Rumored Warriors Target Giannis, Bucks Reportedly Discussing Future With Team

Rumored Warriors target Giannis, Bucks reportedly discussing future with team originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

One of the NBA’s biggest superstars soon might hit the trade market.

Almost one year since the Dallas Mavericks stunned the basketball world by trading superstar guard Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, a player of a similar magnitude, if you can believe it, soon could be on the move.

Nine-time All-Star and two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and his agent, Alex Saratsis, will discuss with the Bucks the superstar forward’s future with the team, and whether his best fit is with Milwaukee or elsewhere, with a resolution expected in the coming weeks ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday, citing sources.

This news comes after Antetokounmpo appeared to remove Bucks-related posts and mentions from his Instagram account, which fueled trade speculation.

Antetokounmpo has been at the center of trade speculation for years, and each time he appears disgruntled with the current state of the Bucks, he and the team always seem to work it out.

However, the Bucks (9-13), on the heels of another tumultuous summer filled with Giannis trade speculation, have struggled to begin the 2025-26 NBA season, which might actually lead to Antetokounmpo requesting a trade out of Milwaukee, something ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported already happened in the offseason.

“The Bucks called the Knicks and asked for an offer for Giannis,” Windhorst said in a recent appearance on 850 ESPN Cleveland. “Because Giannis said ‘I want to be a Knick.’ People are like ‘Oh my god, he deleted a photo from May that had a Bucks logo in it. Guys, he asked to be traded already!”

Charania reported back in October that New York was the only team Antetokounmpo wanted to play for outside of Milwaukee, and if he were to become available on the trade market, the Knicks certainly would be viewed as the favorites to land him.

However, the Warriors reportedly have dreamed of pairing Antetokounmpo with superstar Steph Curry over the years and, as Charania reported this summer, were one of the teams that checked in with the Bucks on Antetokounmpo’s availability.

Golden State has been aggressive in its attempt to maximize Curry’s remaining years, as evidenced by the blockbuster deal for Jimmy Butler last February and the multiple reported inquiries about a LeBron James trade, and while trading for Antetokounmpo could be difficult for multiple reasons, it would not be a surprise if general manager Mike Dunleavy attempts to pull off a deal of this magnitude.

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