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Bucks Trade Giannis Antetokounmpo to Heat

June 23, 2026

In a stunning blockbuster deal, the Milwaukee Bucks have traded two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to the Miami Heat. The massive trade completely reshapes the Eastern Conference landscape.

In exchange for the “Greek Freak,” Milwaukee receives a substantial haul of young talent and future draft capital. The package features Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel’el Ware, and Kasparas Jakučionis, alongside the No. 13 pick in the draft and multiple future first-round picks.

By pulling off this monumental deal, Heat President Pat Riley pairs Antetokounmpo with Bam Adebayo. However, Miami is not yet a premier championship contender; the front office still has work to do to surround its two superstars with a complementary supporting cast.

Bucks Star Giannis Antetokounmpo signs 3-years extension worth $186M

October 24, 2023
Bucks Star Giannis Antetokounmpo signs 3-years extension worth $186M

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has agreed on a three-year, $186 million contract extension with the team, announced on his social media accounts. The extension includes a player option for the 2027-2028 season. The deal will run through the duration of guard Damian Lillard’s contract and ends the possibility of him entering free agency in 2025. Bucks acquired Damian Lillard in a 3-team blockbuster trade this summer.

In a recent interview published on NY Times, Giannis said that we won’t sign any extension until he knows that the Bucks can continue to contend for a championship. This may have prompted the team to trade for Damian Lillard. Bucks as in a similar situation in 2020, where he signed a five-year, $228 million supermax extension, after the Bucks acquired Jrue Holiday from Pelicans. That same season, the Bucks became the NBA Champion, Giannis was named Finals MVP, after being awarded the regular season MVP and the Defensive Player of the Year award. Only two other player have ever won all 3 awards in the same season; Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon.

These are the 2023 NBA All-Star Starters

January 27, 2023
These are the 2023 NBA All-Star Starters

NBA just announced the 2023 NBA All-Star Starters for the NBA All-Star Game this 19th Feb. in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Lebron James, of the LA Lakers and the leading vote-getter, will be one of the team captain and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Eastern Conference voting leader, will be the team captain of the opposing team. This will be Lebron’s 19th All Star appearance and the 7th for Giannis.

Eastern Conference starters

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks/ Captain)
  • Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets)
  • Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)
  • Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers)
  • Kyrie Irving (Brooklyn Nets)

Western Conference starters

  • LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers/ Captain)
  • Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
  • Zion Williamson (New Orleans Pelicans)
  • Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
  • Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks)

Giannis and James will both choose the players for their respective team on the night of the game, a twist that the NBA announced last Wednesday and it is similar on how you play basketball in parks and pickup games.

The Starters — three frontcourt players and two guards from each conference — are chosen based on a combination of three different votes: fan balloting counted for 50%, media balloting was worth 25% and voting by the NBA’s players made up the final 25%.

Source: NBA

Giannis Antetokounmpo signs five-year supermax extension with the Milwaukee Bucks

December 16, 2020
Giannis Antetokounmpo signs five-year supermax extension with the Milwaukee Bucks

It looks like wait is over as Giannis Antetokounmpo signs the five-year supermax extension that the Milwaukee Bucks offered the two-time MVP.

Antetokounmpo sign the extension a week before the Dec. 21 deadline and basically removing this name off the free agents market next summer. The five-year, $228.2 million extension Antetoknoumpo signed will make him the highest-paid player in NBA history.

We may still Giannis Antetokounmpo in another uniform, since he will just be 31 years old by the time the 5-year extension ends and still in his prime.

Source: NBA