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Bucks Owner Was 'Driving Force' In Rejecting Celtics' Offer For Giannis Antetokounmpo originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Milwaukee Bucks traded Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat on Monday night, and Jimmy Haslam was the main reason the Bucks accepted the Heat's offer over the Boston Celtics'.
Haslam has been part of the Mucks' ownership group since 2023, and according to Yahoo Sports' Kevin O'Connor, he was the "driving force" in the Bucks choosing the Heat's offer. There were reportedly concerns about Jaylen Brown's willingness to stay in Milwaukee after a potential trade.
"Sources say Bucks owner Jimmy Haslem was a driving force in taking the Heat deal for Giannis over Boston’s offer," wrote O'Connor on Tuesday. "Haslem didn’t want to risk Jaylen Brown wanting out of Milwaukee in a year after dealing with Giannis and Myles Garrett trade demands. Haslem wanted certainty, and the Miami deal provided more of that with more total assets in return to Milwaukee."
Haslam's involvement with the Cleveland Browns likely ended up playing a role in the entire trade situation. The Browns traded away their franchise superstar in Garrett earlier this month. Understandably, he did not want to have to deal with trading another superstar in Brown.
The Heat gave up Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks, one pick swap and one second-round pick in exchange for Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis. According to NBA insider Shams Charania, the Celtics offered a package featuring Brown and two first-round picks.
The Heat's offer had more players and draft capital, but it's unclear if it was actually a better deal. Brown is a finals MVP and was All-NBA Second-Team last season.
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