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Liam McKeone

Why a Giannis Trade Before Deadline Doesn’t Make Sense for Bucks

The Giannis Antetokounmpo rumor pot was stirred again on Wednesday thanks to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

After a bad week for the Bucks in which Antetokounmpo suffered another calf strain and Milwaukee lost three of four games, Wednesday brought a report from Charania that Giannis was “ready for a new home.” In addition, Charania reported other teams have “received a sense that the Bucks are more open than ever” to Antetokounmpo trade offers, but Milwaukee is in no rush to get a deal done before the trade deadline on February 5. The believed price point in any Antetokounmpo trade is a “blue chip talent and/or surplus of draft picks,” which is not a surprise.

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