{"id":569391,"date":"2026-01-29T22:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/569391\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T22:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:12:14","slug":"giannis-antetokounmpo-intrigued-by-wolves-sixers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/569391\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannis Antetokounmpo Intrigued By Wolves, Sixers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Confirming reporting<\/a> from ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania, Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line<\/a> (Substack link) say the Timberwolves should be included among the group of teams considered serious suitors for Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Minnesota doesn\u2019t currently have a tradable first-round pick, but Stein and Fischer hear that Antetokounmpo has \u201cquietly had the Timberwolves in his thoughts\u201d for some time and would be very intrigued by the possibility of teaming up with star guard Anthony Edwards<\/a>. While Giannis doesn\u2019t hold a no-trade clause, he\u2019ll have some leverage in the Bucks\u2019 trade talks, since any potential trade partner would be reluctant to give up a massive haul for a player who could reach free agency and head elsewhere as soon as 2027.<\/p>\n

As Stein and Fischer observe, the Wolves weren\u2019t willing to include forward Jaden McDaniels<\/a> in an offer for Kevin Durant<\/a> last year and have been reluctant to make many of their higher-paid rotation players available this season as they scour the trade market for backcourt help. But the expectation is that they\u2019d be much more open to discussing McDaniels and others as part of a potential package for Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n

Surveying the market for the two-time MVP, Stein and Fischer touch on several other teams, including Philadelphia. The Sixers haven\u2019t contacted Milwaukee about a possible Giannis deal to this point, but they\u2019re on his radar, according to The Stein Line\u2019s duo, who point out that Antetokounmpo and Sixers star Tyrese Maxey<\/a> both work with trainer Drew Hanlen.<\/p>\n

Here are several more Giannis-related updates:<\/p>\n

Antetokounmpo\u2019s potential interest in the Heat dates back to at least 2020, when he had Miami high on his list of possible landing spots if he didn\u2019t sign an extension with the Bucks, per Stein and Fischer. He also reportedly<\/a> had interest in joining the Knicks last summer. Still, it won\u2019t be easy for either team to win a bidding war for the star forward. According to The Stein Line, some sources around the NBA have wondered whether New York missed its window to land Giannis and believe that a complicated multi-team framework would be necessary to get him to the Knicks at this point.
\nAccording to Stein and Fischer, several rival front offices have wondered if the Bucks are trying to establish asking prices with potential Antetokounmpo suitors now before holding a full-fledged auction in the summer, when several teams will have more tradable first-round picks available. \u201cThey\u2019re asking for the moon,\u201d one general manager told The Stein Line on Thursday. \u201cAll of your young players and all of your draft picks.\u201d
\nEarly indications are that the Hawks haven\u2019t entered the Antetokounmpo sweepstakes and don\u2019t intend to, Stein and Fischer write. That echoes reporting from Sam Amick of The Athletic<\/a>, who said Hawks team officials were conveying on Wednesday that they aren\u2019t involved on Giannis and are taking a long-term approach with their roster. Forward Jalen Johnson<\/a> and the Hawks\u2019 most favorable 2026 first-round pick (either the Pelicans\u2019 or Bucks\u2019 selection) would be extremely valuable trade chips, but Atlanta reportedly<\/a> isn\u2019t interested in parting with either one and has some reservations about how Antetokounmpo and Johnson would fit together, per Stein and Fischer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Confirming reporting from ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania, Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link) say…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":569392,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3724],"tags":[375,7,123,377,2990],"class_list":{"0":"post-569391","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-basketball","8":"tag-anthony-edwards","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","11":"tag-jaden-mcdaniels","12":"tag-jalen-johnson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115980687401451685","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/569392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}