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I'll echo what some others have said:
Boston and Milwaukee have largely moved quietly when they've made recent moves. They don't negotiate through the media. They keep things tight.
Now we're getting hourly updates on trade talks? Feels weird. Maybe it's third-teams-in leaking things (it would very likely be a multi-team trade), but I don't see Boston or Milwaukee all of a sudden telling people everything.
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Starting on Sunday, teams can begin negotiating with their own free agents and extension eligible players.
All 30 teams are now eligible to make a trade.
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Now 2 of 3 longest tenured Milwaukee based NBA writers saying Bucks are OK or comfortable with Heat offer but would like to loop in 3rd team as part of trade. Splendid.
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And now, this:
Sources claim the Bucks are comfortable with the Heat’s offer for Antetokounmpo but have been trying to enlist a third team to sweeten the deal.
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The plot thickens
Sources claim the Bucks are comfortable with the Heat’s offer for Antetokounmpo but have been trying to enlist a third team to sweeten the deal.
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“The Heat have been talking to the Bucks for 6 months. If the Bucks liked what the Heat had to offer, they would’ve taken the deal. The Heat’s offer hasn’t changed.”
— @WindhorstESPN
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Kasparas Jakucionis' size, upside, skillset and contract could make him a critical piece in the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes.
@mph_824_ with more! #HEATNation #FearTheDeer
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While trade talks for Giannis Antetokounmpo intensify, so are the number of potential first-round prospects the Miami Heat are working out.
@mph_824_ with more! #HEATNation
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According to @GregSylvander, among the first-round prospects the Heat will plan — or have already conducted — work outs for include Alabama’s Labaron Philon, Kentucky’s Jayden Quaintance and Michigan’s Morez Johnson Jr.
@mph_824_ #NBADraft #HEATNation
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Jun 13
Lowkey hoping the Finals ends tonight so this Giannis nonsense can end sooner rather than later.
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Jun 13
The Miami Heat are hoping Giannis puts his thumb on the scale and forces his way to Miami, per @HPbasketball
“One of the things that’s been communicated to me, is the Heat are really wishing Giannis would go put his thumb on the scale. From every indication is Giannis just isn’t going to do that. He’s going to take the same line of approach which is ‘I want to win championships, it doesn’t seem like the Bucks have it. It’s probably in the best interests we go our separate ways’ — That’s different from ‘I will only resign in Miami. Trade me there, no where else.’ That’s what the Heat need I think in order to get this deal done. I said they would use the Miami deal to set a bar, and then go elsewhere. We’re hearing more 3/4 team deals be discussed.”
(Via youtu.be/phNQHmNE7Pk?is=uDfK…)
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Jun 13
It’s not good, though
When he’s even healthy, Herro isn’t a winning player
Ware’s motor remains a big concern
The other youngins are solid, but nothing super spectacular
13 is their best non-Bam asset by far
For a perennial MVP candidate, that’s a bleh — and beatable — offer
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Herro was an All-Star and can average 24-25 in a season.
Jaquez was the runner up - and should have won - 6th man of the year.
Ware has the potential of a future all-star/starting big man.
picks??
Anyone thinking this is a bad offer doesn’t know ball/is ignorant
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Giannis to Boston,
Brown to Portland,
Heat sit in the corner?
Pat Riley’s legacy can’t end like this
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.@mph_824_ has belabored this point home for a while.
Jun 12
With The Athletic reporting that Bucks are waiting to see if they can get a better offer than Miami's before deciding (and nobody is disputing this), we come back to this reality: While the Heat's offer is solid, in theory, if you're a 10th seed in a conference and you don't offer your best player in a trade for an all-time NBA great, you can't expect the other team to say, 'Yeah, let's take this quickly. We're good.' But Heat can't offer Bam because Giannis then might not re-sign. Which is why, as I said, Heat needs luck and must hope that teams positioned to make better offers (such as Boston and arguably Orlando, etc.) do not do so.
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“Per league and team sources, the Bucks appear to be seeking clarity from several suitors as to what they would actually be willing to offer before making a final decision. The Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic, the sources say, are known to be among them.”
— @sam_amick and @eric_nehm
Jun 12
“It’s unclear if the market beyond Miami is surprisingly soft, so to speak, or if some teams are waiting until Milwaukee gets closer to its self-administered deadline to be more forthcoming about their true level of interest. But as The Athletic has reported for months now, Antetokounmpo’s known intrigue with the Celtics, coupled with his concerns about how thin the Heat roster might be if he makes the Miami move, makes them worth watching here.
“If Antetokounmpo would be willing to sign the four-year, $275 million extension in Boston, as league sources indicated would be the case, the Celtics pose a serious threat to the Heat’s pursuit.”
— @sam_amick and @eric_nehm
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“It’s unclear if the market beyond Miami is surprisingly soft, so to speak, or if some teams are waiting until Milwaukee gets closer to its self-administered deadline to be more forthcoming about their true level of interest. But as The Athletic has reported for months now, Antetokounmpo’s known intrigue with the Celtics, coupled with his concerns about how thin the Heat roster might be if he makes the Miami move, makes them worth watching here.
“If Antetokounmpo would be willing to sign the four-year, $275 million extension in Boston, as league sources indicated would be the case, the Celtics pose a serious threat to the Heat’s pursuit.”
— @sam_amick and @eric_nehm
Jun 12
“This time around, with league sources indicating that the package is likely to include Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., either Pelle Larsson or Kasparas Jakučionis and draft capital (they can offer up to three first round picks), Miami is still widely seen as the frontrunner in the Antetokounmpo sweepstakes.” — @sam_amick and @eric_nehm
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