The Milwaukee Bucks are receiving a lot of calls about Giannis Antetokounmpo. Multiple teams across the league are trying to get the forward, who is the biggest trade chip available in the NBA. This seems to be the summer that Milwaukee finally parts ways with him.
If a trade were to occur, it would almost certainly happen before the NBA Draft. That would allow teams to attach draft assets in this year’s draft. Draft assets are something Milwaukee desperately needs since they own so few of its own draft picks for the near future.
A crazy four-team trade proposal from Bleacher Report would see the Bucks add an All-NBA guard in Jalen Williams while they part ways with Antetokounmpo.
GettyOklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams drives the ball in a game. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Four-Team Trade Sees Bucks Add Jalen Williams in Exchange for Giannis Antetokounmpo
Here is the full trade idea:
Thunder receive:
- Evan Mobley (from Cavaliers)
- 2026 No. 29 (from Cavaliers)
- $28.5 million trade exception (Isaiah Hartenstein)
- $11.3 million trade exception (Isaiah Joe)
Cavaliers receive:
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (from Bucks)
- 2026 No. 43 (from Nets)
Bucks receive:
- Jalen Williams (from Thunder)
- Isaiah Joe (from Thunder)
- Day’Ron Sharpe (from Nets)
- 2026 No. 17 (from Thunder)
Nets receive:
- Isaiah Hartenstein (from Thunder)
- Aaron Wiggins (from Thunder)
- Sam Merrill (from Cavaliers)
Williams was one of the best players in the NBA last year, making third-team All-NBA. While he was hurt for most of this season, he would become the top option for Milwaukee moving forward. The Bucks desperately need a guard who can score the ball and create his own shot.
When Williams is healthy, that is something he can do very well. Adding Joe and Sharpe, as well as a first-round pick in this year’s draft, gives Milwaukee a chance to rebuild on the fly. They wouldn’t be horrendous right away, which is good when they don’t have their own picks.
GettyMilwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo drives the ball in a game. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Milwaukee Will Field a Ton of Really Good Offers For Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Bucks will have a lot of great offers to sift through. There could be offers from one-third of the league this summer. Antetokounmpo is highly valued around the league. It would be shocking if he ended up staying in Milwaukee next season for the final year of his deal.
Milwaukee will accept the offer that gives them the best combination of good young players and draft assets. This trade from Bleacher Report does a pretty good job of combining both. It would be hard for them to turn down a deal that gives them a first-round pick and an All-NBA player.
Antetokounmpo has to accept where he would be traded in order for another team to want to bring him in. If he won’t re-sign with that team, then that trade will not be executed. The Bucks will have to work with him if they want to get the best possible return for their franchise player.
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