So…Giannis is Definitely Going to Demand a Trade Right?

[Enso]

Gyro stands are going up at Kaseya Center as we speak

[LikeABosh]

So Dallas could have had Giannis over AD?

no way Luka would have reupped with the Bucks

You don’t know that.

Yeah, the Euro stars are different from the Americans. They don't insist on going to the biggest markets.

[PushDaRock]

They loaded with firsts and seconds , Knicks are not

Those FRP's aren't valued very high when Giannis makes them a championship contender.

I think that's just extremely greedy if you're not even willing to part with a Jalen Duren or Ausar Thompson if not both of them for Giannis.

There is no world where Duren is included in a Giannis trade.

Then don't trade for him, which is perfectly fine too.

[ReasonablySober]

Trade destination power rankings:

1 - Atlanta
2 - OKC
3 - Houston
4 - San Antonio
5 - Miami

Those are the only teams the Bucks should be talking to.

[Ambrose]

Those FRP's aren't valued very high when Giannis makes them a championship contender.

I think that's just extremely greedy if you're not even willing to part with a Jalen Duren or Ausar Thompson if not both of them for Giannis.

There is no world where Duren is included in a Giannis trade.

Then don't trade for him, which is perfectly fine too.

They certainly don't need to, but they if they wanted to, it would get done without Duren.

[zeebneeb]

What do you think of Pistons adding Giannis to pair him with Cade , obviously Tobias for salary matching and boatload of picks plus one of your one talents have to go to Wisconsin

But that would make Pistons instant East contender, West not so much this year but beyond with Cade development I can see them as a contender

If the Bucks want Holland/Ivey/Harris+ 1sts+some of the 12 2nds the team has, fine.

No Cade/Ausar/Duren/Robinson.

I would be fine with it. Pistons are one of the very, very few teams that have assets and picks to land Giannis, without gutting the team.

If not, go rot in a gutted team elsewhere. Pistons are in a unique position. Super young core+leading the conference = don't have to do anything as the team grows.

lol you want a top 3 player in the world without giving up any meaningful?

Laughing doesn't mean anything. No one knows the Cap on this current Pistons team. They have an MVP candidate, 4 extremely young top picks(Ivey/Holland/Ausar/Duren) all of their picks, AND with the 2nd best record in the league. Other teams not named OKC would kill to be in their position.

Pistons don't need to do anything. Thats the point.

[Castle Black]

Lakers can afford him once Lebron's off the books this Summer, but they have nothing of value to offer in terms of draft assets. Other teams can blow any offer they make out of the water. Don't see Giannis going there unless he's literally gifted to them like Luka was, in which case investigate Silver and shut the whole league down at that point.

[RoyceDa59]

The league managed to get Luka to LAL.

How much you wanna bet Giannis ends up in NYK.

[Froob]

Giannis really made Bucks pay 50M for Myles Turner (the very same Myles Turner that sucked in ECF and Finals) and then asked out

[lambchop]

Lakers .

This. Lakers are always relevant in trade scenarios. An LBJ for Giannis trade makes sense. Plus, family members can easily be traded/swapped which both of those guys value a lot.

[PushDaRock]

If the Bucks want Holland/Ivey/Harris+ 1sts+some of the 12 2nds the team has, fine.

No Cade/Ausar/Duren/Robinson.

I would be fine with it. Pistons are one of the very, very few teams that have assets and picks to land Giannis, without gutting the team.

If not, go rot in a gutted team elsewhere. Pistons are in a unique position. Super young core+leading the conference = don't have to do anything as the team grows.

lol you want a top 3 player in the world without giving up any meaningful?

Laughing doesn't mean anything. No one knows the Cap on this current Pistons team. They have an MVP candidate, 4 extremely young top picks(Ivey/Holland/Ausar/Duren) all of their picks, AND with the 2nd best record in the league. Other teams not named OKC would kill to be in their position.

Pistons don't need to do anything. Thats the point.

Then just don't do anything lol I am saying offering trash for a top 3 player is insulting and greedy.

[Michael Bradley]

He's going to the Knicks. It's not even a question of which team can make better offers. Many can. It's about where Giannis wants to go, and where the league benefits the most. The Knicks in the Finals will benefit the league. This is the end game. We'll look back and say "how did the Knicks pull that off by only giving up KAT and whatever?" as if it was a decision made by a GM. This is Adam Silver's NBA, for better or worse.

[magee]

Knicks don't have the draft capital the Bucks would want, unless he demands to only go there and for both teams to figure it out by trying to rope in a third team for young guys and picks.

[PushDaRock]

Trade destination power rankings:

1 - Atlanta
2 - OKC
3 - Houston
4 - San Antonio
5 - Miami

Those are the only teams the Bucks should be talking to.

He's going to wherever he wants. The reason he's still there in the first place is he agreed to give the team a chance, that definitely came with a mutual understanding that they would accommodate him later on if Giannis did decide to move on.

[mademan]

Trade destination power rankings:

1 - Atlanta
2 - OKC
3 - Houston
4 - San Antonio
5 - Miami

Those are the only teams the Bucks should be talking to.

I dont see OKC and ATL being interested, and Houston can only make it work with Sengun really (dont think they fit well together). And Wemby's injury probably makes the Spurs more risk averse this year

If the Bucks wanted a huge bidding war, they shouldve done this in the summer. A lot of these trades are far more difficult to push through during the season

[whitehops]

lol you want a top 3 player in the world without giving up any meaningful?

i think it's more that the pistons are set up for success now and in the future, they can afford to not trade all those assets "just" for giannis. he's definitely a top 3-4 player in the league but gutting a competitive roster doesn't really make sense. same with OKC, why would they give up chet and jbud plus picks for giannis when they're already in great shape as is.

[ReasonablySober]

Trade destination power rankings:

1 - Atlanta
2 - OKC
3 - Houston
4 - San Antonio
5 - Miami

Those are the only teams the Bucks should be talking to.

He's going to wherever he wants. The reason he's still there in the first place is he agreed to give the team a chance, that definitely came with a mutual understanding that they would accommodate him later on if Giannis did decide to move on.

LOL, he's going to go to whichever team is offering the best package. It certainly won't be the Knicks or Lakers.

[Enso]

The real question is will the Bucks include Thanasis and Alex if not no deal

[PushDaRock]

lol you want a top 3 player in the world without giving up any meaningful?

i think it's more that the pistons are set up for success now and in the future, they can afford to not trade all those assets "just" for giannis. he's definitely a top 3-4 player in the league but gutting a competitive roster doesn't really make sense. same with OKC, why would they give up chet and jbud plus picks for giannis when they're already in great shape as is.

Which is fine, they can stay the course. They just shouldn't expect to get Giannis if they aren't even willing to move an Ausar Thompson.

[PushDaRock]

Trade destination power rankings:

1 - Atlanta
2 - OKC
3 - Houston
4 - San Antonio
5 - Miami

Those are the only teams the Bucks should be talking to.

He's going to wherever he wants. The reason he's still there in the first place is he agreed to give the team a chance, that definitely came with a mutual understanding that they would accommodate him later on if Giannis did decide to move on.

LOL, he's going to go to whichever team is offering the best package. It certainly won't be the Knicks or Lakers.

if you say so