The Brooklyn Nets have multiple decisions to make this summer from their five picks in the 2025 NBA Draft to the players that they will sign in free-agency. Aside from the draft and free-agency, Brooklyn will also have the ability to make trades for specific improvements, but one of the players that the team is reportedly interested in appears to still have an uncertain future.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis recently made an appearance on FanDuel TV’s “Run It Back” show and he discussed whether Giannis Antetokounmpo will still in Milwaukee or not. Among other things, Portis said that Antetokounmpo is looking to be like former legends in Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, and Stephen Curry when it comes to spending his entire career with one team. However, Antetokounmpo seemed to pass the buck back to Portis.

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In an comment on the video of Portis, Antetokounmpo wrote “Don’t worry about me. What you doing, Bobby? You staying or leaving?” seemingly implying that Portis’ future could influence what Antetokounmpo does this offseason. How all of this relates to the Nets is that the franchise is reportedly hoping that Antetokounmpo is available for trade this summer, but there are also reports that he has not communicated wanting a trade at this time.

Antetokounmpo’s future with the Bucks has been heavily-debated over the past few seasons given that Milwaukee hasn’t been able to replicate the success that the team had during the 2020-21 season when they won the NBA championship. Following this year’s 4-1 series loss at the hands of the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs along with Damian Lillard’s achilles injury, Milwaukee could be in a worse spot to compete next season with the current roster.

As of this writing, it seems that Antetokounmpo will stay with the Bucks, but it is also possible that he is waiting to see what Portis and other free-agents do before he decides if he wants to stay in Milwaukee. Based on reports, Brooklyn is hoping that Antetokounmpo wants out, especially since they have plenty of cap space and draft capital to make something substantial happen this offseason.

This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Could the Nets’ trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo hinge on Bobby Portis?