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Dallas doesn't control any of their firsts from 2027-30; Nico really burned that franchise to the ground.
If it's true that they turned down a trade for Doncic, who on the Spurs would they want (no-one apart from Steph is my guess)? Maybe they want more draft picks, but I'd rather give up players rather than all the picks. Maybe Dallas didn't offer any picks (not sure what picks Dallas had to offer, anyway)?
Dallas doesn't control any of their firsts from 2027-30; Nico really burned that franchise to the ground.
Houston will get Giannis when he becomes available
A Giannis trade is going to be very difficult because Milwaukee don't own their picks. NO own '26 and '27, then Portland own '28, '29, '30. So unless they're trading for their picks back they'll want the centerpiece of the trade to be a good young player on a contract they control, not just contracts + picks. This in turn makes it difficult for the team trading for Giannis because they'll need to have enough left to contend.
Milwaukee would be interested in Giannis for Zion + their picks back but there's no way Giannis agrees to go there, nor would they become instant contenders. So we have to look at teams that would appear to be contenders or on the right path post trade. Some examples:
Boston if the trade is Giannis for Brown + stuff. Don't know how exciting this is for Milwaukee.
Atlanta for Jalen Johnson and stuff. Don't want that.
Memphis in a Giannis for Ja + stuff trade. Again, seems unlikely he'd go there.
Cleveland in a Giannis for Garland and Allen trade. Not bad. Cavs can offer a pick and a couple of swaps as well but they're far down the line.
NY, this one is possible, I guess, around OG but doesn't seem to be great for Milwaukee.
Houston - Giannis for Sengun, Eason, Sheppard + the Phoenix picks. This one looks great.
OKC - Giannis for JDub, Hart + picks. Even better. Especially if they flame out this season.
Denver, both LA teams and Minnesota don't have the assets. Orlando could be interesting but the fit is iffy and the trade even more so.
Phoenix will want to do it but it would have to be a convoluted 3+ teams trade and they'll still not have enough, so no need to even try.
The Spurs best offer would be around Castle and picks but it falls way short of some of the above offers, specifically for what Milwaukee would look for. My hope is Milwaukee keep him and don't drop down the standings below Atlanta, or some trade to Brooklyn/Toronto/Chicago but it seems super unlikely at this point.
he spent one for grant williams, then months later packaged another one to flip grant williams into pj washington
It was dumb to get GW before testing the waters for Thuybulle. They should have done that first to see if Portland would match.
I've seen Ex reference this multiple times now, and his memory of it is clearly incorrect. Bitadze didn't attack anybody, and like you said, the team actually suspended the assistant coach for his overreaction.
When Ex says anything with authority, you can be sure there is about a 60% chance it’s wrong
He says everything with authority.
Wow. Only 60% wrong? Movin’ on up like George and Weezie.
Do y'all have something against hallucinators? I should probably know this upfront.
Like saying we could trade the Minny pick to Milwaukee for Giannis when it was in the Fox trade? And then when that was pointed out, saying you meant the unprotected swap. And when it was pointed out that it wasn’t in fact unprotected, pivoting to some weak sauce about it being unprotected if they got it back? That kind of authority?He says everything with authority.
Don’t think he’ll be coming here… but feel pretty confident Giannis will be on the move especially after tonight.
makes sense for both MIL and Giannis to part ways tbh. sucks for milwaukee but dame is a cinderblock anchor right now and they have no picks to fix their situation
With the Bucks getting eliminated from the playoffs Giannis is more than likely to request a trade in the offseason (even if they deny it). The Spurs have an opportunity to pair Wemby up with a top 3 player in the NBA with relatively cost considering how good Giannis is.
If the Spurs decide to shake things up and go all in it seems fair that Devin, Keldon and Sochan are the ones dealt out since they still offer youth and potential that the Bucks can use while rebuilding, inadvertently ending the Pre-Wemby era.
This trade also makes room for Castle to thrive in the starting lineup with the departure of Devin and Sochan while also leaving minutes on the table for the Spurs lottery pick this offseason and free agents.
Line up after the trade:
PG - De’Arron Fox
SG - Stephon Castle
SF - Harrison Barnes
PF - Giannis Antetokounmpo
C - Victor Wembanyama
Bench
Julian Champagnie
Malaki Branham
Blake Wesley
*Spurs 2025 lottery pick
*free agents
Trade the friendship group for Giannis.....
Do it Spurs FO!
Wouldn't shock me if Portland ends up landing Giannis tbh. Spurs could help facilitate the trade and land Lopez.
OKC has better overall assets, but I can’t see them giving up Chet. And none of these other players have got to be very enticing to the Bucks, so it has to be a pick-centric trade. From that perspective, the spurs have as good a shot as any other team. I think the Spurs’ potential pick package is the best of the bunch — Dallas, Atlanta, Sacramento. Those first round picks/swaps owed to the spurs from three incompetent franchises with terrible owners are going to be highly coveted
Yes let's trade three nickels and our student loan for a dollar, brilliant!
Assuming the Spurs land #2-4:
Four-team trade idea-
Guests get:
Giannis
Zion
Pels get:
#2-4
Grant
Guests 2030 1st pick unprotected
Spurs get:
TMIII
Guests 2028 1st unprotected
Lopez
Bucks get:
Their picks back
Ayton
Vassell
The Bucks are going to need someone better than Ayton back. A lot better.
Their own picks have more value than anyone else's tbh. They get their ticket back for the 2026 draft that has three potential franchise players at the top. That said, Portland could send Scoot their way if they want him.
I'm not saying they need a similar player back to Giannis, but I think your trade proposal is OK if they get a promising young player back.
Anyway, I don't think Giannis will want to go to Portland so I think the trade doesn't happen.
True, would come down to whether he'd be fine with going to Portland, but they have nice young pieces and would still have draft capital to improve the team. Would also come down to Zion imo; not sure what value is to all parties.
Gotta say Portland getting Giannis after Lillard was traded from there would be pretty savage. Poor Dame.
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