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Bucks icon Giannis Antetokounmpo was reportedly traded to Miami on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Giannis Antetokounmpo wants more championships. So do the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n
Their interests are officially aligned \u2014 and the Heat finally have another superstar.<\/p>\n
Ending a marathon watch for the next great Miami get, the Heat landed Antetokounmpo \u2014 a two-time NBA MVP and 10-time All-Star \u2014 from the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night in exchange for a massive haul of players and draft picks.<\/p>\n
Per multiple reports, Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis are heading to Miami for Wisconsin native Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel\u2019el Ware and Kasparas Jaku\u010dionis. In the deal, Milwaukee also gets the No. 13 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, a first-round swap in 2030, first-round picks in 2031 and \u201933 and a second-round pick in 2033.<\/p>\n
Heat receive:<\/p>\n
Giannis Antetokounmpo
\nBobby Portis<\/p>\n
Bucks receive:<\/p>\n
Tyler Herro Full ESPN story on the Milwaukee Bucks dealing two-time NBA MVP and 2021 Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat for a haul of players and picks, ending a 13-month trade saga: https:\/\/t.co\/LEOOoEiHUe<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Riley harpoons his whale! Heat land Giannis Antetokounmpo in NBA blockbuster trade https:\/\/t.co\/TqekuH1zpm<\/a> Updates with additional details.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Sources say Bucks owner Jimmy Haslam was a driving force in taking the Heat deal for Giannis over Boston\u2019s offer. Haslam didn\u2019t want to risk Jaylen Brown wanting out of Milwaukee in a year after dealing with Giannis and Myles Garrett trade demands. Haslam wanted certainty, and\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnor) June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The reported trade ends a wild back-and-forth in the final days of the saga, with the Bucks considering offers from both Miami and Boston for Antetokounmpo \u2014 who led Milwaukee to the 2021 NBA title and was on the NBA\u2019s 75th Anniversary Team<\/a>, is a nine-time All-NBA selection and is coming off an injury-shortened season in which he averaged 27.6 points per game.<\/p>\n Heat find a new star<\/p>\n There has been no secret that this is what Miami has sought, because this is what Miami usually seeks. The Heat pulled off similar moves by landing Shaquille O\u2019Neal in 2004<\/a> (helping lead to the 2006 NBA title) and by getting LeBron James and Chris Bosh to play alongside Dwyane Wade in 2010<\/a> (leading to four NBA Finals runs in four seasons together, along with the 2012 and 2013 NBA titles).<\/p>\n Now, it\u2019s Antetokounmpo\u2019s turn. At 31, the Heat clearly believe he still has many good years left \u2014 and it\u2019s generally presumed that by making this deal they\u2019ll give the Greek superstar a massive extension later this year.<\/p>\n He was a perennial MVP candidate in Milwaukee, getting votes for that award in nine consecutive seasons before 2025-26 when too many missed games left him ineligible.<\/p>\n He has averaged 24.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game in his career, with 10 consecutive seasons of averaging at least 22.9 points \u2014 with three years in there of averaging more than 30 points per game.<\/p>\n Only seven active players have more points in their careers than Antetokounmpo, who has totaled 21,531 to this point.<\/p>\n Antetokounmpo had been mentioned in trade talks countless times in recent years, with the Bucks always insisting \u2014 with words and actions \u2014 that they had no interest in trading their best player and one of the best players in the history of the franchise.<\/p>\n But this time, it seemed different.<\/p>\n
\nKel\u2019el Ware
\nJaime Jaquez Jr.
\nKasparas Jaku\u010dionis
\nNo. 13 pick in 2026 NBA Draft (Nate Ament<\/a>)
\nFirst-round picks in 2031 and 2033
\nPick swap in 2030
\nSecond-round pick in 2033<\/p>\n