Strange Shams Report: New York emerged as the only team Giannis Antetokounmpo desired outside of Milwaukee in offseason

[Fat]

Get it done, bye towns

[JayTWill]

But the picks we gave up for the right to overpay Mikal don't matter....

This is why you don't do the Mikal trade.

I still can't believe you told me to move on from the Mikal trade

[Capn'O]

OG + Mikal + Josh Hart + Whatever picks they want.

So who the hell is supposed to play on the wing?

It's like people have just missed out on what's happening in the NBA the last 5 years. Brunson, Giannis, KAT ain't winning nothing surrounded by vet minimums and late second rounders.

Pacome and Diawara are ready LFG

don't ever change for anyone Rob.

[robillionaire]

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no

Rob is off his rocker with this one.

Wanting to send Brunson off to space for Giannis is wild.

Brunson brought this franchise back to relevancy. At this point he impacts winning more.

Nah I’m not. Giannis is a proven NBA champion and generational talent and I’m at least making a realistic and fair offer though I do understand not wanting to. Go ask bucks fans if they’d do it if I’m off my rocker

[robillionaire]

Giannis’ game is centered around his athleticism and won’t age well. Wouldn’t trade his for KAT of Brunson.

People used to say this stuff about LeBron so idk. Usually that’s true but he’s a freak. I get that argument though and it could be true

[Capn'O]

Old lying rob.

Nobody even knew we were trading RJ, and I was fine with it when we got OG.

You however thought Brunson would be a backup PG.

Total fiction! Backup to whom? Frank? I sarcastically said borderline starter on a 2k ratings thread at least get your talking points straight

Greenarrow was right, the league has figured them out. Worst perimeter defender in the nba (Chanel sent me the stats) and guy who can’t shoot and they don’t even bother to guard, for Giannis. Mikal finally gets to be unleashed again like when Brunson was out with the ankle injury and he had that game against Portland. Deuce Mikal and OG insane defense backcourt Giannis and Towns best big man tandem in NBA history likely surpassing Kareem and James worthy or Duncan and Robinson. Still tons of depth. Would be the heist of the century. Take it and run. At least 2 rings guaranteed, possibly 3

Reported for anti-Brunsonism.


This was a happier home when you were retired. I'm working on a trade with the Wolves board to get you there, they have 3 Kentucky players. I'm looking for a rotational poster, doesn't need to be a superstar, we just need to rid ourselves of this toxicity.

Like, DF is the National Guard doing in Portland when we have **** like this going on.

[Gravy]

They are going to see if Mike Brown can fix KAT first

[Fat Kat]

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[mpharris36]

no

Rob is off his rocker with this one.

Wanting to send Brunson off to space for Giannis is wild.

Brunson brought this franchise back to relevancy. At this point he impacts winning more.

Nah I’m not. Giannis is a proven NBA champion and generational talent and I’m at least making a realistic and fair offer though I do understand not wanting to. Go ask bucks fans if they’d do it if I’m off my rocker

the bucks haven't made it past the 1st round in the last 3 years. Brunson is leading us to the conference finals

LeBron is also a proven winner and champion doesn't mean I'm trading Brunson for LeBron either.

And Giannis has way more left than Lebron so that isn't my point. But If you swapped Brunson for Giannis we aren't just automatically better. I would actually say the Knicks would be worse.

Now that doesn't mean I don't want Giannis...but I'm with nodope...the trade has to make sense. Trading two starters is probably too rich but that is what it probably takes to get it done. KAT and probabably at least one of mikal or OG offloaded to a 3rd team to get them a few 1st round picks is probably where this ends if the Knicks want to fully commit.

Giannis is a tough acquisition because you have to trade a lot and then you need a team that fits around him because he can't shoot. So its not as seamless as an acquisition as some are making it out to be.

[Besart19]

Shams with breaking news. We were in trade talks with them. I think he’ll be a Knick by the trade deadline

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Hart, Mitch and whoever disappoints us between OG or Bridges

With Giannis we cant have another brick master throwing stones at the basket

[mpharris36]

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oh he's leaving...he just sent his wife and kids out of Milwaukee he knows he's gone and wants to win.

Now the question is does MIL come to us with a reasonable offer and re-engage...or does MIL just hold out and hope Giannis gets desperate and opens up his willing teams to more than just the Knicks.

[mpharris36]

I don't blame Leon for laying low right now...especially when he knows MIL doesn't really want to move him. We can be patient here...the question is this is the first step (leak by Giannis to put pressure on MIL). Then the question is if MIL doesn't get off to a great start do they get pressure to re-engage...Knicks are one of the favs to win the east...we don't have the pressure right now.

The trade also will be very messy and complicated because MIL wouldn't just want players they would want picks...so you talking about moving off players to 3rd or 4th teams to get assets back to MIL...and that stuff would start to come out. So to not have the players and team deal with all these rumors about Giannis Knicks are going to lay low until they know MIL is actually serious about moving him.

[GONYK]

I don't blame Leon for laying low right now...especially when he knows MIL doesn't really want to move him. We can be patient here...the question is this is the first step (leak by Giannis to put pressure on MIL). Then the question is if MIL doesn't get off to a great start do they get pressure to re-engage...Knicks are one of the favs to win the east...we don't have the pressure right now.

The trade also will be very messy and complicated because MIL wouldn't just want players they would want picks...so you talking about moving off players to 3rd or 4th teams to get assets back to MIL...and that stuff would start to come out. So to not have the players and team deal with all these rumors about Giannis Knicks are going to lay low until they know MIL is actually serious about moving him.

All of this is why it's a next offseason discussion

[Capn'O]

I don't blame Leon for laying low right now...especially when he knows MIL doesn't really want to move him. We can be patient here...the question is this is the first step (leak by Giannis to put pressure on MIL). Then the question is if MIL doesn't get off to a great start do they get pressure to re-engage...Knicks are one of the favs to win the east...we don't have the pressure right now.

The trade also will be very messy and complicated because MIL wouldn't just want players they would want picks...so you talking about moving off players to 3rd or 4th teams to get assets back to MIL...and that stuff would start to come out. So to not have the players and team deal with all these rumors about Giannis Knicks are going to lay low until they know MIL is actually serious about moving him.

So basically we're monitoring the **** out of that situation.

[mpharris36]

I don't blame Leon for laying low right now...especially when he knows MIL doesn't really want to move him. We can be patient here...the question is this is the first step (leak by Giannis to put pressure on MIL). Then the question is if MIL doesn't get off to a great start do they get pressure to re-engage...Knicks are one of the favs to win the east...we don't have the pressure right now.

The trade also will be very messy and complicated because MIL wouldn't just want players they would want picks...so you talking about moving off players to 3rd or 4th teams to get assets back to MIL...and that stuff would start to come out. So to not have the players and team deal with all these rumors about Giannis Knicks are going to lay low until they know MIL is actually serious about moving him.

So basically we're monitoring the **** out of that situation.

I think that is exactly why Giannis camp leaked this to Shams.

[Woodsanity]

Shams with breaking news. We were in trade talks with them. I think he’ll be a Knick by the trade deadline

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Something tells me if we didn't waste 5 picks on Bridges, we could have gotten Giannis by now.

[3toheadmelo]

They are going to see if Mike Brown can fix KAT first

Early returns seem like KAT is the odd guy out under Mike Brown

[mpharris36]

I don't blame Leon for laying low right now...especially when he knows MIL doesn't really want to move him. We can be patient here...the question is this is the first step (leak by Giannis to put pressure on MIL). Then the question is if MIL doesn't get off to a great start do they get pressure to re-engage...Knicks are one of the favs to win the east...we don't have the pressure right now.

The trade also will be very messy and complicated because MIL wouldn't just want players they would want picks...so you talking about moving off players to 3rd or 4th teams to get assets back to MIL...and that stuff would start to come out. So to not have the players and team deal with all these rumors about Giannis Knicks are going to lay low until they know MIL is actually serious about moving him.

All of this is why it's a next offseason discussion

most likely...you can make the case its a trade deadline convo if things are more pressing for either Knicks or Bucks to re-engage...but it certainly sounds like groundwork being laid for next year. We would be able to trade a future unprotected pick plus a couple extra unprotected swaps as well.

But Giannis at least finally has publicly came out and stated his thoughts which is important. Because come deadline I don't know if anyone is going to send a godfather offer to MIL if they don't have assurances that Giannis will re-up with them. If the only lock extension talk is going to be with Knicks that gives us a clear advantage in trade talks.

[KGtabake]

Giannis’ game is centered around his athleticism and won’t age well. Wouldn’t trade his for KAT of Brunson.

Losing his athleticism by 35 or 36 doesn't mean he will lose his height or his footwork or his defensive instincts or his playmaking and passing. He can pretty easily become a center by then. Better than KAT even without the athleticism. We're talking about a top20 player in the history of the game now.
Plus, Giannis is 30. Not 35.
If i were the Knicks, this is a no brainer.
The problem is that even a KAT, Anunoby, plus whatever player package still won't make it happen unless Giannis demands the trade.
The Bucks can get a galore of picks if he opens up his list.

[Capn'O]

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Something tells me if we didn't waste 5 picks on Bridges, we could have gotten Giannis by now.

Maybe. With the exception of our 2031 pick, they weren't great picks.