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When Thursday afternoon rolls around, we will be exactly one week until the February 5 NBA Trade Deadline, meaning Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations, Tim Connelly, better get to work.<\/p>\n
Recently, rumblings around the Wolves\u2019 trade deadline plans for the have shifted<\/a> from point guard to bench scoring wing, mostly due to their trade\/financial restrictions, up against the second apron of the NBA luxury tax.<\/p>\n NBA on Giannis Antetokounmpo trade alert<\/p>\n Then Wednesday, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo officially brought his trade demands \u2014 which had been bubbling not-so-quietly below the surface for months \u2014 to the public light.<\/p>\n Late this morning, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania<\/a>, who reported that the 31-year-old<\/a> 2x NBA MVP will indeed be traded out of Milwaukee, if not before the upcoming trade deadline, then at some point during the 2026 offseason.<\/p>\n The Bucks\u2019 asking price per Shams: \u201ca blue-chip young talent and\/or a surplus of draft picks\u201d<\/p>\n Multiple teams have received a sense that the Bucks are more open than ever to Antetokounmpo offers between now and the deadline, league sources said. However, Milwaukee has indicated to interested teams that the organization is not in a rush to complete a move and is willing to navigate Antetokounmpo\u2019s future in the offseason if its believed price point of a blue-chip young talent and\/or a surplus of draft picks isn\u2019t met, sources said. By waiting until the summer, the Bucks could also see which teams are able to offer more appealing draft picks in June.<\/p>\n Shams Charania \u2013 ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n Antetokounmpo is a 13-year<\/a> NBA veteran who has 9 All-Star games, 9 All-NBA Teams, 5 All-NBA defense teams, 1 Defensive Player of the Year and 1 NBA Championship to go with his 2 NBA MVP trophies.<\/p>\n Giannis has only played 30 games this season<\/a>, and while he has struggled for years now with a right calf strain, he is actually averaging above his career average in points (28), rebounds (10) and assists (5.6) per game, when on the floor.<\/p>\n For context<\/a>, Anthony Edwards is averaging 29.8 points per game right now for the MN Timberwolves. Rudy Gobert leads the team with 11.3 rebounds per game, and Julius Randle heads the pack in assists, with 5.4 per game.<\/p>\n Minnesota Timberwolves a \u201cserious suitor\u201d for Giannis<\/p>\n But Shams took his report a step further by listing the four teams that are currently \u201cserious suitors\u201d for Giannis \u2014 the Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves \u2014 who he listed second, behind Miami (if that matters).<\/p>\n The\u00a0Miami Heat<\/a>,\u00a0Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>,\u00a0New York Knicks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Golden State Warriors<\/a>\u00a0are among the serious suitors for Antetokounmpo, league sources said.<\/p>\n Shams Charania \u2013 ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n Making this report by Shams even more interesting, is the less-circulated news from Wednesday that also connected the Minnesota Timberwolves to Giannis Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n This week, another trusted NBA insider Henry Abbott (TrueHoop)<\/a> had a source tell him that the Wolves were one of three teams on Giannis\u2019 shortlist of preferred trade destinations.<\/p>\n Abbott admitted that a different source disputed the list, but it\u2019s worth noting that all three \u2014 Minnesota, Miami and New York \u2014 were mentioned among Giannis\u2019 \u201cserious suitors\u201d in Shams\u2019 report Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n Giannis (may or may not) have the Timberwolves on his shortlist of preferred trade destinations, depending on which @TrueHoop<\/a> source you believe\u2026<\/p>\n “One person told me that Giannis preferred list is three teams \u2014 the Heat, the Wolves, and the Knicks. Now, another person told me\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/nnvSZ1TYhN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 28, 2026<\/a> More About: Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a><\/p>\n Add MinnesotaSportsFan as a preferred source on Google. \t\t\t
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