The\u00a0New York Knicks\u00a0are\u00a0NBA\u00a0champions and while the city of New York continues celebrating, the league is moving forward into the offseason. The\u00a0NBA Draft\u00a0is in eight days, summer league is just around the corner, and who can forget one of the most intriguing times on the league’s calendar: free agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0and\u00a0Austin Reaves\u00a0to\u00a0James Harden\u00a0and newly minted NBA champion\u00a0Mitchell Robinson, a significant number of players could be on the move either through free agency or on the trade market. The biggest name everyone will have their eyes on is\u00a0Giannis Antetokounmpo, who could be traded by the\u00a0Milwaukee Bucks\u00a0as early as this week, as the Bucks have been aiming at closing that chapter before the draft starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There’s been lots of chatter on Antetokounmpo’s next home, with the\u00a0Miami Heat\u00a0and\u00a0Boston Celtics\u00a0mentioned as the most frequent suitors, but we’ll have to see if other viable options pop up. While the season is over, the league’s always active offseason is just getting started, so let’s take a look around and see what the latest rumors are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest reporting on Antetokounmpo, per Marc Stein, is that the Heat’s offer for him would include\u00a0Tyler Herro,\u00a0Kel’el Ware\u00a0and\u00a0Jaime Jaquez Jr., as well as undetermined draft compensation. However, the Celtics are also in on the Greek Freak sweepstakes, and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons says Boston has\u00a0already put in an offer\u00a0in the past week. Simmons said he didn’t know who was included in the trade, but Stein previously reported that if Giannis is dealt to Boston, that could mean\u00a0Jaylen Brown\u00a0would be sent to Milwaukee, only to be rerouted elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minnesota has also been mentioned as a potential suitor for Giannis, as have the\u00a0Portland Trail Blazers, though Portland would be involved as a third team, not as a place Antetokounmpo would wind up. If he’s sent to Boston, perhaps the Blazers could be where Brown ends up, or, as Stein is suggesting, maybe the\u00a0Atlanta Hawks\u00a0are the third team in order to land Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We could be nearing some clarity on Antetokounmpo’s situation as the draft nears, but it’s obvious that there’s a handful of teams interested in getting involved in the deal, even if it’s just in an ancillary capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n