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06/22 23:16 CDT Giannis Antetokounmpo getting traded to Heat in blockbuster, AP
source says
Giannis Antetokounmpo getting traded to Heat in blockbuster, AP source says
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
MIAMI (AP) --- Giannis Antetokounmpo wants more championships. So do the Miami
Heat.
And the Heat finally have another superstar.
Ending a marathon watch for the next great Miami get, the Heat landed
Antetokounmpo --- a two-time NBA MVP and 10-time All-Star --- from the
Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night in exchange for a massive haul of players and
draft picks.
The terms, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition
of anonymity because the move has yet to receive the required league approval:
Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis are heading to Miami for Wisconsin native Tyler
Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel'el Ware and Kasparas Jakucionis. Milwaukee also
gets at least four picks, including the No. 13 selection that will be made in
Tuesday night's NBA draft.
It ends a wild back-and-forth in the final days of the saga, with the Bucks
considering offers from both Miami and Boston for Antetokounmpo --- who led
Milwaukee to the 2021 NBA title, was on the NBA's 75th anniversary list of its
greatest players ever, is a nine-time All-NBA selection and is coming off an
injury-shortened season where he averaged 27.6 points per game.
There has been no secret that this is what Miami has sought, because this is
what Miami usually seeks. The Heat pulled off similar moves by landing
Shaquille O'Neal in 2004 (helping lead to the 2006 NBA title) and by getting
LeBron James and Chris Bosh to play alongside Dwyane Wade in 2010 (leading to
four NBA Finals runs in four seasons together, along with the 2012 and 2013 NBA
titles).
Now, it's Antetokounmpo's turn. At 31, the Heat clearly believe he still has
many good years left --- and it's generally presumed that by making this deal
they'll give the Greek superstar a massive extension later this year.
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