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Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to leave Milwaukee, and the Bucks are listening.
For the first time, there reportedly is a genuine possibility that the Bucks will deal Antetokounmpo, perhaps even before the NBA's trade deadline in a week's time.
Contenders around the league figure to get aggressive in their pursuit of Antetokounmpo, and the two-time MVP is determined to add another championship to his resume.
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Antetokounmpo's best shot at earning another ring might be to join the Oklahoma City Thunder. The reigning NBA champions have the league's best record this year at 38-10. They have the reigning MVP in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a Defensive Player of the Year candidate in Chet Holmgren -- as well as a warchest of draft picks to send Milwaukee's way.
Morten Stig Jensen at Yahoo Sports has proposed a trade that would see Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo join the Thunder in exchange for a package of five players Isaiah Hartenstein, Lu Dort, Cason Wallace, Thomas Sorber and Ajay Mitchell.
Oklahoma City would send the Los Angeles' Clippers' first-round pick in the 2026 draft to Milwaukee, along with the Utah Jazz's 2026 first-rounder and the Denver Nuggets' 2027 first. Jericho Sims and Amir Coffey would join the Thunder to complete the trade.
It's not an entirely unfeasible deal. Milwaukee would get three quality NBA players and additional draft compensation out of the trade, while Antetokounmpo would have easily his best shot at a championship since 2021.
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