{"id":316614,"date":"2026-06-23T08:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/316614\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T08:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:46:17","slug":"giannis-antetokounmpo-traded-to-miami-where-does-that-leave-boston-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/316614\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannis Antetokounmpo Traded To Miami. Where Does That Leave Boston Celtics?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite all the momentum on Monday<\/a> pointing to the Boston Celtics<\/a> as the favorites, Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> will be joining the Miami Heat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the deal, according to ESPN<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Miami receives: Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis
Milwaukee Receives: Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, 2026 1st round pick (#13), unprotected first round picks in 2031 and 2033, pick swap in 2030, second round pick in 2033<\/p>\n

According to Shams Charania, the deal won\u2019t get done until the July 6, so there is still room for other teams to join in and expand the trade.\u00a0<\/p>\n

From Boston\u2019s perspective, Charania reports Boston offered Jaylen Brown<\/a> and two first round picks. The Celtics were reportedly being pushed to at least add Hugo Gonzalez <\/a>to the deal, but apparently Brad Stevens thought Brown\u2019s star power was enough and that two picks was his limit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As I wrote earlier Monday, an expensive overpay would have been a sign that the Celtics thought that directly offering Brown was a bridge too far for their relationship. The biggest question for the Celtics in the immediate aftermath is where the relationship is with Brown and whether they still have to move him. Stevens is scheduled to address the media after the conclusion of the first round of the NBA draft tomorrow night, and this will be one of the first questions he\u2019ll have to answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For what it\u2019s worth, Brown has spoken glowingly about Stevens and Boston this offseason. When addressing reports of frustration with the franchise, Brown took to his Twitch stream to directly address it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I hate that our president of basketball operations even had to respond to this,\u201d he said. \u201cMe and Brad have a great relationship. I love Boston. If it was up to me I could play in Boston for the next 10 years.”<\/p>\n

Brown did acknowledge the current rumors in a live stream, but didn\u2019t express a preference. There were reports Monday that Brown was open to the move and interested in leading his own team, but Yahoo!\u2019s Kevin O\u2019Connor reported that Bucks ownership was not willing to risk Brown asking out after a year in Milwaukee and having to go through this process again.\u00a0\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

So where do things go from here? There will undoubtedly be a flood of offers from teams checking to see if the relationship has been severed. If Brown is put off by the way this was handled and says he wants out, Stevens can hold a proper bidding war for Brown and try to build a different kind of contender around Jayson Tatum.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But if Stevens is a master fence-mender, and if Brown can accept this was just business as usual in the NBA, then maybe there’s a chance this can move forward. He is eligible for an extension this offseason, so one way to fix that relationship is to immediately offer him the maximum amount.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If that relationship is still okay, then Boston can get back to the original plan of adding via their mid-level and traded player exceptions. If not, then this offseason just took an incredibly interesting turn. Tuesday night will bring some level of clarity to the situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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