If Giannis Antetokounmpo requests a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks this offseason, the New York Knicks are expected to be interested in trading for the future Hall of Famer.
According to Milwaukee-based reporter Gery Woelfl, the Knicks are preparing to make a tsunami-type offer to acquire Antetokounmpo from the Bucks.
With Woelfl's reporting in mind, Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report proposed a three-team trade that lands Antetokounmpo in New York next to Jalen Brunson.
New York Knicks get:
Giannis Antetokounmpo (from Bucks)
Milwaukee Bucks get:
OG Anunoby (from Knicks)
Brandon Clarke (from Grizzlies)
Vince Williams Jr. (from Grizzlies)
GG Jackson II (from Grizzlies)
2026 Washington Wizards protected first-round pick (from Knicks)
2026 first-round swap rights (from Knicks)
2028 protected first-round pick (from Grizzlies)
2030 first-round swap rights (from Knicks)
2032 protected first-round pick (from Grizzlies)
2032 first-round swap rights (top-five protected for the Knicks)
Grizzlies get:
Mikal Bridges (from Knicks)
The Knicks made the conference finals this year for the first time since 2000, losing to the Indiana Pacers in six games.
Tom Thibodeau was fired as head coach, so New York needs to hire a new coach this offseason.
Antetokounmpo, 30, will make $54.1 million next season. The Bucks signed the superstar forward to a three-year, $175 million extension in October 2023.
A top 75 player of all time, Antetokounmpo has spent his entire career with the Bucks, who have won only one postseason series since winning the 2021 championship against the Phoenix Suns in six games.
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo
This NBA trade idea sends Giannis Antetokounmpo from Milwaukee to New York.
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A two-time MVP, a one-time Finals MVP, a one-time Defensive Player of the Year and a nine-time All-Star, Antetokounmpo has career averages of 23.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks. He's one of the top players in NBA history.
The Bucks lost to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of this year's playoffs in five games. Damian Lillard could miss all of next season recovering from his left Achilles tendon tear, so Milwaukee may not be that good in 2025-26.
Antetokounmpo averaged 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.2 blocks for the Bucks this season while shooting 60.1% from the field and 61.7% from the free-throw line. The swingman made the All-NBA First Team.
It will be fascinating to see if Antetokounmpo remains in Milwaukee or decides to request a trade this summer for the first time in his career.