NBA Trade Ideas Sending Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo To Knicks, Nets, Hawks, Spurs, Heat

Giannis Antetokounmpo is still evaluating his future with the Milwaukee Bucks, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN. 

With Charania’s report in mind, NBA writer Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report created trade ideas sending Antetokounmpo to the New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat. 

Trade 1

New York Knicks Receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Milwaukee Bucks Receive: Karl-Anthony Towns, Danny Wolf, 2026 first-round swap (NYK), 2028 first-round swap (worst of NYK and BKN), 2030 first-round swap (NYK)

Brooklyn Nets Receive: Josh Hart, 2026 second-round pick (MIL via NYK), 2026 second-round pick (MIN via NYK)

Trade 2

Brooklyn Nets Receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Milwaukee Bucks Receive: Michael Porter Jr., 2027 first-round pick (top-1 protected), 2027 first-round pick (via NYK), 2029 first-round pick (top-1 protected), 2029 first-round pick (via HOU), 2031 first-round pick (top-1 protected)

Trade 3

Atlanta Hawks Receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Milwaukee Bucks Receive: Jalen Johnson, Zaccharie Risacher, 2026 first-round swap (most favorable of Milwaukee’s own and New Orleans), 2027 first-round pick (least favorable of Milwaukee and New Orleans), 2030 first-round pick

Trade 4

San Antonio Spurs Receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Milwaukee Bucks Receive: Harrison Barnes, Stephon Castle, Keldon Johnson, Jeremy Sochan, 2027 first-round pick (via ATL), 2029 first-round pick, 2031 first-round pick (most favorable of SAC or SAS)

Trade 5

Miami Heat Receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Milwaukee Bucks Receive: Tyler Herro, Andrew Wiggins, Kel’el Ware, 2027 first-round swap, 2029 first-round swap, 2030 first-round pick, 2031 first-round swap, 2032 first-round pick

The Bucks will not trade Antetokounmpo unless the NBA superstar requests a trade. Antetokounmpo will make $54.1 million next season. Milwaukee signed the versatile forward to a three-year, $175 million extension in October 2023. Antetokounmpo doesn’t have a no-trade clause. 

One of the best players in NBA history, Antetokounmpo is a two-time MVP, a one-time Finals MVP, a one-time Defensive Player of the Year and a nine-time All-Star. The 30-year-old has career averages of 23.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks.

The Bucks reached the mountain top in 2021, winning the championship against the Phoenix Suns in six games. However, the franchise has won just one postseason series since then. 

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