What Teams Are Best Equipped To Land Giannis In A Potential Trade Request?

[GiannisAnte34]

Raptors are interesting re Giannis.

Kuzma (29 y/o) and Giannis (30 y/o) are 76M in salary, combined. Barnes (23 y/o) and Ingram (27 y/o) will be same… but I doubt Ingram is appealing to the Bucks. RJ + Barnes is 66 M… could be matched with Giannis and Connaughton. Not sure that picks would be needed in that case. TO now goes IQ-Dick-Ingram-Giannis as their starting 1-4, while the Bucks go Lillard-RJ-Barnes-Kuzma, having gotten a lot younger.

But would the Bucks send Giannis somewhere he didn’t want to go? And would he be ok going to TO?

RJ + Barnes would get outbid by multiple teams, that's a weak offer IMO

Also why is that Raps team appealing to Giannis from the standpoint of being competitive on arrival? Don't see that aspect either

Raptors can offer Barnes + a top 10 pick THIS YEAR and futures.

Can’t see anyone offering a better player (on a 5-year deal) or a better pick.

Giannis/Ingram/Quickley is a very nice start

Cavs could offer Mobley/Garland
Magic could offer Paolo/Franz
Rockets could offer Sengun/Green
OKC could offer Chet/Williams/Dort

not saying all of these guys are attainable, but it's also highly improbable that none of them would be if Giannis is on the block. I consider all 9 of these guys better than Barnes

[Beethoven]

Lakers maybe. Cmon nba make it happen!!

[Sixers in 4]

Giannis only cares about winning, which as a Bucks fan, seems unlikely.

Simmons is a moron. He's not ending up in NY or LA. If Golden State had any assets they'd be the favorite. OKC has a million picks but they're all trash and they don't have the contracts to make it work.

Houston's the only answer. FVV, Thompson, and picks probably get it done.

Again Giannis has agency here. He'll choose his next destination because whatever team acquires knows he needs to agree to sign an extension either that or the Bucks settle for pennies on the dollar.

Giannis will have agency "if" he requests out

"Big market" isn't gonna be high on his priority list though and whether Simmons or the other talking heads want to believe or not it will most likely be a liability with getting on to his preferred destinations list

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Why would you believe he is going to allow the Bucks to choose his next team two years out from free agency?

He is going to do what every other NBA star does tell the Bucks what team he wants to go and if they don't listen to him he will threaten to not sign an extension every team that trades a player close to free agency goes through this song and dance then ends up having to listen to the player.

If the Bucks are lucky he'll give them a list of teams instead of just one or two.

[Packbuckman]

Again Giannis has agency here. He'll choose his next destination because whatever team acquires knows he needs to agree to sign an extension either that or the Bucks settle for pennies on the dollar.

Giannis will have agency "if" he requests out

"Big market" isn't gonna be high on his priority list though and whether Simmons or the other talking heads want to believe or not it will most likely be a liability with getting on to his preferred destinations list

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Why would you believe he is going to allow the Bucks to choose his next team two years out from free agency?

He is going to do what every other NBA star does tell the Bucks what team he wants to go and if they don't listen to him he will threaten to not sign an extension every team that trades a player close to free agency goes through this song and dance then ends up having to listen to the player.

If the Bucks are lucky he'll give them a list of teams instead of just one or two.

Giannis is not doing that though he is just not that dude he is for sure a buck next year now after that and Doc is still coach that I pray he’s not after this season. I can see him and bucks mutually agreeing to a trade.

[Sixers in 4]

Giannis will have agency "if" he requests out

"Big market" isn't gonna be high on his priority list though and whether Simmons or the other talking heads want to believe or not it will most likely be a liability with getting on to his preferred destinations list

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Why would you believe he is going to allow the Bucks to choose his next team two years out from free agency?

He is going to do what every other NBA star does tell the Bucks what team he wants to go and if they don't listen to him he will threaten to not sign an extension every team that trades a player close to free agency goes through this song and dance then ends up having to listen to the player.

If the Bucks are lucky he'll give them a list of teams instead of just one or two.

Giannis is not doing that though he is just not that dude he is for sure a buck next year now after that and Doc is still coach that I pray he’s not after this season. I can see him and bucks mutually agreeing to a trade.

He has two years left after this year.

His lack of term allows him top choose his destination I know you want to believe that but think things through even if he loves the Bucks why on earth would he forgo FA to allow them to choose his next team to be traded to? Furthermore whatever team trades for him will want to sign him to an extension.

It's just the reality. You need to prepare yourself for this.

[Perishable517]

i really want a Giannis-Steph pairing... Multiple first round picks perhaps? And Kuminga and others?

Trade them Dame for Curry?

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[Packbuckman]

Why would you believe he is going to allow the Bucks to choose his next team two years out from free agency?

He is going to do what every other NBA star does tell the Bucks what team he wants to go and if they don't listen to him he will threaten to not sign an extension every team that trades a player close to free agency goes through this song and dance then ends up having to listen to the player.

If the Bucks are lucky he'll give them a list of teams instead of just one or two.

Giannis is not doing that though he is just not that dude he is for sure a buck next year now after that and Doc is still coach that I pray he’s not after this season. I can see him and bucks mutually agreeing to a trade.

He has two years left after this year.

His lack of term allows him top choose his destination I know you want to believe that but think things through even if he loves the Bucks why on earth would he forgo FA to allow them to choose his next team to be traded to? Furthermore whatever team trades for him will want to sign him to an extension.

It's just the reality. You need to prepare yourself for this.

We shall see they having been saying he was leaving years ago I bet you he is on the bucks team next year.

[Himothy Duncan]

He won a title with Middleton as his best teammate

Who was an All-star... plus Jrue who was arguably the best perimeter defender in the league

So you wanna seem him make a playoff run with no good teammates? Who in NBA history outside LBJ in CLE 1.0 has ever done that?

Middleton is only an all star because he was on a MIL team with Giannis lol let’s be honest here

That Bucks team without Giannis that win is arguably one of the worst rosters to win in recent memory. Like what are you talking about?

22 year old Luka took the Mavs with a young Brunson to the WCF, why can’t prime Giannis drag this team?

[GiannisAnte34]

Who was an All-star... plus Jrue who was arguably the best perimeter defender in the league

So you wanna seem him make a playoff run with no good teammates? Who in NBA history outside LBJ in CLE 1.0 has ever done that?

Middleton is only an all star because he was on a MIL team with Giannis lol let’s be honest here

That Bucks team without Giannis that win is arguably one of the worst rosters to win in recent memory. Like what are you talking about?

22 year old Luka took the Mavs with a young Brunson to the WCF, why can’t prime Giannis drag this team?

The Mavs were young, athletic, and had shooters. The Bucks are old, slow, poorly coached, and kinda just play dumb BBIQ

[YogurtProducer]

Who was an All-star... plus Jrue who was arguably the best perimeter defender in the league

So you wanna seem him make a playoff run with no good teammates? Who in NBA history outside LBJ in CLE 1.0 has ever done that?

Middleton is only an all star because he was on a MIL team with Giannis lol let’s be honest here

That Bucks team without Giannis that win is arguably one of the worst rosters to win in recent memory. Like what are you talking about?

22 year old Luka took the Mavs with a young Brunson to the WCF, why can’t prime Giannis drag this team?

Giannis took a pre-Jrue bucks team to the ECF in which his 2nd leading scorer was a 16.9ppg Middleton.

You’re just out of your mind here

[RRyder823]

Again Giannis has agency here. He'll choose his next destination because whatever team acquires knows he needs to agree to sign an extension either that or the Bucks settle for pennies on the dollar.

Giannis will have agency "if" he requests out

"Big market" isn't gonna be high on his priority list though and whether Simmons or the other talking heads want to believe or not it will most likely be a liability with getting on to his preferred destinations list

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Why would you believe he is going to allow the Bucks to choose his next team two years out from free agency?

He is going to do what every other NBA star does tell the Bucks what team he wants to go and if they don't listen to him he will threaten to not sign an extension every team that trades a player close to free agency goes through this song and dance then ends up having to listen to the player.

If the Bucks are lucky he'll give them a list of teams instead of just one or two.

WTF are you talking about? I litterally said he would have a list

Is it that I said "big market" isn't gonna be a driving factor for him?

Said it before. I'll say it again. That boy isn't looking to pay those prices in LA or NY. If you wanna pick out the teams that would be on his list. Take a look.at competive teams in low cost of living areas or states with no income tax

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[knicksfan974]

I would assume Giannis would prefer a move to a major market with a competitive roster, and that's why I see the Knicks as a real possibility to land him. All-star pg in Brunson, high-quality wings in Anunoby and Bridges, with Giannis in the post, looks good to me!

[OkcSinceSGA]

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He wants LA, NY or Miami.

[Sixers in 4]

Whomever he wants to play for either LA, Miami, or New York.

New York doesn't really have the assets so LA or Miami

[mg]

I don't see the Bucks trading him. They had to wait over 40 years for another transcendent player after dealing Kareem to the big market Lakers. They just need to play it out even if it means trading all their remaining assets including their '31 FRP to try and improve their team around Giannis.

They don't own most of their own FRP's to rebuild if they wanted to anyway.

[mg]

Whomever he wants to play for either LA, Miami, or New York.

New York doesn't really have the assets so LA or Miami

Lakers really don't have the assets either. Reaves and their '31 FRP is their only real ammo. Not good enough.

The teams equipped with premium assets are the ones that either own the Mil FRP's, Houston that owns the Phoenix picks, or OKC. If Giannis is ok with Miami makes you wonder why he wouldn't be ok with Houston.

[Sixers in 4]

Whomever he wants to play for either LA, Miami, or New York.

New York doesn't really have the assets so LA or Miami

Lakers really don't have the assets either. Reaves and their '31 FRP is their only real ammo. Not good enough.

The only teams equipped with the assets are the ones that either own the Mil FRP's, Houston that owns the Phoenix picks, or OKC.

OKC makes a ton of sense with their perimeter shooting and picks but unless he agrees to sign there noone is going to give up a huge package in return for what teams view as a rental.

You are right though the Lakers don't have a great offer either but unless he expands his list of teams it probably isn't going to be the return MIL is looking for

[durden_tyler]

I don't see the Bucks trading him. They had to wait over 40 years for another transcendent player after dealing Kareem to the big market Lakers. They just need to play it out even if it means trading all their remaining assets including their '31 FRP to try and improve their team around Giannis.

They don't own most of their own FRP's to rebuild if they wanted to anyway.

And that’s why they need to trade Giannis so they can get back some FRPs.

This will all depend on Giannis, if he wants out, he’ll be dealt.


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[Bornstellar]

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He wants LA, NY or Miami.

Is Howard Beck reporting that or was he commenting on something Amico said? Because I saw the same headline but with Amico as the source and we all know he is full of ish

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

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He wants LA, NY or Miami.

I call BS.