Over the course of the NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs were linked to both Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo, although Durant got traded elsewhere (to Houston) and Antetokounmpo is still sitting in Milwaukee ...
Waiting. Maybe increasingly impatiently.
The Milwaukee Bucks have by most measures done a poor job so far of adding win-now talent around their generational talent and perennial MVP finalist.
"The Greek Freak'' has long played nice here.
But we believe Antetokounmpo's patience could be wearing thin, which teams are counting on.
The Spurs are on that list.
"A lot of teams that think that they could trade for Giannis have been watching this very closely," said ESPN's Brian Windhorst. "And teams like San Antonio or Houston or Miami, or New York, they specifically have stayed out of other major transactions ... and saved assets ... to potentially chase Giannis.''
And now comes a piece from Bleacher Report listing the San Antonio Spurs as the top landing spot if Antetokounmpo ever hits the market.
The Spurs might have to give up Dylan Harper or Stephon Castle, perhaps both, and gut their depth in order to absorb his salary, as our Jonah Kubicek has noted.
But Antetokounmpo (the 6-11 legend and two-time MVP) and Victor Wembanyama (the 7-3 Frenchman who could be the MVP heir to Giannis' throne) on the same team? That would be a stunner.
You move mountains to do that ... and you prep for an NBA Finals berth or three if you do it, too.
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