The Greek Freak is taking his talents to South Beach.
The Bucks traded Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Heat in a blockbuster trade late Monday night, according to ESPN, ending hours of speculation with Miami and the Celtics emerging as the finalists.
The Bucks also sent Bobby Portis to Miami in exchange for Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks, one second-round pick and one pick swap, according to ESPN.
It has been long speculated that Antetokounmpo’s time in Milwaukee was coming to the end, with drama between both parties occurring throughout the 2025-26 NBA season.
Despite it looking like the Bucks were going to move on from the 10-time All-Star ahead of the trade deadline, but were ultimately unsuccessful in engaging in trade talks in February.
Antetokounmpo reportedly first expressed wanted to be traded last May, which then prompted Milwaukee to give big man Myles Turner a $108.7 million deal in an attempt to build a contending team for this past season.
Things did not work out, however, with the Bucks finishing with a 32-50 record and their first year missing the postseason in a decade.
Antetokounmpo played just 36 games last year, averaging 27.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 5.4 assists while being sidelined with knee problems for a majority of the season.
His injury was also a source of concern for the NBA, with the league investigating the Bucks allegedly violating the “player participation policy and potential inconsistent statements.”
Despite Antetokounmpo claiming that he was ready to play again, the Bucks refused to medically clear the two-time MVP.
“For somebody to come and tell me to not play or not to compete it’s like a slap in my face. So, I don’t know where the relationship goes from there,” he told reporters in April.
“I’ve never seen a case of a player saying, my caliber of player, that’s like, I’m saying it publicly, I want to f–king play. You know what I’m saying?” he added. “I don’t think I’ve seen this. So, if there needs to be an investigation, great.
“There should be. I don’t know. There should be. Until we figure something out.”
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
