Bucks appear willing to hear offers for Giannis Antetokounmpo: report

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s clip with the Milwaukee Bucks whitethorn beryllium coming to an end.

The Bucks are "open for business" erstwhile it comes to listening to commercialized offers for the two-time MVP, ESPN reported Monday. It’s the latest section successful the saga of whether the squad volition really woody him.

The squad is reportedly looking for a "young blue-chip imaginable and/or a surplus of draught picks" successful a imaginable woody for Antetokounmpo.

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Milwaukee Bucks guardant Giannis Antetokounmpo plays during a crippled against the Phoenix Suns astatine Fiserv Forum successful Milwaukee, Wis., connected Mar. 10, 2026. (Jeff Hanisch/Imagn Images)

Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam, who besides owns the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, said past week helium hoped to get a woody done earlier the NBA Draft.

"I conscionable deliberation earlier the draught is simply a earthy time," Haslam said astatine a quality league introducing caller caput manager Taylor Jenkins. "Because if Giannis does play determination else, we’ve got to person a batch of assets. That’s Jon’s occupation to do. And if he’s here, past you physique the squad differently."

Antetokounmpo maintained that helium likes playing successful Milwaukee but wants to play for a squad that’s committed to winning and competing for championships.

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Milwaukee Bucks guardant Giannis Antetokounmpo looks connected aft the crippled against the Philadelphia 76ers astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pa., connected April 12, 2026. (Kyle Ross/Imagn Images)

The Bucks initially signaled their intent to bash that erstwhile they acquired Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers earlier the 2023-24 season. But an Achilles wounded chopped his clip abbreviated successful Milwaukee and helium aboriginal re-signed with Portland.

Milwaukee finished 32-50 successful 2025-26 and missed the playoffs for the archetypal clip successful 9 years.

"We ne'er had immoderate occupation communicating straight with Giannis — astatine each — and ever knew wherever helium stood," Haslam said. "And I deliberation helium ever knew wherever we stood. We’ve had those benignant of conversations since the play was over. ... So sometime implicit the adjacent six oregon 7 weeks, we’ll determine whether Giannis is going to motion a max declaration and enactment with us, oregon he’s going to play determination else. And (GM) Jon (Horst) and Taylor, on with (co-owner) Wes (Edens) and myself volition marque that call, and we recognize the gravity of that call."

The Bucks person the 10th wide prime successful the archetypal circular and could beryllium acceptable up for the aboriginal should a commercialized spell through.

Antetokounmpo was sidelined for the past fistful of games. The Bucks said helium was injured, but the 10-time All-Star said helium was steadfast capable to play.

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks walks courtside astatine a EuroLeague playoffs hoops crippled betwixt Olympiacos and AS Monaco successful Piraeus adjacent Athens connected April 30, 2026. He wears a garment featuring Michael Jordan. (Petros Giannakouris/AP)

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He finished the twelvemonth averaging 27.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists successful 36 games.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.