{"id":620402,"date":"2026-02-23T19:06:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/620402\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T19:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:06:33","slug":"nba-insider-believes-giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks-will-finally-part-ways-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/620402\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Insider Believes Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks Will Finally Part Ways This Offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One NBA insider believes <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetgi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=dallashoopsjournal.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-23_bbr\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> and the Milwaukee Bucks will finally part ways this offseason. <\/p>\n<p>NBA insider <a href=\"https:\/\/marcstein.substack.com\/p\/sunday-best-the-latest-around-the\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Fischer of The Stein Line<\/a> thinks an Antetokounmpo trade \u201cis going to happen this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve kept in regular contact with four sources close to the situation who have all maintained that a move to a true title contender is the most likely endgame for the 31-year-old,\u201d Fischer wrote. \u201cAnd that\u2019s why I think the trade is going to happen this summer. It also remains undeniably true that the Bucks are going to get more attractive offers in the offseason than they could have gotten this month. Miami will have more draft capital available to make a stronger proposal.\u00a0As\u00a0Marc Stein\u00a0wrote here Feb. 4, significant summer salary cap space is expected to make the Lakers a viable suitor in the Giannis Sweepstakes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also continue to hear rival teams musing aloud about Brooklyn\u2019s potential emergence as a credible destination given the Nets\u2019 considerable cache of draft capital to package with, say, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/portemi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=dallashoopsjournal.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-23_bbr\">Michael Porter Jr.<\/a> \u2026 or with a trade construction that keeps MPJ in place to play alongside Antetokounmpo. It remains to be seen, furthermore, what happens in the playoffs with teams like San Antonio and Houston. Perhaps a team that wasn\u2019t pursuing Antetokounmpo this winter will have a higher level of interest after a playoff disappointment yet to unfold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks never felt urgency to trade Antetokounmpo at this year\u2019s trade deadline. Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee will discuss their future again in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors tried to trade for Antetokounmpo at this year\u2019s trade deadline. <\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers are a viable threat to trade for Antetokounmpo\u00a0this offseason because they can offer up to three first-round picks to the Bucks for Antetokounmpo. In addition, Los Angeles can absorb Antetokounmpo\u2019s contract into cap space without Milwaukee having to take back potentially unwanted salary.<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks won the 2021 NBA championship against the Phoenix Suns. However, they have lost in the first round of the playoffs for three consecutive years.<\/p>\n<p>A future Hall of Famer, Antetokounmpo is a two-time MVP, one-time Finals MVP, one-time Defensive Player of the Year and 10-time All-Star. He holds career averages of 24.0 points, 9.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.<\/p>\n<p>One of the greatest players in NBA history, Antetokounmpo has a player option worth $62.8 million for the 2027-28 season. The Bucks can offer Antetokounmpo an extension this offseason.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dallashoopsjournal.com\/p\/category\/nba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Latest NBA News &amp; Rumors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One NBA insider believes Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks will finally part ways this offseason. 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