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Insider Drops Heat-Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Update While Celtics Rumors Persist originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat have emerged as the top two candidates to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks in a trade this summer.
Earlier this offseason, Bucks co-owner acknowledged that trading Antetokounmpo before the draft would be ideal for the Bucks. With the draft less than a week away, rumors and reports surrounding a trade are at an all-time high. The Heat seem to have an edge, and NBA insider Brian Windhorst gave an update on where trade talks stand.
“From what I am told the Bucks are yet to receive an offer they’re willing to accept for Giannis Antetokounmpo, which is somewhat what happened at the trade deadline… I am told they intend to trade him by the draft," Windhorst said on "Get Up" on Thursday. "I think it’s possible, there's some percentage chance, they don’t find a deal they like. Miami has been the team that’s been most aggressive and trying to get him. But they have seven or eight different pieces they can trade and none of them I consider super premium. I think the Bucks probably want all of them”
It seems like the Heat want Antetokounmpo, but the Bucks are waiting to see if they can get a better offer. The Celtics could certainly beat out the Heat's offer, but it is dependent on what they can get from a third team for Jaylen Brown.
Brown is the Celtics' biggest trade chip, but reports suggest that the Bucks do not want him. They would rather pass him along for more draft picks or younger assets. That means the Celtics may need a three-team trade to land Antetokounmpo.
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