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Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
As Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors swirl, Bucks schedule key meeting for this week
With trade rumors swirling (including links to the Houston Rockets), Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will meet with Milwaukee officials this week to discuss his future, per veteran NBA scribe Chris Haynes. In an eight-minute update on Haynes Briefs, Haynes relayed that Antetokounmpo 'has great ambition' and wants to win multiple NBA championships. That could prove challenging on an aging Bucks squad that finished as the No. 5 seed in a weak Eastern Conference before losing co-star Damian Lillard to an Achilles tear during a first-round series loss in the 2025 playoffs. That injury is expected to cost Lillard most or all of next season, as well. Advertisement Since that final April 29 loss, there has been no communication between the player and team, Haynes reports. Among his comments: There was no exit interview, or meeting, for Giannis. From what I was told, the Bucks said, 'Hey, emotions are running high immediately after the loss. Let's just pivot to doing this down the road.' There has been no communication from that point on... until (Saturday) morning, I was told. So, this meeting that's expected to occur in the middle of the week this is going to be Giannis' time to tell the organization what he wants, and what he desires. And also, most importantly, listen to what plans the organization has. The Bucks are well above the league's salary cap and have one of the league's worst future draft outlooks, both owing to all-in trades that have been made in previous years to bring in marquee veterans around Antetokounmpo — such as Lillard. Thus, it's unclear whether any moves of significance can be made. With that in mind, the next domino in terms of any Antetokounmpo trade pursuits in the 2025 offseason will be seeing what he does when presented with that information. Advertisement Playing as a 6-foot-11 power forward, Antetokounmpo averaged 30.4 points (60.1% FG), 11.9 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game in the 2024-25 season. A two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP), the 'Greek Freak' is a nine-time NBA All-Star and a perennial MVP candidate. In contrast to the Bucks, Houston finished at No. 2 in the tougher Western Conference while featuring a younger roster consisting of more players with upside. While some of those players would undoubtedly go to Milwaukee in any hypothetical trade scenario, others would remain — and that might give Antetokounmpo a better opportunity to compete for championships. More: Fact or fiction: Do the Rockets have the best assets to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo? This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: As Giannis trade rumors swirl, Bucks schedule meeting for this week
NBC Sports
21-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
NBA Trade Rumors Roundup: Where things stand as Giannis Antetokounmpo meets with Bucks, KD talk too
With the NBA Draft next month and free agency a week after that, NBA trade rumors are starting to fly fast and furious around the league's back channels. Here are a few worth noting. Antetokounmpo latest: To meet with Bucks, more The decision falls to Giannis Antetokounmpo. It always has. As NBC Sports has reported from the start, the Milwaukee Bucks are not going to trade the two-time MVP unless he tells them he wants out because he is worth too much to Milwaukee on and off the court for ownership and GM Jon Horst to consider otherwise. Antetokounmpo and Bucks brass are set to meet this week to discuss his and the team's future, reports Chris Haynes. BREAKING: Bucks make contact with Giannis Antetokounmpo and now very crucial meeting is scheduled for next week, sources tell me. On latest Haynes Briefs episode, details on how this came about and what happens from here. #haynesbriefshttps:// Antetokounmpo is at a crossroads. On one hand, he values loyalty, loves Milwaukee and its people, and would like to play his entire career for one team. On the other hand, he is as competitive a player as there is in the league, he desperately wants another championship, and that's not likely with the Bucks. Look at it this way: Despite him having a season that landed him in the top three in MVP voting, Milwaukee finished fifth in the East and was bounced in the first round, and now will have to play most (if not all) of next season without Damian Lillard after his torn Achilles. If winning another ring is what matters most to Antetokounmpo, he will ask for a trade. Adding fuel to the fire was this: Antetokounmpo honestly answered a fan's question on X, but his answer only threw fuel on the fire. New York Brooklyn's 'Plan A' for a rebuild is trading for Antetokounmpo and they have the draft picks to make an interesting trade package. As for the other New York team, if Giannis went in and told the Bucks he wants to be traded to the Knicks, the sides would talk (although the Knicks have to feel pretty good about their team as it is heading into the Eastern Conference Finals). Durant not headed to 76ers Coming out of the rumor mill that is the NBA Draft Combine, there was a lot of speculation that Philadelphia would be willing to trade the No. 3 pick for another win-now move — specifically, going after Kevin Durant, who will not be in Phoenix when next season starts. The idea is that the 76ers would pair Paul George and the No. 3 pick to get Durant and more out of Phoenix. Don't bet on it, reports NBA insider Jake Fischer at The Stein Line. 'There have been no indications that they are looking to package George with the No. 3 pick or try to move him on his own. The Sixers surely understand that there is little-to-no chance they could optimize a trade return for the 35-year-old after his injury-riddled maiden season as a Sixer.' This trade made zero sense for Phoenix anyway, outside of certainly some interest in the No. 3 pick and the chance to have Ace Bailey or V.J. Edgecombe. The core issue in any George deal is that he has a virtually untradeable contract, especially considering his age and injury history. George signed a new four-year deal last summer to move to Philly and has three years, $162.4 million remaining. Why would Phoenix, a team trying to lower its tax bill, trade away the old expensive guy with one year left on his contract for the old expensive guy with three years left on his contract? Expect the 76ers to run it back with George, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain, and add whoever is the No. 3 pick. In what will be a down East next season (with Jayson Tatum and Damian Lillard's injuries), Philadelphia can bet on health and know if things break their way, they can be in the mix to win the East. That is far, far more likely than a Durant trade. Teams monitoring Hornets The Charlotte Hornets have new ownership and a new front office, but one thing remains the same: They have not made the playoffs for nine years. Which is why teams are checking in just to see if they are looking to make win-now moves. Here is what Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo wrote at ESPN: 'The Hornets took a patient approach at the trade deadline, and opposing teams are curious about their level of urgency this offseason.' LaMelo Ball is 23, Brandon Miller is 22, Josh Green is 24, and even their 'old' veterans, Miles Bridges and Grant Williams, are just 26. That is a young team, but one too old to have won just 19 games last season. Consider it all just something to watch. NBA Draft Rumors • While the expectation is ultimately that the Spurs will use the No. 2 pick to select Dylan Harper and deal with their crowded but talented backcourt later, the team will 'entertain' calls about trading the pick, ESPN reports. • Not so with Dallas at No. 1, they are not trading that pick and the rights to Cooper Flagg, league sources told NBC Sports. Nor should they. Not even for Giannis Antetokounmpo (no way the Mavericks should trade an 18-year-old potential star for a 30-year-old, no matter how good he is). Even if Nico Harrison thought about it for a moment, the backlash from fans in the wake of the Luka Doncic trade should scare him off the idea. • Speaking of Dallas, they lack point guards on the roster with Kyrie Irving out at least to start the season (torn ACL). Well, they have Brandon Williams and Jaden Hardy, but they need more. If Boston is about to move on from Jrue Holiday and maybe Derrick White, do the Mavericks want to try to jump into that bidding? I'm not sure if they have the picks and players to make it work, but Nico Harrison has to at least make the call. • Zion Williamson representing the Pelicans at the NBA Draft Lottery should be a sign to the rest of the league that the new head honcho in New Orleans, Joe Dumars, plans to build around Zion, reports Marc Stein.
USA Today
18-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
As Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors swirl, Bucks schedule key meeting for this week
As Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors swirl, Bucks schedule key meeting for this week 'This is going to be Giannis' time to tell the organization what he wants, and what he desires,' veteran NBA reporter Chris Haynes says of Antetokounmpo. With trade rumors swirling (including links to the Houston Rockets), Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will meet with Milwaukee officials this week to discuss his future, per veteran NBA scribe Chris Haynes. In an eight-minute update on Haynes Briefs, Haynes relayed that Antetokounmpo 'has great ambition' and wants to win multiple NBA championships. That could prove challenging on an aging Bucks squad that finished as the No. 5 seed in a weak Eastern Conference before losing co-star Damian Lillard to an Achilles tear during a first-round series loss in the 2025 playoffs. That injury is expected to cost Lillard most or all of next season, as well. Since that final April 29 loss, there has been no communication between the player and team, Haynes reports. Among his comments: There was no exit interview, or meeting, for Giannis. From what I was told, the Bucks said, 'Hey, emotions are running high immediately after the loss. Let's just pivot to doing this down the road.' There has been no communication from that point on... until (Saturday) morning, I was told. So, this meeting that's expected to occur in the middle of the week this is going to be Giannis' time to tell the organization what he wants, and what he desires. And also, most importantly, listen to what plans the organization has. The Bucks are well above the league's salary cap and have one of the league's worst future draft outlooks, both owing to all-in trades that have been made in previous years to bring in marquee veterans around Antetokounmpo — such as Lillard. Thus, it's unclear whether any moves of significance can be made. With that in mind, the next domino in terms of any Antetokounmpo trade pursuits in the 2025 offseason will be seeing what he does when presented with that information. Playing as a 6-foot-11 power forward, Antetokounmpo averaged 30.4 points (60.1% FG), 11.9 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game in the 2024-25 season. A two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP), the 'Greek Freak' is a nine-time NBA All-Star and a perennial MVP candidate. In contrast to the Bucks, Houston finished at No. 2 in the tougher Western Conference while featuring a younger roster consisting of more players with upside. While some of those players would undoubtedly go to Milwaukee in any hypothetical trade scenario, others would remain — and that might give Antetokounmpo a better opportunity to compete for championships. More: Fact or fiction: Do the Rockets have the best assets to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo?
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Report: Rockets assistant Royal Ivey could soon receive NBA head coaching interest
The Houston Rockets (52-30, No. 2 in the Western Conference standings) have overachieved all expectations in the 2024-25 NBA season, and head coach Ime Udoka is getting consideration for Coach of the Year honors. Those accomplishments, of course, also speak well to the talented coaching staff on Udoka's bench. That includes Rockets assistant Royal Ivey, a former NBA player who coached South Sudan to its first-ever Olympic berth and victory last offseason. Advertisement Thus, it shouldn't come as a surprise if Ivey gets a look at other head coaching vacancies around the NBA. Per longtime league insider Chris Haynes, Ivey could potentially receive an interview with the Phoenix Suns, who recently opted to move on from Mike Budenholzer. From Haynes' YouTube channel (Haynes Briefs): Sources relayed to me that these are a list of coaching candidates that are going to be looked at by the Phoenix Suns. Mike Brown, former head coach of the Sacramento Kings. Willie Green, current Pelicans head coach. We're going to see, is Willie going to stay there in New Orleans? I mean, New Orleans just parted ways with its president of basketball operations, David Griffin. If Willie is going to be outed, Phoenix is definitely going to take a look. Willie (previously) spent some time in Phoenix. Miami assistant Chris Quinn, Cavaliers assistant Johnnie Bryant. Mavericks assistants Sean Sweeney and Jared Dudley. Dudley played in Phoenix, and has strong ties to the Phoenix area. Rockets assistant Royal Ivey, and current Suns assistant David Fizdale. And former Suns assistant and current BYU head coach Kevin Young. Those are some names that I was told that the team will look into and evaluate, and (then) choose who they're going to bring in for interviews. These are largely guys who played in the NBA before, or are young, up-and-coming guys. I think a lot of teams feel like they need a voice that's not too far removed from playing, or a young up-and-coming assistant coach who has the ear of the players. Look at the Lakers (and JJ Redick). If you look at the issues with Bud and the players on this Suns team, that lack of communication was key, so bringing in somebody who has the ear of the players and can communicate and relay a message properly, and be received in the right way… that's going to be very important. Time will tell as to whether Ivey ultimately lands an interview with the Suns or other teams, but it's positive news for his career that he's in the conversation, no matter what. And it also shows that Houston's strong performance this season is drawing attention around the league. More: In second year with Houston, Ime Udoka could be in NBA's 2025 Coach of the Year finalists This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Report: Houston's Royal Ivey could receive NBA head coaching interest
