{"id":458612,"date":"2026-02-04T20:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/458612\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T20:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:58:07","slug":"giannis-trade-rumors-wolves-warriors-heat-lakers-blazers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/458612\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannis Trade Rumors: Wolves, Warriors, Heat, Lakers, Blazers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bucks have ramped up trade discussions involving Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> within the past week in the wake of a report<\/a> that the two-time MVP is \u201cready for a new home.\u201d However, speaking to Jim Owczarski of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a> on Tuesday, Antetokounmpo didn\u2019t sound like a player who is eager to move on from the only NBA team he\u2019s ever played for.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I want deep down in my heart is I want to be a Milwaukee Buck for the rest of my career and win here,\u201d Antetokounmpo said, before describing in depth how much the city of Milwaukee means to him. \u201c\u2026 I got married in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. And also, legally, from the courthouse. And also, I\u2019ve had my kids here. My father is buried here. When I open the passport of my kids and it says born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, my dad is buried here, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo people have the audacity to come tell me and say, \u2018This guy really doesn\u2019t love Milwaukee.\u2019 I don\u2019t love Milwaukee? Not the people that know. The people of the city know how much I love them. This city has let me be myself, let me be father, have let me (be) a husband, have let me be my own true self.\u201d<\/p>\n

As strong as his feelings are for Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo has also spoken repeatedly over the years about his desire to contend for more NBA championships. The 19-29 Bucks look further away from contention than they have at any point in the last decade, which is a crucial reason why both Antetokounmpo and the Bucks have become more open-minded to the idea of a trade.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always listen,\u201d Antetokounmpo said when asked about his belief in the team\u2019s ability to build a contending roster around him. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m still here. I always listen and trust. But what I\u2019m trying to say, how many chances do I have left to win a championship? So, you just gotta (be) more careful and more urgent in every decision that you make moving forward. It doesn\u2019t change. I think I\u2019ve listened since day one and that will never change. I have great respect, love and likeness for (general manager) Jon (Horst) and the ownership and that will never be different. Won\u2019t change. But at the end of the day \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

At this point, according to Owczarksi, Giannis paused for about eight seconds before finishing his thought.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou gotta look.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are several of the latest Antetokounmpo-related rumors:<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves are discussing Jaden McDaniels<\/a>, Julius Randle<\/a>, and Naz Reid<\/a> with teams around the NBA and are in constant communication with the Bucks as they look to gather enough assets to convince Milwaukee to send Antetokounmpo to Minnesota, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints<\/a>, who says Giannis finds the idea of playing alongside Anthony Edwards<\/a> \u201cextremely compelling.\u201d
\nWhile several rival executives believe the Wolves have a path to acquiring Antetokounmpo this week, the Heat and Warriors have also made strong pitches, Siegel notes. Still, he suggests there\u2019s \u201cgrowing skepticism\u201d about Miami\u2019s chances of landing Giannis ahead of Thursday\u2019s deadline (Twitter link<\/a>).
\nWhile Draymond Green<\/a>, Jonathan Kuminga<\/a>, and Brandin Podziemski<\/a> are presumed to be key pieces in the Warriors\u2018 offer for Antetokounmpo (along with multiple first-round draft picks), the Bucks are reluctant to take on Green\u2019s contract and would likely want to reroute him to a third team if their talks with Golden State progress to an advanced stage, writes Marc Stein of The Stein Line<\/a> (Substack link). Green is earning $25.9MM this season with a $27.7MM player option for 2026\/27.
\nThe Lakers aren\u2019t viewed as a factor in the race for Antetokounmpo at this time, but if the Bucks hang onto the star forward until the offseason, Los Angeles would become a far more viable suitor, according to Stein. While the Lakers only have one tradable first-round pick (2031 or 2032) right now, they could move up to three first-rounders (2026, 2031, and 2033) in the summer.
\nAlthough the Trail Blazers have some level of interest<\/a> in trying to trade for Antetokounmpo, the forward\u2019s camp has continued to convey that he wouldn\u2019t be interested in signing an extension with Portland, Stein writes, which will likely dissuade the Blazers from making an aggressive offer.
\nAntetokounmpo, who is currently sidelined due to a calf strain, went through a 30-minute on-court workout on Tuesday, writes Eric Nehm of The Athletic<\/a>. However, the Bucks still haven\u2019t provided a recovery timeline or given any indication of when he might return to action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Bucks have ramped up trade discussions involving Giannis Antetokounmpo within the past week in the wake of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458613,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,7899,7901,7228,62609,7227,74678,74679,85],"class_list":["post-458612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-brandin-podziemski","tag-draymond-green","tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","tag-jaden-mcdaniels","tag-jonathan-kuminga","tag-julius-randle","tag-naz-reid","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458612","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=458612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}