Bucks open to trade offers for Giannis Antetokounmpo ahead of NBA draft: report
The Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes is back on. The Milwaukee Bucks are ready to receive trade offers for the two-time NBA MVP with the draft less than two months away, according to ESPN. The development comes less than a week after Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam said the team intended to make a decision on Antetokounmpo’s future ahead of the draft, which begins June 23.
“Sometime over the next ...
The Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes is back on. The Milwaukee Bucks are ready to receive trade offers for the two-time NBA MVP with the draft less than two months away, according to ESPN. The development comes less than a week after Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam said the team intended to make a decision on Antetokounmpo’s future ahead of the draft, which begins June 23.
“Sometime over the next six or seven weeks we’ll decide whether Giannis is going to sign a max contract and stay with us or he’s going to play somewhere else,” Haslam told reporters last Wednesday. Antetokounmpo, who has spent his entire 13-year NBA career with the Bucks, has never publicly requested a trade, but reports earlier this year stated the 6-11 forward was ready for a change of scenery. Despite widespread speculation, the Bucks kept Antetokounmpo through the February trade deadline, with the attention then shifting to the offseason.
Interest in trading for Antetokounmpo is said to be robust, according to ESPN, with the Bucks reportedly seeking premium young talent or a draft haul in return. Antetokounmpo, 31, averaged 27. 6 points, 9.