{"id":296754,"date":"2026-06-05T04:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T04:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/296754\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T04:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T04:11:25","slug":"miami-heat-eye-374-million-trio-around-giannis-antetokounmpo-after-key-report-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/296754\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Heat Eye $374 Million Trio Around Giannis Antetokounmpo After Key Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

The Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves are emerging as favorite to land Giannis Antetokounmpo head of the NBA trade deadline.<\/p>\n

The Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> sweepstakes have taken a turn this week as multiple reports have named the Miami Heat<\/a> as frontrunners for the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> star.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After the Heat offered a trade package for Antetokounmpo that intrigued the Bucks at the trade deadline, the expectation is Miami will re-engage Milwaukee in trade talks for the two-time MVP this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Heat possess multiple rising young players and quality draft capital that could help strike a deal for Antetokounmpo. If that happens, Miami would aim to retain veteran stars<\/a> Andrew Wiggins<\/a> and Norman Powell<\/a> to create a trio formidable enough to help the Heat contend in the East, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Heat acquires Antetokounmpo,\u201d Jackson wrote, \u201cMiami might be able to re-sign impending free agent Norman Powell and Andrew Wiggins (who has a $30 million player option) and use the full $15.5 million mid-level exception if both players take slight pay cuts in the first year of potential multi-year deals and if the Heat is willing to spend above the $201 million tax line but below the $209 million first apron.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heat Expected to Lure Bucks With Strong Offer
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GettyPat Riley and the Heat are reportedly set to make a big push for a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade this offseason.<\/p>\n

Antetokounmpo, 31, is coming off a turbulent season after injuries and multiple public conflicts with the Bucks.<\/p>\n

After Milwaukee\u2019s season was over, Bucks owner Jimmy Haslem stated the franchise would soon settle on a decision of whether to extend Antetokounmpo\u2019s contract or deal him to another team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As the offseason heats up and the NBA<\/a> Draft approaches, it appears Antetokounmpo\u2019s long-anticipated Milwaukee exit is finally beginning to take shape.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Jackson, for the Heat to land Antetokounmpo, it would need to drop close to $47 million in salary to absorb Antetokounmpo\u2019s large cap hit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Heat gets Antetokounmpo, Miami must send out at least $46.5 million in salary to take on Antetokounmpo\u2019s $58.4 million.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The good news is the Heat have the player assets to not only impress the Bucks with an offer but simultaneously carve out the financial space to take on Antetokounmpo\u2019s contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t officially known what package of assets the Heat offered the Bucks for Antetokounmpo at the February trade deadline, but it is expected the Heat will make a similar offer this summer including players like Kel\u2019el Ware and and Tyler Herro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cNumerous hypothetical packages of players would satisfy cap rules \u2014 including Ware, Herro, Jaime Jaquez<\/a> Jr., Pelle Larsson<\/a> and Dru Smith<\/a> or Ware, Herro, Jaquez and Nikola Jovic<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miami Faces Competition in Superstar Sweepstakes
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GettyPat Riley of the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n

While multiple reports have established the Heat\u2019s strong positioning in the race for Antetokounmpo, the Orlando Magic<\/a> and Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> have emerged as serious suitors for the former Finals MVP.<\/p>\n

The clear advantage the Heat have over others is the likelihood of retaining Antetokounmpo long-term.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to reports earlier this week, the Heat are the only team Antetokounmpo would seriously consider committing to for multiple years. Knowing that, the Heat should grow even more confident in making aggressive offers for Antetokounmpo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With Antetokounmpo considering the Heat a potential long-term hope and with reports maintaining the Bucks star prefers to remain in the Eastern Conference if he were to be traded, the Heat are well-positioned to acquire the franchise\u2019s biggest star since LeBron James<\/a> in 2010.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But unlike with James in 2010, it would be fair to question if the Heat would have enough around Antetokounmpo to contend not for a championship, but for the Eastern Conference crown.<\/p>\n

Miami\u2019s vision is to build its fort around Antetokounmpo and 28-year-old star big man Bam Adebayo<\/a>. While that tandem makes the Heat a forceful defensive unit, the offensive side of the ball is where Miami\u2019s goal may fall short unless the Heat acquire another elite scorer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Jackson, the Heat aren\u2019t concerned about a potentially lackluster offense \u2014 or even the fit between Antetokounmpo and Adebayo \u2014 if the Bucks agreed to send their superstar to Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There is plenty of offseason ahead. If the Heat land Antetokounmpo, it would make plenty of sense for the team to continue making moves to steady the roster after acquiring one of the best players in the NBA.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tAdel Ahmad<\/a> Adel is a writer with over five years of experience covering the NBA. His work has appeared on various media platforms, both national and local. More about Adel Ahmad<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty The Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves are emerging as favorite to land Giannis Antetokounmpo head of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295039,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-296754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}