Heat's trade offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo revealed, but it raises salary cap questions
Miami is certainly going to be in the mix.
Heat's trade offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo revealed, but it raises salary cap questions originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Miami Heat always find themselves in the mix of these kinds of trade conversations.
A superstar like Giannis Antetokounmpo available? The Heat will be circling. And unlike with some teams, it's pretty well known what a Heat offer to the Milwaukee Bucks might look like.
"Losing the play-in should only accelerate Antetokounmpo trade talks," ESPN's Bobby Marks wrote as part of a new article on Thursday. "As Charania reported recently, the Bucks considered the Heat's trade deadline offer centered on Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware and multiple picks and swaps. Miami is allowed to trade the 13th pick starting the night of the draft along with first-rounders in 2031 and 2033.
The Heat can also include swap rights from 2029 to 2033. " MORE: Why Warriors would have to trade Draymond Green in a Giannis deal Herro, Ware and draft picks is a strong price to pay, and the Heat would obviously have to make sure they get Antetokounmpo signed to a long-term deal to make the cost worth it. Marks raises the possibility of the Heat waiting until the summer of 2027 to conceptually sign Giannis as a free agent, but if he's already extended somewhere else, that plan fails.