{"id":671514,"date":"2026-03-21T23:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/671514\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T23:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:04:25","slug":"warriors-reported-offer-to-bucks-for-giannis-trade-unveiled-nbc-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/671514\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors\u2019 reported offer to Bucks for Giannis trade unveiled \u2013 NBC Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than one month after the NBA trade deadline, new details reveal just how far the Warriors were willing to go to land <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetgi01.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State offered four unprotected first-round picks in an attempt to acquire the two-time MVP ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline, but the proposal never gained meaningful traction, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/48225217\/how-unique-milwaukee-bucks-ownership-structure-impacts-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade-wes-edens-jimmy-haslam-marc-lasry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN\u2019s Ramona Shelburne<\/a>\u00a0reported in a column published Friday, citing sources<\/p>\n<p>That lack of momentum largely came down to Milwaukee\u2019s asking price.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Multiple sources across the league said the Bucks\u2019 asking price was enormous, with an executive from a third team describing the Bucks\u2019 process as \u2018gauging the market\u2019 and their price as \u2018all our draft picks and good young players,'&#8221; Shelburne wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks, according to the report, were more focused on acquiring younger building blocks &#8212; such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mobleev01.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Mobley<\/a> or top prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/edgecvj01.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">VJ Edgecombe<\/a> &#8212; than a picks-heavy package alone.<\/p>\n<p>That dynamic made a deal with Golden State difficult to materialize.<\/p>\n<p>While the Warriors were willing to part with significant future draft capital, their roster &#8212; built around veteran stars &#8212; doesn\u2019t feature the type of young cornerstone Milwaukee appeared to prioritize in talks.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the reported offer underscores Golden State\u2019s urgency.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steph Curry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greendr01.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Draymond Green<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/butleji01.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Butler<\/a> all in their late 30s &#8212; and injuries impacting the team\u2019s current outlook &#8212; the Warriors made a clear push to add another franchise centerpiece alongside Curry.<\/p>\n<p>Antetokounmpo ultimately remained in Milwaukee, and Golden State pivoted &#8212; later acquiring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/porzikr01.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is<\/a> instead. <\/p>\n<p>But with Antetokounmpo\u2019s long-term future still uncertain and an extension decision looming, the framework of those talks offers a revealing look at just how high the bar is &#8212; not just for the Warriors, but for any team hoping to pry him away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dubs-talk-a-golden-state-warriors-podcast.simplecast.com\/episodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than one month after the NBA trade deadline, new details reveal just how far the Warriors were&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":671515,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3775],"tags":[7,103,123,102,121,3871,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-671514","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-giannis-antetokounmpo","11":"tag-milwaukee","12":"tag-milwaukee-bucks","13":"tag-milwaukeebucks","14":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116269669798899535","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671514","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=671514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}