Rumor Adds Major Threat to Knicks, Warriors & Timberwolves Giannis Summer Trade Pursuit

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images A new rumor just added a team to this summer’s Giannis Antetokounmpo trade chase that will be a big threat to the New York Knicks , Golden State Warriors , and Minnesota Timberwolves . The story of whether the Milwaukee Bucks would trade Antetokounmpo dominated the NBA news cycle early in 2026. Especially when reports emerged that the team was listening to trade offers before February’s trade deadline.

However, Feb. 6 passed, and the 10-time All-Star remained in Wisconsin. Yet, the expectation was that this summer the trade chase would restart.

That seems like a lock now as Antetokounmpo and the team have clashed over his return to the court in the final weeks of the season. Well, just like before the deadline, the Knicks, Warriors, Timberwolves, and several other teams are expected to be the top suitors for the two-time NBA MVP. Those franchises’ offers will be improved this summer.

But will it be enough to beat out what the Brooklyn Nets , because, according to the New York Post’s Brian Lewis , after seeming disinterested in chasing a star player again, it is now a lock that Brooklyn will “call the Bucks about their want-away superstar this summer. ” What could the Brooklyn Nets offer in Giannis Antetokounmpo trade? Benny Sieu-Imagn Images From this year through 2030, the Nets have eight first-round picks .