optionality, this business can be structured in different ways. Houston would be open to the negotiation of Alperen Sengun, said league sources in NBC Sports, but the Bucks can be higher on a business based in Jalen Green (depending on how they assess green). Jabari Smith Jr. is probably part of any agreement, and the Rockets have a lot of future choices of the first round – their own and others, such as Brooklyn and Phoenix – which could be part of the profession. You probably need a third team to operate mathematics, but it’s very feasible.
Brooklyn Nets
Trading against Antetokounmpo is Brooklyn’s plan. They have many future draft choices that they can launch in the agreement (including n ° 8 this year), with Cameron Johnson (and perhaps Angelo Russell) at the heart of the players’ package going up to Milwaukee.
The biggest question: is it an antetokounmpo business support? Although there have been reports on him in search of a larger projector – and being in New York is a light projector – it was going to pass from a team that cannot face for the moment despite the alignment to another team that would not be ready to face despite having on the list. However, the nets must be at the top of the list of contenders.
Glamorous franchises
There is reports that after a dozen years in Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo is interested in a larger market and a more lively projector. However, these professions are more complex to build and could require Antetokounmpo demanding to go to a specific franchise (“exchange me towards X or nothing”) to get there. However, here are some teams to watch.
A note: the bucks do not control their own first round choice for the next five years after a series of winning moves (such as trade for Damian Lillard), they therefore want a lot of choice as part of any job. This is a problem when he speaks to other contenders.
Golden State Warriors
As evidenced by Jimmy Butler’s profession, the Warriors are all to win another ring during the era of Stephen Curry. Antetokounmpo’s landing would undoubtedly make competitors, even in a deep west. That said, the most reliable reports after the release of the Warriors qualifiers Are that Golden State is probably involved in the antetokounmpo competition, the Warriors want to complete the list around Butler and Curry. That said, never count Joe Lacob who suddenly pushes him.
If the Warriors are involved, a business is probably made up of a sign and an exchange of Jonathan Kuminga more other players (Buddy Hield and Gary Payton II are options) and some of their own first -round choices for Antetokounmpo. How excited the bucks would depend on their feelings about Kuminga (it is polarizing), and even then, it is not the best offer because of the choices. Antetokounmpo should push him. (In theory, the Warriors could extend Jimmy Butler and then exchange him straight for Antetokounmpo, but in reality, there is no way that the Bucks exchange an unhappy butler who would not want to be there.)
Miami Heat
Miami is a glamorous destination that has been halfway for a few years, and has to make things happen to win now, so they will kick the tires on a trade in Antetokounmpo. The problem is that the heat does not have the recovery choices that the bucks are looking for in a reconstruction to make this business likely. On the salary side, a business by Andrew Wiggins, Duncan Robinson and Nikola Jovic Works (although the Bucks probably want Tyler Herro on Wiggins), but Miami can only exchange first round – theirs in 2030 and beyond – and that will not encourage a Bucks reconstruction team.
However, expect the heat rumors to swirl because Pat Riley has a way to make things happen.
Los Angeles Lakers / New York Knicks
We combine the two largest NBA market teams in one because it is essentially the same story: yes, they would be interested; Yes, they are good enough for the addition of Antetokounmpo to put them above; But no, they do not have the choices and the players to withdraw this compromise.
Lakers could found a trade around Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura, as well as other smaller players (Gabe Vincent, Dalton Knecht), and should probably involve a third team. However, the real problem is that the Lakers have only one choice of first round that they can exchange, theirs in 2031 (or 2032, after July 1). The Bucks will want several first circles, ideally of several teams (so as not to have all their eggs in a single basket, so to speak), and the Lakers cannot offer this.
New York is in the same situation – they exchanged each choice they could last year in Brooklyn in the Mikal Bridges agreement and have no first circles they can offer that will interest the dollars. A business could be built around Og Anunoby and others, but an agreement with New York does not bring young players and the choices that the Bucks will look for.
