Is Giannis Antetokounmpo commerce this summer time useless? Newest hypothesis tries to maintain that ember burning.
Let’s be clear from the outset: Giannis Antetokounmpo has not requested for a commerce. The Milwaukee Bucks haven’t any intention of buying and selling him. There are not any ongoing commerce talks involving Antetokounmpo.
That’s not sufficient to utterly snuff out Antetokounmpo commerce hypothesis or rumors.
Two of ESPN’s reporters specializing in commerce talks and rumors speculated within the final 48 hours that Antetokounmpo might reassess his state of affairs, and commerce talks might warmth up once more later this summer time after free company. They fanned the ember of an Antetokounmpo commerce to maintain it burning.
ESPN’s newsbreaker Shams Charania was on the community’s “Get Up” present Thursday and laid out a situation for a possible Antetokounmpo commerce later in the summertime.
“He’s been there for 12 years, so there’s going to be that fairness given to the Bucks to see what they do through the draft week, free company week. How a lot can they enhance this staff of their strikes? He mentioned it, he desires to compete for championships. Can the Bucks make these championship strikes? His future, I’ve mentioned it for the previous few weeks, it gained’t be tied to the draft, it gained’t be tied to free company. If there’s a decision on Giannis Antetokounmpo, it may very well be later in the summertime.”
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst was on the Wealthy Eisen Present and echoed the identical thought — nothing is shut, there are not any talks, however different groups are nonetheless watching the state of affairs.
“Once you see groups not go after Kevin Durant to avoid wasting their belongings for one thing larger, I can’t say for certain. I can’t say completely what’s in Pat Riley’s thoughts, as he doesn’t put all of his belongings on the desk that he might for Kevin Durant. I can’t say precisely what Leon Rose is pondering as common supervisor and president of the New York Knicks after they elect to go on Durant. However I can state these info surrounding the Bucks and you’ll extrapolate what you possibly can extrapolate.”
The probably final result — by far — is that subsequent season Antetokounmpo is a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. That’s additionally a type of boring reply. What’s way more fascinating is somebody saying, “So that you’re telling me there’s an opportunity.” And in an NBA the place Luka Doncic will get traded, something appears potential. In order that ember simply retains getting fanned and stays heat.