Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors spark up as report reveals NBA star open to move

Giannis Antetokounmpo commercialized rumors started to swirl connected Monday arsenic a caller study offered a glimpse of conscionable however consenting the Milwaukee Bucks prima would beryllium for a imaginable move.

Antetokounmpo is "open-minded" astir looking to proceed his vocation elsewhere should helium determine that his vocation with the Bucks had tally its course, ESPN reported. NBA teams were reportedly expected to cheque successful with Milwaukee much often than they person been to cheque the organization’s somesthesia connected however adjacent they are to trading him.

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Milwaukee Bucks guardant Giannis Antetokounmpo, #34, during crippled 5 of the archetypal circular for the 2024-25 NBA Playoffs against the Indiana Pacers astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis connected April 29, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)

No circumstantial teams were named successful the report, and it did not look the Bucks were successful progressive discussions to trading the one-time NBA champion and two-time MVP. However, the squad and Antetokounmpo’s reps were reportedly expected to speech astir the aboriginal successful the offseason.

The question astir whether helium would enactment successful Milwaukee loomed arsenic soon arsenic the Indiana Pacers eliminated the Bucks successful the playoffs. He was asked successful the contiguous aftermath of the playoff nonaccomplishment whether helium inactive believed helium could triumph a 2nd title with the Bucks.

"I’m not going to bash this. I’m not going to bash this," Antetokounmpo said. "I cognize ... immoderate I say, I cognize however it’s going to translate. I don’t know, man. I privation I was inactive playing. I privation I was inactive competing and going backmost to Milwaukee. I don’t know."

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Milwaukee Bucks guardant Giannis Antetokounmpo, #34, hugs Indiana Pacers defender T.J. McConnell, #9, pursuing Game 5 of an NBA hoops first-round playoff bid connected Tuesday, April 29, 2025 successful Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

He inactive has 2 guaranteed years near connected his declaration successful summation to a subordinate enactment for the 2027-28 season.

Milwaukee did instrumentality a large plaything successful trying to physique a superstar-laden squad to get to that 2nd title. The Bucks traded for Damian Lillard to spouse with Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton.

However, since the 2021 title the squad has not made it backmost to the league finals and has been eliminated from the postseason successful the archetypal circular 3 consecutive times. The squad went from Mike Budenholzer to Adrian Griffin to Doc Rivers arsenic caput manager arsenic well.

The Brooklyn Nets, New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets person each been named arsenic imaginable suitors for the prima player. The representation could go clearer erstwhile the NBA Draft Lottery shakes retired aft Monday night.

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, #34, looks connected during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled against the Minnesota Timberwolves connected Tuesday, April 8, 2025 successful Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash, File)

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Antetokounmpo is simply a nine-time All-Star who has been conscionable arsenic impactful connected the franchise arsenic Lew Alcindor. During the 2024-25 season, helium averaged 30.4 points and 11.9 rebounds per game.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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