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Around the NBA / Re: NBA Season 2025-26
« Last post by Phantom255x on Today at 03:12:23 PM »
I'm really not sure how much trade value KAT has. In fact I don't think he's that far off from Trae's trade value (contract considered) which wasn't much evidently. NY would have to entice MIL further.

I wouldn't sleep on Miami going after him if they are fine giving up Ware or Bam in the package.

We'll see, I still think NY is the favorite to land him but I wonder if they'd be able to pull it off if MIL doesn't want KAT. I doubt NY will trade Brunson.
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Giannis is on the wrong side of 30 and has a history of calf injuries. I hate to speculate about injuries but he seems susceptible to a "large event" injury.

I'm good with not blowing up the team. Hope he goes out West.
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Around the NBA / Re: NBA Season 2025-26
« Last post by snively on Today at 03:09:57 PM »
Giannis and KAT would be quite the duo - that would be the pairing I would prefer as a Knick fan.
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Do the Warriors have enough future draft picks to make a run at Giannis? Using Jimmy's contract as a makeweight.

Butler is now a negative contract. The Bucks won't be able to retrade him by the end of it.

I did think about Kuminga as the core of the trade package. The Warriors own all their own 1sts, and the could trade Moody and Podz.

Salaries get tricky though. The only realistic way it could work is if Green is also in the trade, and probably rerouted to a third team.

Plus, I can't imagine Giannis sees that as the opportunity for the last phase of his prime. Steph is not who he once was, Butler is recovering from ACL, and that roster would be depleted.

However, I did think about this idea:

Warriors get Derrick White, Coffee

Celtics get Giannis, Thanasis, Anthony

Bucks get Kuminga, Podz, Simons, Hauser, and Hield, 1 first from Warriors, 2 1sts from Celtics

Warriors - Realistically with their cap situation, White is the best player they will be able to get, especially with Kuminga' value right now. They get him for one last push with their core next year.

Bucks get two solid prospects, a 20 ppg guard, vets that can fill their rotation or traded for draft assets, and 3 1st rounders for Giannis.

Celtics get Giannis. We have the best big 3 in the league.
I'd do that trade but I don't think Milwaukee would consider Kuminga and Podz to be sufficient building blocks to go with 3 scorers.  I think they'd be a playoff team but without the top  end talent to make a real run at it.
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Around the NBA / Re: NBA Season 2025-26
« Last post by Who on Today at 02:37:41 PM »
Trades will happen but it's a bit crazy the deadline is just 8 days away and there hasn't already been much action or strong rumors. And yeah, it's next Thursday. Snuck up fast.

You may have just jinxed yourself.

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Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready for a new home at the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline or in the offseason as several rival teams make aggressive offers to the Milwaukee Bucks for him, and the franchise is starting to listen, league sources tell ESPN.

Wow Shams and the Bucks heard me  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I just really hope it's not New York or Detroit but I fear it may be NY (they are apparently trying to add Jrue AND Giannis)

I wonder who NY would trade, Brunson or KAT?

I?d imagine KAT since him and Giannis play the same position. Trading Brunson leaves the Knicks without a starting point guard.

Point Giannis

G: Giannis
G: Mikal Bridges
F: Anunoby
F: Towns
C: M Robinson

Or Josh Hart instead of M Robinson. Or maybe Miles McBride as a shot making off ball PG (sort of like BJ Amstrong on MJ's Bulls).


Agreed on Towns being the guy to go though. Brunson is a cult hero to the Knicks at this point. They won't trade him. Pity, I like the team better with Towns than with Brunson.
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Transaction Ideas and Rumors / Re: Looks like Giannis will be on the move
« Last post by Atzar on Today at 02:33:51 PM »
Do the Warriors have enough future draft picks to make a run at Giannis? Using Jimmy's contract as a makeweight.

Looks like they have most of their own first round picks except for 2030 but have traded most of their seconds.  So in theory (if I understand the rules correctly) they could trade Butler, three firsts and three swaps. 

I think some teams could do better than that, but I do admit that grabbing future firsts from Golden State would be interesting.  Curry only has so much left in him and there's a high chance that the Warriors suck for a few years when he's done.  In fact, it's fair to question whether the deal would be worth it from GS's perspective.  Does Curry have enough left to justify delaying a rebuild by several years in favor of going for it one last time, knowing that it probably condemns GS to three or four years of NBA purgatory when he hangs them up?
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Do the Warriors have enough future draft picks to make a run at Giannis? Using Jimmy's contract as a makeweight.

Butler is now a negative contract. The Bucks won't be able to retrade him by the end of it.

I did think about Kuminga as the core of the trade package. The Warriors own all their own 1sts, and the could trade Moody and Podz.

Salaries get tricky though. The only realistic way it could work is if Green is also in the trade, and probably rerouted to a third team.

Plus, I can't imagine Giannis sees that as the opportunity for the last phase of his prime. Steph is not who he once was, Butler is recovering from ACL, and that roster would be depleted.

However, I did think about this idea:

Warriors get Derrick White, Coffee

Celtics get Giannis, Thanasis, Anthony

Bucks get Kuminga, Podz, Simons, Hauser, and Hield, 1 first from Warriors, 2 1sts from Celtics

Warriors - Realistically with their cap situation, White is the best player they will be able to get, especially with Kuminga' value right now. They get him for one last push with their core next year.

Bucks get two solid prospects, a 20 ppg guard, vets that can fill their rotation or traded for draft assets, and 3 1st rounders for Giannis.

Celtics get Giannis. We have the best big 3 in the league.
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Brown for Giannis is the obvious starting point but I am not sure that is what MIL would be looking for.  Brown is already 29.  By the time MIL has rebuilt with draft picks, Brown will be on the backside of his career.  I see them targeting younger talent.

But if MIL would do this, I don't know.  I am not sure that Giannis will be better than Brown over the next say 3-4 years.  You would have to be really sure about his recent injury trend, sure that it isn't going to continue.  But if somehow you could be sure about his health, yes Healthy Giannis > Healthy Brown.
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Around the NBA / Re: NBA Season 2025-26
« Last post by Goldstar88 on Today at 02:20:36 PM »
Trades will happen but it's a bit crazy the deadline is just 8 days away and there hasn't already been much action or strong rumors. And yeah, it's next Thursday. Snuck up fast.

You may have just jinxed yourself.

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Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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3m
Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready for a new home at the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline or in the offseason as several rival teams make aggressive offers to the Milwaukee Bucks for him, and the franchise is starting to listen, league sources tell ESPN.

Wow Shams and the Bucks heard me  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I just really hope it's not New York or Detroit but I fear it may be NY (they are apparently trying to add Jrue AND Giannis)

I wonder who NY would trade, Brunson or KAT?

I?d imagine KAT since him and Giannis play the same position. Trading Brunson leaves the Knicks without a starting point guard.
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Transaction Ideas and Rumors / Re: Looks like Giannis will be on the move
« Last post by Who on Today at 02:09:48 PM »
Do the Warriors have enough future draft picks to make a run at Giannis? Using Jimmy's contract as a makeweight.
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