The Bucks are keeping star Giannis Antetokounmpo through Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, and have shifted their focus on smaller moves instead.
Milwaukee originally agreed to trade Cole Anthony and Amir Coffey to the Suns in exchange for Nick Richards and Nigel Hayes-Davis, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Charania reported later in the afternoon on Thursday that the Bulls were added to the deal to make it a three-team trade, with Richards being re-routed to Chicago, with Ousmane Dieng heading to Milwaukee.
Anthony, Coffey, Richards and Hayes-Davis are all on expiring contracts, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Dieng, meanwhile, will be a restricted free agent.
For the Suns, the deal was an opportunity to move under the tax line by $2.2 million, with room to sign a 15th player to the roster.
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For Milwaukee, Dieng and Hayes-Davis will add frontcourt depth into the fold in the short-term as Antetokounmpo continues to recover from a calf strain.
Charania added that more trades for the Bucks could materialize before the 3 p.m. ET trade deadline on Thursday, but Antetokounmpo reportedly will not be included in those deals.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Bucks Complete Trade With Suns, Bulls After Deciding to Keep Giannis Antetokounmpo.
