Best Giannis Offer as of 6/12/2026?

[TheNetsFan]

The Nets offer is by far the best one, and I'd be simultaneously shocked and sickened if they offered that much for Giannis. He doesn't hold that value in my opinion.

#4 is likely next best, but unrealistic in my opinion.

#1 is the best, most realistic option. It accelerates their rebuild, and provides them the flexibility to decide which young players to build with and which to flip for more picks.

[Skybox]

ORL sends: Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs, Wendell Carter, 2031 frp swap
MIL sends: Giannis, Myles Turner, Gary Trent

MIL trades #10 to OKC for Isaiah Joe and #12 (Cameron Carr) and literally makes playoff noise in the East NEXT year AND holds a valuable swap that, presumably, hits ORL post-Giannis while MIL is peaking.

Carter, Portis, Sims
Banchero, Prince
Kuzma, Carr, Green
Suggs, Joe, Harris
Rollins, KPJ

[Elnegron]

Lmao why would orlando do that

[hugepatsfan]

Feels like the thread of the week to try and unrealistic Giannis deal?

No realism this time..

NOP: Trey, DJM, 2027 NOP/Mil first
NOP: Jaylen

GSW: Butler, Podz, 11, 2027 first
GSW: DJM and Trey

Is Curry/DJM/Trey/Dray/KP good enough for Curry’s last run ? I don’t think so. But maybe?

Boston: Jaylen, 27, 2027+2031+2033 firsts
Boston: Podz and Giannis

Or whatever the rumored offer is. Podz is a good JAG/roleplayer around their trio.

Milwaukee: Giannis
Milwaukee: Butler, 11, 27, three 2027 firsts, 2031+2033 Boston firsts

5 future firsts and a lottery pick seems cool.

I'm very against BOS doing this. Giannis > Brown. Would love the upgrade, of course. But I don't think BOS's primary issue is that their top duo isn't good enough. Giannis/Tatum would be better than Tatum/Brown obviously. But I think their main issue is that they only have 3 players I think are good enough to be in the closing lineup for a championship team. If they trade all the picks like this for Giannis, they still only have 3 and what are their means to ever add those guys? We wouldn't have a first round pick again until 2028 and it wouldn't be tradable until it's draft rights - oh, and SA has swap rights on it so it's damn near guaranteed to be one of the last few picks unless Wemby breaks his leg or something (and even then it's not like BOS would project to even be bad themselves). Your deal ere essentially has them committed to Giannis/Tatum as a top duo and White as a sub all star 3rd option have to just be so much better than everyone else that it doesn't matter the rest of BOS's roster is subpar for true contender status. And that's with Giannis/White heading into their age 32 seasons too. I just don't like that bet. If Giannis' contract status lowers offers to the point he can be had for Brown + something palatable, then I'm all in. But all of our future picks is a no from me.

TBH, I would rather just cut GSW and MIL out of this. Just trade Brown to NOP for your Murphy/Murray/pick package. Murphy is a top tier off ball scorer who would legitimately be awesome playing off of Tatum. Don't love Murray but he's clearly another "closing lineup caliber" player. And between that 2027 MIL/NOP pick and all of BOS's own future picks, they could probably be in position to land another core piece at some point relatively soon via trade if they can line the salaries up right with their TPE/Hauser/Pritchard. Huge gamble to lose your all NBA sidekick like that but at least there's an upside path I actually like here. Especially if Murray could just be flipped for a different piece.

[Village Idiot]

That POR deal is really bad.

What Portland deal? As of now the only deal involving the Blazers is a Boston deal.

A Portland deal could be:

Donovan Clingan
Shaedon Sharpe
Scoot Henderson
Jerami Grant
2027 1st unprotected from Portland
2028 1st from Orlando - unprotected
2029 1st - highest of Boston, Milwaukee and Portland's
2028 and 2030 pick swaps rescinded

for Giannis and Turner

[JayMKE]

Pretty shocked the Miami package hasn't gotten one vote.

Giannis for Herro, Jovic, Ware, Jaquez, Kasparas, #13, 2030 1st, 2032 first

I think Herro could be flipped for a first pretty easily- especially if you were willing to take a meh player/contract back.
Ware is worth a first.
Jaquez is worth a first.
Kasparas is interesting
#13 will be a solid player.

Yeah you have to wait a few years before the other picks come along but that along with pick #10 in this draft is at least a young interesting 5 plus Rollins. Plus whatever you can flip Turner for.

Idk, I was a higher on Kasparas and I think when he played this year he looked pretty solid tbh.

None of them worth more than #10. Jaquez being worth a FRP is a stretch, he’s a bad contract upon signing an extension, Ware is worth at most a pick in late teens and is one of those empty calorie bigs who will secure a bad contract. Jaku is JAG. #13 only thing to set hat on and it’s pretty mid. Miami package is garbage and everyone knows it, Miami doesn’t even care about floating names out in trade rumors since none of them are pieces they care to keep long term anyway.

[JMAC3]

Pretty shocked the Miami package hasn't gotten one vote.

Giannis for Herro, Jovic, Ware, Jaquez, Kasparas, #13, 2030 1st, 2032 first

I think Herro could be flipped for a first pretty easily- especially if you were willing to take a meh player/contract back.
Ware is worth a first.
Jaquez is worth a first.
Kasparas is interesting
#13 will be a solid player.

Yeah you have to wait a few years before the other picks come along but that along with pick #10 in this draft is at least a young interesting 5 plus Rollins. Plus whatever you can flip Turner for.

Idk, I was a higher on Kasparas and I think when he played this year he looked pretty solid tbh.

None of them worth more than #10. Jaquez being worth a FRP is a stretch, he’s a bad contract upon signing an extension, Ware is worth at most a pick in late teens and is one of those empty calorie bigs who will secure a bad contract. Jaku is JAG. #13 only thing to set hat on and it’s pretty mid. Miami package is garbage and everyone knows it, Miami doesn’t even care about floating names out in trade rumors since none of them are pieces they care to keep long term anyway.

Yeah I just think those guys could be a lot better with more reps. They were playing limited roles in Miami and are all really young. Jaku was a projected top 10 pick last year and just slipped. Even if the numbers they put in Milwaukee are fake on bad teams those guys boosting their numbers for a year could make them more valuable via trade, vs waiting around 3-8 years for picks for to eventually roll in some of the other deals.

[mlloyd10]

That POR deal is really bad.

What Portland deal? As of now the only deal involving the Blazers is a Boston deal.

A Portland deal could be:

Donovan Clingan
Shaedon Sharpe
Scoot Henderson
Jerami Grant
2027 1st unprotected from Portland
2028 1st from Orlando - unprotected
2029 1st - highest of Boston, Milwaukee and Portland's
2028 and 2030 pick swaps rescinded

for Giannis and Turner

That deal is completely reasonable - I was talking about the one Scoot/Grant/Yang one

[Wolveswin]

Pretty shocked the Miami package hasn't gotten one vote.

Giannis for Herro, Jovic, Ware, Jaquez, Kasparas, #13, 2030 1st, 2032 first

I think Herro could be flipped for a first pretty easily- especially if you were willing to take a meh player/contract back.
Ware is worth a first.
Jaquez is worth a first.
Kasparas is interesting
#13 will be a solid player.

Yeah you have to wait a few years before the other picks come along but that along with pick #10 in this draft is at least a young interesting 5 plus Rollins. Plus whatever you can flip Turner for.

Idk, I was a higher on Kasparas and I think when he played this year he looked pretty solid tbh.

None of them worth more than #10. Jaquez being worth a FRP is a stretch, he’s a bad contract upon signing an extension, Ware is worth at most a pick in late teens and is one of those empty calorie bigs who will secure a bad contract. Jaku is JAG. #13 only thing to set hat on and it’s pretty mid. Miami package is garbage and everyone knows it, Miami doesn’t even care about floating names out in trade rumors since none of them are pieces they care to keep long term anyway.

For once Jay is accurate and not way over the top negative.

Heat need more assets. They should call Spurs and offer Wiggins/Mitchell for Fox + 3x FRPs (or more).

Then forward all those assets plus current assets for Giannis.

Bam
Giannis
JJJ
Powell
Fox

[mlloyd10]

The Heat simply just don't have enough. If they had a top 8 pick, they would have Giannis already.

[JMAC3]

The Heat simply just don't have enough. If they had a top 8 pick, they would have Giannis already.

The difference of player from pick 8 to pick 13 this year is virtually nothing. Honestly even from pick 5 to 16 is pretty much all 1 tier.

[Texas Chuck]

The Heat simply just don't have enough. If they had a top 8 pick, they would have Giannis already.

The difference of player from pick 8 to pick 13 this year is virtually nothing. Honestly even from pick 5 to 16 is pretty much all 1 tier.

No team in the Association has their 16th favorite prospect the same as their 5th. Not a single one.

[JMAC3]

The Heat simply just don't have enough. If they had a top 8 pick, they would have Giannis already.

The difference of player from pick 8 to pick 13 this year is virtually nothing. Honestly even from pick 5 to 16 is pretty much all 1 tier.

No team in the Association has their 16th favorite prospect the same as their 5th. Not a single one.

Sure, but the gap is a lot smaller than normal. Probably why we keep hearing so many teams are open to trading back in this draft (Clippers, Hawks, Mavs, Warriors etc)

[Prospect Dong]

The Heat simply just don't have enough. If they had a top 8 pick, they would have Giannis already.

The difference of player from pick 8 to pick 13 this year is virtually nothing. Honestly even from pick 5 to 16 is pretty much all 1 tier.

I just don't think that's true. The single largest gap is obviously 4-5, and I think the guards in the 5-9 kinda range are relatively interchangeable, in the sense that different teams could prefer different guys. But I think there's a clear dropoff around #10, where you have to start talking yourself into clear question marks like Yaxel and Mara.

As a Grizzlies fan, I would give a lot to move up from #16 to #8 to get a shot at one of the PGs. I wouldn't give up much to get to 13, though.

[Netaman]

Nets offer has way too many picks in it. Believe Winderman said max picks heat can offer are 4 future firsts plus 4 swaps, plus #13. If Nets are trading #6, the value difference between those 2 picks is at minimum 2 unprotected firsts, and probably more. So if the Nets are putting #6 on the table I see no way they are also trading 5 more outright FRPs with 4 of them being completely unprotected.

I think Giannis brings back more than KD did, but heading into his age 32 with all the injuries and him dictating to some extent where he goes, I don't think he brings back much more. This is starting to feel a bit like last year:

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I don't think the Nets will end up getting him, but I do think it's possible if not likely they put in some kind of offer. I could see them putting #6 on the table or a big offer of many future FRPs, but probably not both. My wild guess is either #6 + 2 unprotected future firsts or 4 future unprotected firsts, which would have the appeal of being able to diversify from a range of different organizations (BKL obviously and also PHX, NYK, DEN). I dont think Nets get aggressive in this, I think they only get him if the market is luke warm and the other orgs decide to not go all in as happened with KD.

[Netaman]

The Heat simply just don't have enough. If they had a top 8 pick, they would have Giannis already.

The difference of player from pick 8 to pick 13 this year is virtually nothing. Honestly even from pick 5 to 16 is pretty much all 1 tier.

No team in the Association has their 16th favorite prospect the same as their 5th. Not a single one.

This right here. I would not be surprised if there are teams who have 1 of the perceived "tier 2" guards (acuff, keaton, brown) ahead of Caleb and closer to the top 3, then whoever their #5 player is.

i think there is a good argument all of those guys are closer to Harper than VJE if this were last year's draft, and for the teams picking 5/6/7 they only need 1 such player to feel very strongly about their pick even over the pick directly behind theirs. It is highly possible Brown is that player for the Nets and they are wondering whether or not they can even get up 1 spot to get him. It seems like SAC may feel that way about Acuff.

Nobody knows where the tier breaks are this year with the group of players from #4-9 and I'd almost guarantee the teams see it slightly differently from each other.

[Wolveswin]

Has a Celtics/Bucks version been done with Jazz as 3rd team? Do Brown and Ainge have a connection? Love loss?

To Celtics: Giannis

To Jazz: Brown/Bucks Filler (yes maybe Rollins needed due to value headed Bucks way)

To Bucks: Bailey/JJJ or Markkanen/3x FRPs from Celtics

Jazz would have a nice win-now lineup:
Kessler
Markkanen or JJJ
Brown or AJ
Brown or Peterson
George

Bones of the trade, of course more filler and picks can be exchanged.

[nykballa2k4]

The Nets offer is by far the best one, and I'd be simultaneously shocked and sickened if they offered that much for Giannis. He doesn't hold that value in my opinion.

#4 is likely next best, but unrealistic in my opinion.

#1 is the best, most realistic option. It accelerates their rebuild, and provides them the flexibility to decide which young players to build with and which to flip for more picks.

I still rather take #4. I want to see what I can get out of some of those players.
Claxton would need to be re-routed for sure because he really doesn't have a point on a rebuilding team.

[JMAC3]

That POR deal is really bad.

Well Portland is trading for Jaylen Brown, not Giannis. So they are probably not giving up more than that.

Who do you think it is bad for? The Bucks?

They get control of three picks that are likely going to be top 10 picks. They get Scoot, who has at least shown he is worth a decent 2nd contract. Yang is a wildcard but would have plenty of minutes to develop in Milwaukee. Plus Hugo and 2 more picks.

That is 3 firsts, 2 swaps, Scoot, Yang and Hugo for Giannis. I think that is pretty decent offer.

Portland can just say no, and they can virtually bank on having 3 lottery picks from Milwaukee.

[Prospect Dong]

That POR deal is really bad.

Well Portland is trading for Jaylen Brown, not Giannis. So they are probably not giving up more than that.

Who do you think it is bad for? The Bucks?

They get control of three picks that are likely going to be top 10 picks. They get Scoot, who has at least shown he is worth a decent 2nd contract. Yang is a wildcard but would have plenty of minutes to develop in Milwaukee. Plus Hugo and 2 more picks.

That is 3 firsts, 2 swaps, Scoot, Yang and Hugo for Giannis. I think that is pretty decent offer.

Portland can just say no, and they can virtually bank on having 3 lottery picks from Milwaukee.

The flat lotto odds make getting your own picks back less exciting, particularly if there's a chance you're going to be relegation-level bad. The expected value of any non-play-in team's pick is like, #8 (7.6, if you run the numbers), which is not nothing, but most years isn't much to get excited about.