Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Wolves?

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There have been a lot of rumors. Selfishly, I LOVE Giannis, but for the Wolves, there are greater needs.

 


Breakin' The Plane said:
They want at least one blue chip young player and multiple draft picks. The Wolves have neither.
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OKC (Jalen Williams), HOU (Sengun) and SAS (Castle) all have a young talented player and a boatload of picks to offer. My guess is it will be one (1) of these teams.

As far as the Wolves chances, I have better odds of spending the weekend in Cabo with Sydney Sweeney with my gal's approval.
 

He's 31 with a ton of mileage would be a great concern.

To say we don't need him, though..........we can't rebound for schit.....and think of the pressure he'd take off Ant. Ant may go nuclear.

Also, he scores at the basket. If they got him, you can't have him and Rudy on the floor together.

Rudy would be traded I would think. A trade would probably be a 3 way deal.
 

kg21 said:
He's 31 with a ton of mileage would be a great concern.

To say we don't need him, though..........we can't rebound for schit.....and think of the pressure he'd take off Ant. Ant may go nuclear.

Also, he scores at the basket. If they got him, you can't have him and Rudy on the floor together.

Rudy would be traded I would think. A trade would probably be a 3 way deal.
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Brian Windhorst had this to say this morning about MIN being considered a surprise landing spot for Giannis:

"MIN doesn't have a package of young players and draft picks to offer MIL, but Giannis has made them aware that he'd like to play with Anthony Edwards. It's definitely worth keeping an eye on."
 



Bring Me The News has speculation that the Wolves could offer Jaden, Naz, Dillingham and Beringer for Giannis and his brother.

Yeah, no thanks.
 


Breakin' The Plane said:
Bring Me The News has speculation that the Wolves could offer Jaden, Naz, Dillingham and Beringer for Giannis and his brother.

Yeah, no thanks.
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I don't know........you still have DDV to shoot from the outside.....he would be open even more

You still have Randle, and Giannis up front. That's tough to guard.

Does Gobert stay?

You are basically replacing Giannis for McDaniels in the starting lineup. Hell yes to that all day and all night.

Naz is a bench player who can score but can't defend anyone.

I guess I question our bench. Damn, we'd have a weak bench.
 



Slim Tubby said:
Brian Windhorst had this to say this morning about MIN being considered a surprise landing spot for Giannis:

"MIN doesn't have a package of young players and draft picks to offer MIL, but Giannis has made them aware that he'd like to play with Anthony Edwards. It's definitely worth keeping an eye on."
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That’s Box Office Baby
 

So apparently Giannis has told MIL that he'd prefer to go to the NYK or play with Ant. If you factor in age, guaranteed contracts and overall production, MIN's base offer is clearly better than the Knicks:

NYK
KAT - 3/$171M (20/12/3)
OG - 4/$176M (16/5/2)

TOTAL = 7 years team control at $347M for combined 36 points, 17 rebounds & 5 assists

MIN
Randle - 3/$100M (23/7/5)
Jaden - 4/$108M (15/4/3)

TOTAL = 7 years team control at $208M for combined 38 points, 11 rebounds & 8 assists

We can't move Gobert because it's impossible to replace the defensive impact he has for the Wolves. Including Beringer would be a huge risk based on his untapped potential but ultimately I think he'd have to be included in any deal.

On the flip side, you can make a strong argument that trading for a 31 year old with a history of soft tissue injuries is a huge risk. They often reoccur and take a long time to heal up.

The salaries of Randle and Jaden match up perfectly for Giannis. Tons of rumors that POR and UTA love McDaniels and would send 2-3 FRPs and salary to MIL to have him rerouted to the Blazers.

Tough call, but it is Giannis. The amount of smoke today regarding MIN is crazy but could also be coming from the MIL FO to stoke the bidding wars.
 
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Slim Tubby said:
So apparently Giannis has told MIL that he'd prefer to go to the NYK or play with Ant. If you factor in age, guaranteed contracts and overall production, MIN's base offer is clearly better than the Knicks:

NYK
KAT - 3/$171M (20/12/3)
OG - 4/$176M (16/5/2)

TOTAL = 7 years team control at $347M for combined 36 points, 17 rebounds & 5 assists

MIN
Randle - 3/$100M (23/7/5)
Jaden - 4/$108M (15/4/3)

TOTAL = 7 years team control at $208M for combined 38 points, 11 rebounds & 8 assists

We can't move Gobert because it's impossible to replace the defensive impact he has for the Wolves. Including Beringer would be a huge risk based on his untapped potential but ultimately I think he'd have to be included in any deal.

On the flip side, you can make a strong argument that trading for a 31 year old with a history of soft tissue injuries is a huge risk. They often reoccur and take a long time to heal up.

The salaries of Randle and Jaden match up perfectly for Giannis. Tons of rumors that POR and UTA love McDaniels and would send 2-3 FRPs and salary to MIL to have him rerouted to the Blazers.

Tough call, but it is Giannis. The amount of smoke today regarding MIN is crazy but could also be coming from the MIL FO to stoke the bidding wars.
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Mythic, you up for a ménage-trios?

This scenario is from an NBA writer on The Athletic -

Giannis to the Timberwolves (three-team deal)​

Bucks receive: Julius Randle and Naz Reid; Portland’s 2030 first-round pick; rights to 2028 and 2032 first-round pick swaps with Minnesota; regain control of their own 2029 and 2030 first-round picks

Minnesota Timberwolves receive:Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday

Portland Trail Blazers receive:Jaden McDaniels and Mike Conley

The Timberwolves are among the four teams mentioned as the leading suitors for Antetokounmpo, and while they initially might not seem like the type of team that would have the draft capital needed to put together a convincing package for the Bucks, adding the Blazers to the deal might help them get in the mix.

In the trade that sent Damian Lillard to Milwaukee in 2023, the Bucks sent control of their first-round pick to Portland for three NBA drafts, from 2028 to 2030. In this trade, the Blazers would be sending back the Bucks’ 2029 first-round pick, extinguishing the pick swap they have with the Bucks in 2030, then sending their own first-round pick in 2030 to Milwaukee in order to add McDaniels, while swapping veteran point guards with the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves do not have any first-round picks they can trade, but they can give the Bucks the right to swap picks with them in 2028 and 2032. Those swaps don’t have much value, but they are still something the Bucks can take to make the package stronger.

Outside of regaining control of two years of draft picks, the Bucks also would be adding Randle, who is averaging 22.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.4 assists in his 12th NBA season, and Reid, who has been one of the league’s most consistent contributors off the bench over the last three seasons. Both players have been real contributors to the Timberwolves, who have gone to the Western Conference finals the last two seasons.
 



Slim Tubby said:
OKC (Jalen Williams), HOU (Sengun) and SAS (Castle) all have a young talented player and a boatload of picks to offer. My guess is it will be one (1) of these teams.

As far as the Wolves chances, I have better odds of spending the weekend in Cabo with Sydney Sweeney with my gal's approval.
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Dude, I'm going to Cabo next week. So I have a better chance with Syd then you. Wouldn't that be awesome?
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
Mythic, you up for a ménage-trios?

This scenario is from an NBA writer on The Athletic -

Giannis to the Timberwolves (three-team deal)​

Bucks receive: Julius Randle and Naz Reid; Portland’s 2030 first-round pick; rights to 2028 and 2032 first-round pick swaps with Minnesota; regain control of their own 2029 and 2030 first-round picks

Minnesota Timberwolves receive:Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday

Portland Trail Blazers receive:Jaden McDaniels and Mike Conley

The Timberwolves are among the four teams mentioned as the leading suitors for Antetokounmpo, and while they initially might not seem like the type of team that would have the draft capital needed to put together a convincing package for the Bucks, adding the Blazers to the deal might help them get in the mix.

In the trade that sent Damian Lillard to Milwaukee in 2023, the Bucks sent control of their first-round pick to Portland for three NBA drafts, from 2028 to 2030. In this trade, the Blazers would be sending back the Bucks’ 2029 first-round pick, extinguishing the pick swap they have with the Bucks in 2030, then sending their own first-round pick in 2030 to Milwaukee in order to add McDaniels, while swapping veteran point guards with the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves do not have any first-round picks they can trade, but they can give the Bucks the right to swap picks with them in 2028 and 2032. Those swaps don’t have much value, but they are still something the Bucks can take to make the package stronger.

Outside of regaining control of two years of draft picks, the Bucks also would be adding Randle, who is averaging 22.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.4 assists in his 12th NBA season, and Reid, who has been one of the league’s most consistent contributors off the bench over the last three seasons. Both players have been real contributors to the Timberwolves, who have gone to the Western Conference finals the last two seasons.
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Oof. Holiday will be 36 in June, is a shell of what he was even two (2) years ago and is owed 2/$72M after this season.

I'm not sure our bench can get much more laughable but this might accomplish it:

C Gobert / Beringer / Sikorsky
PG Giannis / Miller / Ingles
SF Edwards/ Shannon Jr / Juzang
SG DDV / Clark
PG Holiday / Conley / Dilly / Hyland

I do think the premise of the trade is legit in that McDaniels might get routed to a third team that sends MIL some picks.
 

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