The Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets were the only three teams not to make a move prior to Thursday’s trade deadline.
Miami, of course, was heavily connected to Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who stayed put. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst had this to say on Thursday’s edition of First Take (h/t Doric Sam of Bleacher Report).
“The Miami Heat are still out there, and the Heat, as last I heard, were still trying to make moves to improve their offer that they can make to Milwaukee,” Windhorst said.
“They have an offer that is sort of a blend of young players and draft picks. It’s sort of a hybrid offer when you compare to Minnesota and Golden State’s, so it would sort of be a middle path. That said, the Heat can make a better offer, a more draft-pick-rich offer later this summer. So, teams in the league right now believe it is most likely that Giannis stays put, but Miami is still there, and I want to point out that I would never put anything past Andy Elsburg, their GM, and the aggression of Pat Riley. So, keep an eye with Miami.”
ESPN’s Shams Charania previously wrote on Jan. 28 that the Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors “were among the serious suitors” for Antetokounmpo.
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