I don’t know if you’ve heard, but there’s a possibility that Giannis Antetokounmpo could be traded from the Milwaukee Bucks. Of course you’ve heard about it because it is all anyone has talked about for the last 3 months and off and on for the last several years. Insert your own dating/breakup analogy here because I don’t have the patience to come up with anything original.
Still, you have to admit it is a topic that is interesting and pretty relevant to the Celtics in both the near and long term
future. So let’s talk about it.
Where do you think he’ll end up? When do you think he’ll get traded? Who has the best trade package to offer? What are those impacts to the Celtics? Could the Celtics get (indirectly) involved? Will the trade (if/when it finally happens or completely falls through) open things up for the Celtics to make other moves?
In case you haven’t been following along closely, at the moment it seems like a few teams are discussed most often (and they tend to read as a Usual Suspects lineup).
Golden State Warriors – Offering up picks, Jonathan Kuminga, and salary filler to help extend Steph Curry’s window. Do you think they’ll include Draymond?
Minnesota Timberwolves – Apparently Giannis wants to play with Anthony Edwards. Who wouldn’t? They have a number of moveable contracts.
Miami Heat – Tyler Herro (perhaps to a 3rd team), young players, and picks? Everyone wants to play in South Beach but can they offer the best trade package?
New York Knicks – They were the rumored desired location for Giannis in the offseason. But I would imagine they’ll need a 3rd team to take KAT. They might have more picks available to trade in the offseason as well.
Are there any other team’s I’m forgetting? Sixers? Magic? Any dark horse candidates you could see getting in the bidding?
There are a lot of different directions this could go. So let’s talk about it.
