Overview
- ESPN reporting details an exclusive August negotiation window between the Bucks and Knicks about Giannis Antetokounmpo that ultimately produced no traction on a deal.
- Multiple outlets say Antetokounmpo identified New York as the lone team he would consider outside Milwaukee during the offseason.
- The Knicks’ ability to bid was diminished after sending five firsts for Mikal Bridges and extending him, which makes him ineligible to be traded until February, while the Bucks were not moved by New York’s offer.
- Bucks GM Jon Horst met Antetokounmpo in Greece this summer as the star voiced concern about Milwaukee’s championship path, later reiterating he wants to be on a team with a real chance to win a title.
- Antetokounmpo remains with Milwaukee, and league chatter points to other prepared or well-positioned suitors — including a Heat offer that reportedly would not have included Bam Adebayo and analysts highlighting the Spurs — if the situation reopens during the season.