Overview
- “Giannis has said everything that we need to hear, that he wants to be a Buck, he loves the city,” Rivers said during an ESPN appearance.
- The NBA trade deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 3 p.m. ET.
- Antetokounmpo is out with a calf injury suffered on Jan. 23 and was given a four to six week recovery timeline.
- He is in the first season of a three‑year contract worth just over $175 million, so a trade would not require an immediate new deal.
- Recent reporting has linked the Knicks, Warriors, Heat and Timberwolves to possible interest in an Antetokounmpo trade.