Where might Giannis Antetokounmpo play next season? Boston? Houston? Los Angeles?
Miami and Golden State also are known to have interest in the two-time MVP.
After 13 seasons, two MVPs and one NBA championship — the first one for the franchise since the 1970s — the split between Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks seems inevitable. It is coming this offseason. Where will Antetokounmpo play next?
Golden State, Miami and Minnesota made a hard push at February's trade deadline, but team ownership put off making a deal because it believed better offers would be available in the offseason. That may be true. Could the Rockets, or even the Lakers or Celtics, jump into the mix?
It's possible, according to a report from Sam Amick of The Athletic . Two things to watch Two key factors will impact which jersey Antetokounmpo will pull on next. First, where does Antetokounmpo want to play?
By pushing off trading the Greek Freak to the offseason, the Bucks gave him more leverage — Antetokounmpo has just one more guaranteed season on his contract, and he can tell a team he is not interested in them that he would not re-sign with them. While Milwaukee could trade Antetokounmpo to a team willing to take a one-year flyer on him (as Toronto did with Kawhi Leonard — and won a title with that gamble), most teams will not want to meet the asking price if they cannot reach an extension with their new star. Second, which teams flame out early in the upcoming NBA playoffs?