Raptorfan2012 wrote:MiamiSPX wrote:Tripod wrote:In that same vein, then Brooklyn is a no too. So who in the East is a match...and we know he dislikes Indy so they are ruled out.
Well, I don't believe the reports about him wanting to stay in the East. It was inevitable that we would be used for clickbait and leverage.
Makes a lot of sense if Giannis’s goal is to win more championships. The East is clearly the easier path to get to the Finals for the foreseeable future.
Sure, and if he couldn't get far with another HoF'er as a sidekick, what exactly are we selling him on? Like everyone else, I hope like hell that BI stays healthy because he is instantly our best offensive player. But there are likely zero people on the planet who would be shocked if he missed 30 games next season, let's be honest.
As flawed as he is, I don't think Giannis comes here if Barnes is going the other way. And then that's where the Bucks and Raps are at an impasse. And again, I don't say this as a way of not trading Barnes. I would trade him in a nanosecond for Giannis. Bucks can even choose whichever other 2 non-BI players they want and I am still fine with it, as well as whatever draft picks it would take. It would be much cleaner and easier to send Barnes the other way, but I just think Giannis then wouldn't want to go.
I suspect that is what this "fact finding" mission that he and his people are on, is all about. Finding a suitable trading partner that would still be a very good team after losing the players that go the other way.
























