Already thinking about his future for several weeks, Giannis Antetokounmpo is now ready to leave the Milwaukee Bucks by the trade deadline on February 5, or next summer. The franchise is listening to offers and, in this sense, four teams have already positioned themselves to recover the 2019 and 2020 MVP.
This is the bombshell of this Wednesday, January 28: Giannis Antetokounmpo opened the door to a departure of Milwaukee Bucks. The future of the Greek has been in question for a while now. Last summer, rumors spoke of a potential departure for the San Antonio Spurswhere he would form a fearsome racket with Victor Wembanyama. This was only a hypothesis, but one thing is certain now, he is ready to leave the franchise that drafted him in 2013.
Antetokounmpo and the Bucks towards a separation
It’s the insider ofESPN Shams Charania who announced the news this Wednesday, indicating in a message published on X : « Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready to move to another team before the NBA’s Feb. 5 trade deadline or during the offseason as several rival teams make aggressive offers to the Milwaukee Bucks to acquire him and the franchise begins to listen, according to league sources interviewed by ESPN. » Since then, rumors and possible teams interested in Giannis Antetokounmpo multiply and TrashTalk and listed four who would have expressed interest.
The 4 teams most interested in Antetokounmpo
According to Ian Begley of CUTTHE New York Knicks risk returning to the charge after having already attempted an approach last summer. However, this would involve integrating Karl-Anthony Towns in the operation and the insider also cites Mikal Bridges. Especially since the Knicks could enlist the services of Jrue Holidaycurrently at Portland and champion NBA with Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2021. The Dallas Hoop Journal for his part cites the Toronto Raptors which, apart from Brandon Ingram et Scottie Barnesare open to selling the other players in their squad. According to Brian Windhorst d’ESPNthe Miami Heat would have taken the matter seriously and Bam Adebayowhich has the same agent as Giannis Antetokounmpohas already discussed with the latter a potential association in Florida. Finally, Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated indicates that the Golden State Warriors would have come forward directly after the news was announced. The franchise of Stephen Curry could suggest Jimmy Butler in exchange, injured until the end of the season, as well as Jonathan Kumingaplus Draft choices.
