Bucks wanted reigning Defensive Player of the Year from Cavaliers in trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo
Perhaps this is something the teams will revisit over the offseason.
Bucks wanted reigning Defensive Player of the Year from Cavaliers in trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . If the Cleveland Cavaliers wanted to land Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo prior to the trade deadline, they would have had to part with reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Evan Mobley.
According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne , Mobley was a player that the Bucks were interested in as a potential return for Antetokounmpo, along with Philadelphia 76ers rookie stud V. J. Edgecombe.
“Multiple sources across the league said the Bucks' asking price was enormous, with an executive from a third team describing the Bucks' process as 'gauging the market' and their price as 'all our draft picks and good young players,'” Shelburne wrote. “The players the Bucks did seem interested in were younger building blocks such as VJ Edgecombe of the Philadelphia 76ers or Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers, sources said. ” This is an interesting piece of reporting, because the story isn’t over.
By failing to trade Antetokounmpo prior to the deadline, the Bucks simply kicked the can down the road, as opposed to resolving anything. Trade talks involving Antetokounmpo could intensify again over the offseason, and now the Cavs know what it might take to land the two-time NBA MVP. The next couple months could be extremely important for Cleveland’s potential pursuit of Antetokounmpo.