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Insider Claims NBA Front Offices Have Discussed Giannis Antetokounmpo Being Traded For $224 Million All-Star

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Ashish Mathur | Last updated May 21, 2025 6:17 PM ET

According to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, multiple NBA agents believe Giannis Antetokounmpo will request a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks this offseason.

Antetokounmpo doesn't have a no-trade clause in his contract, so if he does ask out of Milwaukee, he can't control where he gets traded.

The Bucks will likely want a massive package in return for Antetokounmpo if the future Hall of Famer asks out. The Greek Freak is only 30 years old. He will make $54.1 million next season.

Antetokounmpo has career averages of 23.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks. The two-time MVP put up 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per game for the Bucks this season.

Milwaukee lost to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of this year's playoffs in five games. Indiana then beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round in five games to advance to the conference finals for the second year in a row.

Could the Bucks and Cavaliers make a trade to benefit each other? It's possible.

According to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, Cleveland trading Evan Mobley to Milwaukee for Antetokounmpo comes up in talks with NBA execs and agents.

Mobley turns 24 this summer. He made his first All-Star team this year and won the Defensive Player of the Year Award.

A USC product, Mobley averaged 18.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.6 blocks this season. He has career averages of 16.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.6 blocks with the Cavaliers.

Mobley signed a five-year, $224 million extension with Cleveland last summer. The big man winning the 2024-25 Defensive Player of the Year Award triggered a clause in his contract that calls for him to increase the first-year salary of his rookie-scale extension from 25 to 30% of the salary cap.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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