Giannis Antetokounmpo is scheduled to be traded by the Milwaukee Bucks this offseason after losing in the first round of the Eastern Conference.
The fifth seedbacks scored 48 games in the regular season and set up an exciting series with the 50-win Indiana Pacers early in the NBA playoffs.
However, All-Star Point Guard Damien Lillard suffered a season-ending injury to Achilles, which is no longer a close contest between the two teams.
The Pacers have advanced to the second round with a gentleman’s sweep and now it’s likely that Lillard will miss the entire 2025-26 season, so Antetokounmpo might ask this summer.
With several teams interested in Greek freaks, former NBA players believe Brooklyn’s net should all go out to close the deal.
Former Brooklyn Net shooting guard Theopinson hopes that Net will trade Antetocomo and one of his old Bucks teammates for this summer.
Pinson suggested that Brooklyn move to Julieu Holiday at the Boston Celtics Guard to reunite with the Greek freaks.
The pair won the 2021 NBA Championship together last season before winning their second ring with the Celtics.
“(Antetokounmpo) would make a lot of money when they go to the New York market,” Pinson said. “His support will go through the roof. Brooklyn has got his real feet.
“You can bring Jrue and Giannis back together. You can keep F___ around the D-LO. You can bring DemarDerozan and keep Cam Thomas. You know what I’m saying.
“You can keep Nic Claxton with Giannis. He doesn’t have to play five people. It’s a competing team.
Everyone now knows that teams trading superstar players are usually losing, so the net has to provide a ransom to the Bucks.
Without a doubt, Brooklyn will be desperate to keep Cam Thomas and combine the scorer with Antetokounmpo with the 25-point scorer per game.
They will also likely want to stick with Claxton in a central position, leaving Cameron Johnson and Dangelo Russell as the most likely departures.
There are several ways to manipulate the NBA salary cap, but it seems almost impossible for these two to make money work without trading.
The Bucks were able to seek at least one young man, Darik Whitehead and Noah Crowney, as well as up to five first-round draft picks.
The net has four (picks 8, 19, 26, and 27) in this year’s draft, one in 2026 and three in 2027, so you can afford to easily move a handful.
