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The Milwaukee Bucks are trading franchise icon Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to the Miami Heat for Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Lithuanian Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks including No. 13 in Tuesday’s NBA draft, one pick swap and one second-round pick, per ESPN.
The Heat are also sending to Milwaukee unprotected first-rounders in 2031 and 2033 along with No. 13, a pick swap in 2030 and a 2033 second-rounder, according to sources.
After much talk and rumors, an agreement has been reached, and it sounds almost unbelievable that Giannis Antetokounmpo will be leaving Milwaukee after 13 years. This means Joel Embiid is now the player with the longest tenure solely in the East, having spent 12 seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Antetokounmpo is a 10-time All-Star, a two-time MVP and a Defensive Player of the Year (2020). He led Milwaukee to its first championship in 50 years when the Bucks took the 2021 title, winning Finals MVP while averaging 35.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game in the series against Phoenix Suns, when Bucks came from being 2-0 down.
Also, that year he became the only player in NBA history with five All-Star selections, five All-NBA selections, multiple MVPs, a Finals MVP and a DPOY before his 27th birthday.
The deal also includes Bobby Portis, and Thanasis Antetokounmpo has become a free agent, meaning no player from the championship team remains with the Bucks.
The trade does not include any additional teams but both the Heat and the Bucks will execute the deal on July 6, which leaves the framework open to see if there are opportunities to expand.
Heat president Pat Riley now makes his long-anticipated new landmark acquisition and will pair the two-time NBA MVP and 2021 Finals MVP with Bam Adebayo to lead contention in the Eastern Conference.
Miami last won the title in 2013, after which they lost three finals: in 2014 to the San Antonio Spurs, in 2020 to the Los Angeles Lakers, and in 2023 to the Denver Nuggets
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