BREAKING: NBA insider’s wild four-team trade proposal would send Giannis Antetokounmpo to Golden State Warriors
Kevin Durant isn’t the only superstar name who has been bandied about in trade talks this offseason. NBA teams are waiting to see if the Milwaukee Bucks will move Giannis Antetokounmpo. If so, one NBA insider proposes there’s a way he could land on the Golden State Warriors to form a superteam with Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler.
ESPN NBA insider Zach Kram proposed a four-team trade involving the Bucks, Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks.
The Warriors would get:
- Antetokounmpo
The Lakers get:
- Draymond Green
- Daniel Gafford
The Mavericks get:
- Gabe Vincent
- 2031 first-round pick (via Lakers)
- 2025 second-round pick (No. 41)
And the Bucks get:
- Austin Reaves
- Brandin Podziemski
- Jonathan Kuminga (via sign-and-trade)
- Trayce Jackson-Davis
- Maxi Kleber
- 2029 first-round pick (via Warriors)
- 2031 first-round pick (via Warriors)
- 2030 first-round swap (with Lakers)
“The Warriors would sacrifice depth to construct a star-studded big three of Curry, Antetokounmpo and Butler,” writes Kram. “The Lakers would balance their roster by turning Reaves into Green — who has been involved in Lakers rumors in the past — and Gafford, improving their defense and adding a rim-running center who’s a proven fit with Luka Doncic. The Mavericks would trade from a position of strength (center) to add a future first and point guard help during Kyrie Irving’s absence. And the Bucks would grab an assortment of promising young players and future picks in return for their star.”
Even though it’s unlikely something like this would happen, a deal of this magnitude would shake up the NBA, similar to when the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers. After Curry retires, the Warriors could continue being a championship-caliber team building around Antetokounmpo.