ESPN theoretical Giannis to Raptors trade

dkb964 · Post #1 » by **dkb964** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:02 pm

Toronto Raptors get:

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Milwaukee Bucks get:

Scottie Barnes
Gradey Dick
Ochai Agbaji
2025 first-round pick (No. 9)
2029 first-round pick
2031 first-round pick

LoveMyRaps · Post #2 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:11 pm

Easy yes

MiamiSPX · Post #3 » by **MiamiSPX** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:14 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:Easy yes

Yup.

Zeno · Post #4 » by **Zeno** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:18 pm

I don’t understand why the Bucks let us keep our 2027. This is 100% a full draft offer.

Post #5 » by **CPT** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:19 pm

Voted yes without reading.

10/10 would do again.

Lord_Zedd · Post #6 » by **Lord_Zedd** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:25 pm

Get er done Masai

OakleyDokely · Post #7 » by **OakleyDokely** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:32 pm

Giannis is a top 30 player of all-time, in his prime, locked into a long term deal. It could take decades in the draft to get someone as good as him.

Whatever they want, you give.

Tor_Raps · Post #8 » by **Tor_Raps** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:36 pm

Its such a small ask but let us keep Ochai while including something else.

I see ochai as a great 3 and D starter that would be needed to play off Giannis/Ingram.

LoveMyRaps · Post #9 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:37 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:Its such a small ask but let us keep Ochai while including something else.

I see ochai as a great 3 and D starter that would be needed to play off Giannis/Ingram.

I'm absurdly high on Ochai. I still think he has another level to unlock.

bluerap23 · Post #10 » by **bluerap23** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:39 pm

No brainer. I'd give them 2027 too.

Link https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45526828/nba-offseason-2025-8-giannis-bucks-trades-shake-league

bluerap23 · Post #11 » by **bluerap23** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:40 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:Its such a small ask but let us keep Ochai while including something else.

I see ochai as a great 3 and D starter that would be needed to play off Giannis/Ingram.

I'm absurdly high on Ochai. I still think he has another level to unlock.

Agree. Ochai is a perfect starter next to Giannis.

YogurtProducer · Post #12 » by **YogurtProducer** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:45 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:Its such a small ask but let us keep Ochai while including something else.

I see ochai as a great 3 and D starter that would be needed to play off Giannis/Ingram.

Yeah I would likely rather keep Ochai and give them the 2027 1st tbh. The expectation would be that it would be a late 1st anyways.

Shakril · Post #13 » by **Shakril** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:49 pm

dkb964 wrote:Toronto Raptors get:

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Milwaukee Bucks get:

Scottie Barnes
Gradey Dick
Ochai Agbaji
2025 first-round pick (No. 9)
2029 first-round pick
2031 first-round pick

Whoever voted no for this deal is either a troll or a bucks fan.

Jerry Lucas · Post #14 » by **Jerry Lucas** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:58 pm

Zeno wrote:I don’t understand why the Bucks let us keep our 2027. This is 100% a full draft offer.

Antetokounmpo and Raptors president Masai Ujiri go way back, and Ujiri has never been shy about taking big swings for stars. Toronto's recent moves, including trading for and extending Brandon Ingram, suggest Ujiri wants to leap back into contention sooner rather than later -- and in a depleted Eastern Conference field, adding Giannis could make that happen.

Given his youth and upside, Toronto's Barnes could be the most attractive current player available to the Bucks in a trade. That's important because the Bucks owe so many future picks to other teams that they have no incentive to tank.

In 2023, the Suns traded Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and one swap to Brooklyn for Kevin Durant. That's the model from which we're building this trade: one rising star (Barnes), one young shooter with potential (Dick), a third wing and a similar -- but lesser, because Barnes is more accomplished than Bridges -- assortment of picks that sent Durant to Phoenix.

With this deal, the Raptors would improve by slotting Antetokounmpo into Barnes' spot in their rotation, while the Bucks would be able to start building a young core of Barnes, Dick and the No. 9 pick in this year's draft. The other picks headed to Milwaukee would be concentrated toward the end of the maximum seven-year trading window, so Milwaukee wouldn't have to rely on picks from a team led by Giannis in his prime, which would be more likely to come at the end of the first round.

-- Kram

This hypothetical deal was constructed using the KD to Suns trade as the comparable.

Mattatron · Post #15 » by **Mattatron** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 3:10 pm

I don't wanna pair Giannis with RJ, IQ, Ingram and Poeltl. There would be still too much work to do to build a competitive roster. Shooting is ass.

rarefind · Post #16 » by **rarefind** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 3:13 pm

Mattatron wrote:I don't wanna pair Giannis with RJ, IQ, Ingram and Poeltl. There would be still too much work to do to build a competitive roster. Shooting is ass.

This would have to be the first big trade we make. The roster construction would make 0 sense.

Pointgod · Post #17 » by **Pointgod** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 3:15 pm

Yes, yes and yes again.

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan · Post #18 » by **theonlyeastcoastrapsfan** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 3:19 pm

I'm about 40% worried that Scottie may not be worthy of the status they put on him, and I don't see Grady as an asset he's not good enough of a shooter to make up for his defense and lack of strength, so I'm down for that.

dTox · Post #19 » by **dTox** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 3:19 pm

Since we get to keep Ingram + IQ + Jakob, that's enough talent around Giannis to be dangerous, especially in the East, so yes.

TheRaptor! · Post #20 » by **TheRaptor!** » Wed Jun 18, 2025 3:25 pm

bluerap23 wrote:No brainer. I'd give them 2027 too.

Link https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45526828/nba-offseason-2025-8-giannis-bucks-trades-shake-league

Keep the 2027 to package with RJ and Poetl for KD

Would you make the deal?