{"id":90188,"date":"2025-06-11T00:32:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T00:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/90188\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T00:32:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T00:32:19","slug":"brian-windhorst-sends-strong-message-on-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/90188\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Windhorst Sends Strong Message on Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian Windhorst Sends Strong Message on Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade<\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As the NBA offseason heats up, one name continues to spark speculation across the league Giannis Antetokounmpo. With teams like the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, and Houston Rockets reportedly interested, fans are eager to see if a blockbuster deal might go down. The idea of Antetokounmpo teaming up with another superstar has dominated trade chatter, especially after Damian Lillard\u2019s Achilles injury, which could sideline him for much of the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n

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However, recent developments have poured cold water on those rumors. ESPN\u2019s Brian Windhorst addressed the speculation directly and made it clear: a trade is not happening right now.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) looks on in the final seconds of the game against the Indiana Pacers during game four of first round for the 2024 NBA Playoffs at Fiserv Forum.Benny Sieu-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no Giannis Antetokounmpo trade market, there is no Giannis Antetokounmpo trade discussions,\u201d Windhorst said on Get Up. \u201cHe has not asked for it. The Bucks are not looking to trade him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP, has spent his entire 12-year career with the Milwaukee Bucks. Despite three straight first-round playoff exits since their 2021 title win, there\u2019s no indication from the player or the franchise that a breakup is imminent.<\/p>\n

While trade ideas have swirled including a three-team proposal by Bleacher Report that would send him to New York they remain just that ideas.<\/p>\n

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Windhorst also pointed out that if Antetokounmpo were to hit the market, every team in the league would line up with offers.<\/p>\n

“The Bucs are not looking to trade him and I just want to point something out about Carl Towns.\u00a0Everybody in New York may want to trade him. He is an in his prime all NBA player that contributed significantly to the Knicks going the farthest they have in 25 years,”\u00a0Windhorst said.<\/p>\n

For now, Antetokounmpo remains committed to Milwaukee, and the Bucks are holding their ground. While the NBA world watches closely, Windhorst\u2019s message serves as a clear reminder don\u2019t expect any\u00a0Antetokounmpo\u00a0trade fireworks just yet.<\/p>\n

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Related: Giannis Antetokounmpo Teases Decision on Blockbuster Trade Amid NBA Rumors<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jun 10, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brian Windhorst Sends Strong Message on Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As the NBA offseason…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90189,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3775],"tags":[7,2949,103,125,123,164,194,126,102,121,3871,6,11,191,361,19823],"class_list":{"0":"post-90188","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-milwaukee-bucks","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-brian-windhorst","10":"tag-bucks","11":"tag-damian-lillard","12":"tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","13":"tag-golden-state-warriors","14":"tag-houston-rockets","15":"tag-indiana-pacers","16":"tag-milwaukee","17":"tag-milwaukee-bucks","18":"tag-milwaukeebucks","19":"tag-nba","20":"tag-nba-playoffs","21":"tag-new-york-knicks","22":"tag-the-bucks","23":"tag-trade-discussions"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114661919752003829","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90188","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=90188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}