The Miami Warmth put up a scorcher on the transaction log by buying and selling for Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Buck stops right here … specifically in South Seaside.
Per Shams Charania of ESPN, Giannis Antetokounmpo has been traded from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Miami Warmth, ending his storied tenure in Cream Metropolis.
Milwaukee may also ship Bobby Portis south and can obtain a large haul that includes Tyler Herro, Kasparas Jakučionis, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and Kel’el Ware. The Bucks additionally acquire three unprotected first-round picks, together with the thirteenth general selection in Tuesday’s NBA Draft (8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN), a 2033 second-round decide, and a 2030 swap. Charania notes the deal might probably develop earlier than it turns into official on July 6.
BLOCKBUSTER: The Milwaukee Bucks are buying and selling franchise icon Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to the Miami Warmth for Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, 3 first-round picks (together with No. 13), 1 decide swap and 1 second-rounder, sources inform ESPN. pic.twitter.com/NQT5ZhdJU9
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 23, 2026
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Antetokounmpo leaves Wisconsin because the Bucks franchise’s all-time chief in video games performed, factors, assists, rebounds, blocks, and subject aim share.
He initially joined the Bucks as a first-round decide (fifteenth general) out of his native Greece in 2013, tipping off a profession that has featured 10 All-Star Sport choices, seven All-NBA First Crew showings, 4 All-Defensive First Crew appearances, two MVP Awards, and an NBA title in 2021. Antetokounmpo was the MVP of the Bucks‘ first victorious championship sequence in 50 years, which noticed them erase a 2-0 deficit towards the Phoenix Suns.
Whereas Antetokounmpo has stored his elite numbers constant, the Bucks struggled to repeat that success. The franchise has gained only one playoff sequence since its Larry O’Brien Trophy hoist and missed the postseason fully final season, ending with a 32-50 report, its worst since Antetokounmpo’s NBA entry in 2013-14.
Giannis Heads to South Seaside, Celtics Miss Out
Rumors about Antetokounmpo’s future adopted the Bucks all season, particularly when he handled a wide range of accidents. The Bucks had been mentioned to have engaged the New York Knicks in a dialogue about Antetokounmpo’s future, however a deal couldn’t be reached over the summer season. One closing controversy emerged when the Bucks tried to close Antetokounmpo down for the ultimate quarter of the season attributable to a knee damage regardless of his insistence he was wholesome.
It led to a league investigation that required no additional motion. Antetokounmpo averaged 27.6 factors and 9.8 rebounds in what turned his closing season in Milwaukee.
The Bucks will now get to start out over with a sequence of younger veterans, headlined by Milwaukee native and 2025 All-Star/3-Level Contest winner Tyler Herro. The newcomers be a part of a core headlined by Myles Turner, who signed a four-year, $109 million contract in an effort to repeatedly deal with Antetokounmpo final summer season.
Buying and selling for Antetokounmpo might properly be Miami’s ticket out of the Play-In Match, the place it has lingered for 4 consecutive seasons. The Warmth completed tenth within the East final season, posting a 43-39 report earlier than falling to the Charlotte Hornets within the opening spherical of the Play-In. Miami was mentioned to have staved off the Boston Celtics within the race to acquire Antetokounmpo’s providers.
Antetokounmpo shall be a $58.45 million cap hit this season, coming into the ultimate yr of a three-year, $175.37 million extension bestowed in October 2023. A $62.7 million participant possibility for 2027-28 will comply with him from Milwaukee.
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