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Giannis Antetokounpo-Knicks Rumors: What They Mean for New York, the Former MVP, the Bucks and Other Suitors
Giannis Antetokounmpo weighs staying with the Bucks after three straight first-round playoff losses while exploring a trade to the Knicks during a pivotal 2025 offseason.
- In late July, Jon Horst traveled 6,000 miles to Athens, Greece to meet Giannis Antetokounmpo, whose Bucks future hung in the balance before he returned for the 2025-26 season.
- Since the 2021 title, the Bucks' three straight first-round playoff exits, injuries like Lillard's torn Achilles in 2025, and Antetokounmpo's desire to win a championship have fueled uncertainty about his future.
- Antetokounmpo's preferred destination emerged as the New York Knicks, but talks with the Milwaukee Bucks in August stalled as New York's offer was insufficient, league sources said.
- Milwaukee made costly moves that included a $113,000,000 cap hit and a Turner contract without Giannis Antetokounmpo's prior sign-off, heightening internal tension and financial strain.
- Antetokounmpo enters the season with two years remaining on his deal, earning about $54,000,000 this season and becoming eligible on Oct. 1, 2026 for a four‑year, $275,000,000 maximum extension.
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ESPN- Ever since the NBA draft combine in mid-May, Alex Saratsis, an Octagon managing director and Antetokounmpo's U.S.-based representative, has fielded rampant interest in Antetokounmpo and conducte...
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Knicks ‘did not make a strong enough offer’ in potential blockbuster Giannis trade
The New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks had discussions this summer about a blockbuster trade involving superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, but the Knicks “did not make a strong enough offer,” according to a report from ESPN’s Shams Charania.
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