Brian Windhorst: Expect the Bucks to be ‘buyers’ at the NBA trade deadline

Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz are joined by Brian Windhorst, NBA insider with ESPN, to discuss what the Milwaukee Bucks do at the NBA trade deadline and whether Giannis Antetokounmpo will be traded. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV.

Video Transcript

What is the latest that you have heard on the Giannis trade front?

Well, Giannis has not requested a trade, and the Bucks are having lots of trade conversations, but none of them, to my knowledge, are about Giannis.

In fact, one thing you hear from everybody is that the Bucks are trying to be buyers.

Um, that they’re attempting to add to this roster.

Now, whether they can do that with, uh, you know.

Any, you know, meaningful way, that’s another question.

But they are not taking a stance that they are going to trade Giannis.

Having said that, you can pull out any quotes you want from Giannis dating back to last summer.

He has always left the window open, And the only way he will remove any doubt going forward is if he signs a contract.

Extension this summer, and he has not verbally said he’s going to do that.

And not that I would expect him to do that at this point.

Um, but I actually am not going to pay attention to any words.

I’m only going to pay attention to actions in this.

Because it’s way too sensitive, and everybody’s trying to protect their their positions and their reputations, and everything.

So, I will just say the actions right now of the Bucks are of a team trying to add to This roster, and the actions right now of Giannis, are taking no action in regard to.

You know, where his personal future will be.

I totally agree with you.

Actions speak louder than words.

But these words keep coming up year over year.

So if Giannis hasn’t And the Bucks haven’t shown any indication of trading Giannis.

Why do we continue to have this conversation?

Because, um, It is…

Uh, I’m not gonna get aggregated.

Here.

Let’s just say there are reasons to I believe it’s possible Giannis could be elsewhere at some point.

Because he is such a tremendous player who remains in his prime, Teams are prepared for that eventuality.

Um, but, Um, I am… Everybody has their reasons and their motivations, so let them do it.

But, if you don’t want to believe the media, Cool.

Yeah, it’s fine.

I will just tell you that there are quite a few NBA teams waiting for the day and Preparing for when that becomes a reality, and they’re not doing it for no reason.

Brian Windhorst: Expect the Bucks to be ‘buyers’ at the NBA trade deadline

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