Sam Amick: Giannis probably on top of Rockets list

KD may be the only available star level player this summer.

 

[Windhorst] There is no trade market or discussions for Giannis. He is not asking and the Bucks aren’t looking for one

 

Windhorst is just a wind bag. I still think Giannis gets traded either this off-season or at the deadline.

 

I think at the deadline unless Lillard turns into Deadpool or Wolverine or DEADWOLF (epic)

 

That's more likely at this point if Giannis doesn't want to be traded. He is not Lebron that was looking to jump ship first chance he had, plus Giannis already won a 'ship. He might be like Dirk that just didn't want to leave. It might take true lack of success for him to recognize it's time to move on.

 

You might be right. I’m ok with it. Let him rot in Milwaukee and let Booker rot in Phoenix. We are better off using our picks to strategically build a team around Amen, Sengun, and Jabari. Replace FVV and Dillon with athletic guys that can shoot. Maybe replace Jalen at the deadline if he can’t improve as Amen’s backcourt mate. There are tons of trade opportunities outside of Giannis, Durant, and Booker. We can also act as a contributor in a 3 way trade that gets Giannis or Durant to a Eastern conference team, while still improving our team?

 

Hasn't Giannis won a title as a Buck? Embrace something new!

 

Yes

 

It was rhetorical, but TY

 

Dude is bored as fork.

 

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45526828/nba-offseason-2025-8-giannis-bucks-trades-shake-league

Houston Rockets get:

Giannis Antetokounmpo
Pat Connaughton

Milwaukee Bucks get:

Alperen Sengun
Cam Whitmore
Reed Sheppard
Jock Landale
2025 first-round pick (No. 10)
2027 first-round pick (via Phoenix)
2028 first-round pick

More than any other club that held home-court advantage to begin the playoffs, No. 2-seeded Houston desperately needs more offense. Between their bottom five 3-point attempt rate and Jalen Green's inconsistency as a scorer -- he exploded for 38 points in Game 2 against the Warriors but scored 12 points or fewer in the other six contests during that first-round matchup -- the Rockets need to manufacture easier scores.

Yes, Sengun is an All-Star who can be the hub of a decent offense, and he has a higher ceiling as he continues to improve. But Antetokounmpo, a two-time league MVP in his prime, is elite enough to be the No. 1 option for any club's offensive attack.

This might fall right within a sweet spot, depending on where your fandom lies. If you're a Rockets fan, you likely hate the thought of parting with Sengun. But the need for a big as the offensive hub -- even one with the playmaking chops of Sengun -- lessens considerably if Giannis joins the roster.

Beyond that, if you had to choose one young star to include between Sengun and two-way standout Amen Thompson, Sengun might be the preferred choice, if only because of their contracts. With his extension beginning this coming season, Sengun is due to earn almost $34 million in 2025-26, while Thompson will get a little less than $10 million.

That would give the Rockets more flexibility in remaking the roster (one with Thompson, Fred VanVleet, Green, Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason and others) around Giannis over the next couple years.

-- Herring

 

Hate to lose Reed’s potential but this is a fair trade.

 

That's insane.
This perfectly illustrates why we need to forget about Giannis.
Combined with the shorter window....

No.

 

Good trade for Rockets if Bucks would agree.

 

The players might be in the ballpark, but it changes us to strictly a 3-4 year window.
He's a great player, but will lose it quickly.

 

It's a real window though and you keep Amen to start a new window after.

I would do what it takes to trade for Giannis if there really was an avenue.