{"id":458094,"date":"2026-02-04T15:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/458094\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:40:08","slug":"giannis-antetokounmpo-reportedly-favors-playing-with-anthony-edwards-timberwolves-prone-to-big-sacrifice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/458094\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannis Antetokounmpo Reportedly Favors Playing With Anthony Edwards; Timberwolves Prone To Big Sacrifice"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s<\/a> sweepstakes continue to intensify, the Timberwolves<\/a> were considered the dark horses in the race<\/a> to land the Greek Freak. But new sources have added further developments on how close Antetokounmpo might actually be to landing in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, Antetokounmpo would be delighted to play alongside Anthony Edwards<\/a> if he were to join the Timberwolves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what I can tell you. If Giannis and Anthony Edwards were to hook up, I\u2019m told Giannis would be thrilled teaming up with Anthony Edwards. Take that for whatever it\u2019s worth. Minnesota still has work to do and convince the Bucks they have the right package,\u201d said<\/a> Haynes during his recent appearance on NBA TV\u2019s \u2018The Association.\u2019<\/p>\n

Furthermore, NBA insider Brett Siegel also claimed that Minnesota was on top of Giannis\u2019 personal preference of potential teams to join.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the NBA on Bucks watch, league sources with direct knowledge of the situation told @ClutchPoints that 2x MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves at the top of his list. The Wolves are trying to pull this trade off before Thurs,\u201d wrote<\/a> Siegel on X.<\/p>\n

But while we can envision how dominating the duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Edwards would be, the Bucks<\/a> will likely make big demands from the Timberwolves so that they don\u2019t turn into very strong title contenders.<\/p>\n

Moreover, NBA insider Shams Charania<\/a> had reported that the Timberwolves made a player-centric offer<\/a> to the Bucks. And considering that the Bucks are reportedly looking for a young player<\/a> to potentially build around, the most common name that comes across potential trade packages is Jaden McDaniels<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s currently in the second season of a five-year, $136 million extension with the Timberwolves, earning $25.7 million next season. His contract shows how much the team values him and thus makes him the likely sacrifice that Minnesota will have to make to land the Greek superstar.<\/p>\n

Considering that reports<\/a> also state the Bucks\u2019 front office values the Timberwolves\u2019 package more than the Warriors\u2019, which includes draft picks from a time when Curry would potentially have retired. If that is the case, then the only logical explanation for why the Bucks would like a package more than those potentially high-value picks is if it includes a player of Jaden McDaniels\u2019 caliber.<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves\u2019 young star is famous for his defensive prowess but has also flourished on the offensive end recently. He is averaging 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in the 49 games he played this season while shooting 51.9% from the field and 45,6% from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see if the Timberwolves can manage to land Giannis without sacrificing McDaniels, but in all likelihood, if Antetokounmpo heads to Minnesota, then Jaden McDaniels will no longer be on that roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s sweepstakes continue to intensify, the Timberwolves were considered the dark horses in the race to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458095,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-458094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}