Giannis Thread - "The Finals are different, I hope to be back soon with the Bucks"

[Matches Malone]

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Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo remains a target, but there has been recent uncertainty in the past week on his actual availability - not to mention the potential asking price Milwaukee would require.

[FrieAaron]

Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo remains a target, but there has been recent uncertainty in the past week on his actual availability - not to mention the potential asking price Milwaukee would require.

"You mean we can't get Giannis for KAT and a second round pick?"

[randy84]

Simmons pod last night. Some guy named Van Lathan says we need to take a lower return in order to thank Giannis for bringing a championship to Milwaukee. We need to do right by him and send him wherever he wants to go.

Simmons doubles down on his deal where Kat comes here and OG or Bridges go to the Spurs. Vassell and a couple picks to MKE. Of course not the #2.

You would think paying him $54 million a year and teaching him to drive would be thank you enough.

[raferfenix]

Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo remains a target, but there has been recent uncertainty in the past week on his actual availability - not to mention the potential asking price Milwaukee would require.

About as encouraging a report as we could hope for.

[Bernman]

ESPN comes up w/ hypothetical Flagg trades, & dismisses the Giannis one out of hand, not because of recent reports he's staying (which they ignore), rather "only" being under contract for 2 yrs (+1). Then they proceed to propose Flagg for Donovan Mitchell, who's....under contract for 2 yrs (+1).

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45425353/potential-trades-top-2025-nba-draft-pick-cooper-flagg-dallas-mavericks

[ReasonablySober]

ESPN comes up w/ hypothetical Flagg trades, & dismisses the Giannis one out of hand, not because of recent reports he's staying (which they ignore), rather "only" being under contract for 2 yrs (+1). Then they proceed to propose Flagg for Donovan Mitchell, who's....under contract for 2 yrs (+1).

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45425353/potential-trades-top-2025-nba-draft-pick-cooper-flagg-dallas-mavericks

So according to them

Dallas out:
Cooper Flagg
Daniel Gafford
PJ Washington
Caleb Martin

Dallas in:
Donovan Mitchell
2028 first-round swap (via Lakers)
2030 first-round swap (via Lakers)
2031 first-round pick (via Lakers)

Well that seems insanely bad from Dallas's perspective.

[Indomitable]

ESPN comes up w/ hypothetical Flagg trades, & dismisses the Giannis one out of hand, not because of recent reports he's staying (which they ignore), rather "only" being under contract for 2 yrs (+1). Then they proceed to propose Flagg for Donovan Mitchell, who's....under contract for 2 yrs (+1).

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45425353/potential-trades-top-2025-nba-draft-pick-cooper-flagg-dallas-mavericks

So according to them

Dallas out:
Cooper Flagg
Daniel Gafford
PJ Washington
Caleb Martin

Dallas in:
Donovan Mitchell
2028 first-round swap (via Lakers)
2030 first-round swap (via Lakers)
2031 first-round pick (via Lakers)

Well that seems insanely bad from Dallas's perspective.

This is a horrible trade

[JonHeist]

ESPN needs to clean house jfc

[Licensed to Il]

There was a time (1995-2004ish) when ESPN was the most dominant brand/company in sports. These days the name literally repulses people.

[jschligs]

There was a time (1995-2004ish) when ESPN was the most dominant brand/company in sports. These days the name literally repulses people.

I miss the glory days of the late 90s/early 2000s. When SC would come on I'd literally watch it for hours. I would watch all the other shows too.

Now SC is posting a kid flopping on social media like it's cool and I haven't watched one of their programs in years.

[RiotPunch]

There was a time (1995-2004ish) when ESPN was the most dominant brand/company in sports. These days the name literally repulses people.

I miss the glory days of the late 90s/early 2000s. When SC would come on I'd literally watch it for hours. I would watch all the other shows too.

Now SC is posting a kid flopping on social media like it's cool and I haven't watched one of their programs in years.

My bedroom TV had the ESPN logo burned into the screen. Those were the days.

[drew881]

ESPN comes up w/ hypothetical Flagg trades, & dismisses the Giannis one out of hand, not because of recent reports he's staying (which they ignore), rather "only" being under contract for 2 yrs (+1). Then they proceed to propose Flagg for Donovan Mitchell, who's....under contract for 2 yrs (+1).

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45425353/potential-trades-top-2025-nba-draft-pick-cooper-flagg-dallas-mavericks

So according to them

Dallas out:
Cooper Flagg
Daniel Gafford
PJ Washington
Caleb Martin

Dallas in:
Donovan Mitchell
2028 first-round swap (via Lakers)
2030 first-round swap (via Lakers)
2031 first-round pick (via Lakers)

Well that seems insanely bad from Dallas's perspective.

This is a horrible trade

Sounds about right for Nico though

[ReasonablySober]

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[Frank Nova]

Watch on YouTube

Lol this is so ridiculous. Let’s talk about the best places for Giannis that aren’t Milwaukee but let’s not care about who they have to give up for Giannis because we don’t want to make it sound like he’s better off just staying in Milwaukee. Brilliant stuff

[raferfenix]

Gambo linking KD to San Antonio also seems encouraging on the Giannis front, particularly in the context of the Houston report about the "recent uncertainty in the past week of his actual availability".

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/280642/Suns-Could-Trade-Kevin-Durant-By-The-Draft;-Spurs-Connected-To-Durant

[JonHeist]

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TL;DW?

[Matches Malone]

Might not mean anything, but maybe a breadcrumb.

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[MickeyDavis]

Might not mean anything, but maybe a breadcrumb.

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Bucksrealm is the one who posted an old pic of Giannis in NY as if it was new and blocked everyone who called him out on it.

HOWEVER, this is a true story that was on WISN.

[DanoMac]

Giannis has been responding and interacting with BucksRealm on the daily it seems like over the past 3-4 weeks lol

[Matches Malone]

Might not mean anything, but maybe a breadcrumb.

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Bucksrealm is the one who posted an old pic of Giannis in NY as if it was new and blocked everyone who called him out on it.

HOWEVER, this is a true story that was on WISN.

Yeah, I don't even follow that account because it's usually crap but saw Giannis liking that tweet and perked up. Could just be Giannis liking the post because of the building of homes in Milwaukee, but it does say all the more reason he's not going anywhere in the tweet he liked.