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Could Bucks Gianni's antetocounmpo act? Potential NBA teams for MVP

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The NBA ecosystem hums, buzzes and thrives from the view that stars change.

So it is no surprise that Milwaukee Bucks All-Nba striker Giannis Antetocounmpo is the focus of the transaction machine of the NBA after the Bucks defeated against the Indiana Pacers.

“With Lillard's torn Achilles, the Bucks must exchange Giannis to rebuild for the future,” bloomed the headline in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Yes, there is logic to act a superstar against the design of the capital while he still has this type of value – and trust us here, when the goats go in this direction, they will be given more than again in Dallas in Luka Doncic.

But it is not absolutely necessary that the Bucks act it.

Yes, Damian Lillard's absence for most, if not all in the next season, when he recovered from the Torn Achilles tendon in the Pacers series, the future of Milwaukee also has an impact. And Antetokounmpo is under contract by 2027-28, but has a player option to become a free agent in the summer of 2027.

He keeps a team competitive and sets the fans in the arena – the possession of these things likes these things – and in today's NBA a team with an antetocounmpo is one or two movements away from the competition.

Please note: It is not an easy trade with a contract with an annual content of $ 54.1 million for $ 2025-26.

If the goats decide to swap antetocounmpo-and we do not believe that despite this chattering is currently on the table-there are currently potential landing sites for the double MVP, NBA champion and 2021 Finals MVP:

Heat President Pat Riley loves stars. He also loves his role players, but he knows that they need all sizes to win titles. Whether with the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks or Miami Heat, Riley wants these players. Now a little shine has worn the heat with the Jimmy Butler debacle and the terrible loss of the first round against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The heat has a few picks in the first round, but probably not enough to be a real player here.

The Thunder has design capital – about 10 first rounders in the next six designs – so that the thunder remains the options for an upgrade like adding antetocounmpo. However, if you have followed what Oklahoma City did, it has made improvements to the edges about a talented squad, and if you win a title this season, why should you disturb it all?

The Rockets won 52 games with a young core and solid veteran this season. But they are not quite at the Oklahoma City level and it makes sense that the rockets are looking for an all-star. If the rockets do not get out of the first round, the pressure to make this type of movement can be stronger. If antetocounmpo is not available, the Rockets can easily view a deal with Phoenix for Kevin Durant.

New York Knicks

The Knicks have improved the squad-Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart. But there is no indication that the Knicks are closer to a title this season than last season when they had no cities and bridges.

The networks have already hunted starts (Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kyrie Irving), but never found that they were successful. This does not mean that you don't try it any further. The Nets have capital, including four picks in the first round in the draft of 2025 and at least two picks in the first round in 2027.

Antetocounmpo next to Steph Curry fascinates for a franchise that is determined to make another championship boost with Curry and Draymond Green before the time in a championship window runs. It seems that Jimmy Butler should be part of this deal with picks and other players on the squad.

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