{"id":577714,"date":"2026-02-02T17:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/577714\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:23:14","slug":"mil-bucks-take-step-toward-potential-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/577714\/","title":{"rendered":"MIL Bucks Take Step Toward Potential Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> are making headlines ahead of the NBA trade deadline by making two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo available. With the deadline just three days away, Milwaukee has reportedly taken a step that could lead toward a blockbuster deal.<\/p>\n

ESPN<\/a> NBA insider Shams Charania reported that the Bucks have made counteroffers to the teams that made \u201caggressive\u201d proposals to acquire Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n

Related: New Suitor Emerges for Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade<\/a><\/p>\n

Of note, Charania named the e\u00a0New York Knicks<\/a>,\u00a0Golden State Warriors<\/a> and Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> as the three teams that have been the \u201cmost serious suitors\u201d out of all the clubs interested in acquiring the perennial All-Star forward.<\/p>\n

Obviously, none of the counteroffers Milwaukee proposed to those teams was accepted. It also remains to be seen whether the Bucks will even pull the trigger on a move before Thursday\u2019s NBA trade deadline. There is a real possibility that Antetokounmpo remains with the team through the season and is then traded during the summer, when the market for him could be even stronger.<\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0Insider Names 3 Teams to Watch for Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade<\/a><\/p>\n

There is also a chance of another club getting involved, making this a three-team deal. It has been reported that both the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> and Chicago Bulls<\/a> are open to getting in the mix as facilitators for a three-team deal without Antetokounmpo headed their way.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee has made it known that it wants a surplus of future first-round picks or a potential young cornerstone player it could begin to build a new team around. One other thing to keep in mind if a deal is made: the Atlanta Hawks have swap rights with the Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans first-round picks. So, as of now, Milwaukee would be making its own selection in the 2026 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

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\t\tMatt Johnson is Senior Editor of NFL and College Football for Sportsnaut. His work, including weekly NFL and college … More about Matt Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Milwaukee Bucks are making headlines ahead of the NBA trade deadline by making two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":577715,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3775],"tags":[7,103,102,121,3871,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-577714","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-milwaukee-bucks","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-bucks","10":"tag-milwaukee","11":"tag-milwaukee-bucks","12":"tag-milwaukeebucks","13":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116002200859625031","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577714","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=577714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/577715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}