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Here are the Miami Heat’s six best alternatives if LeBron James doesn’t return as a free agent this summer to join Giannis Antetokounmpo.

When the Bucks accepted the Heat‘s trade offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo, reporting at the time indicated that adding 2025 first-round pick Kasparas Jakucionis to a package that already included Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel’el Ware, and draft assets helped push Miami’s bid over the top. Asked this week about whether Jakucionis was a difference-maker […]

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Could the never-ending Giannis trade talks have contributed to the rising tension between former teammates?

Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst pushed back Wednesday against suggestions the franchise was pressured into trading Giannis Antetokounmpo, calling the decision a deliberate choice rather than a necessity. "This was not a 'have to,'" said Horst during a conference call with reporters. "This was, we truly believed we've found an opportunity which is unique. We might be right. We might be wrong. But an opportunity where this is what's best for him and what he wants to pursue going forwa...

With Miami emerging as a rumored potential landing spot, NBA insider Marc Stein revealed that the Mavericks' preference is to trade Klay Thompson instead of a

LeBron James is about to make the final move of his NBA career, and three potential landing spots are emerging outside a dream pairing. Ever...

Giannis Antetokounmpo responded to boos from his home fans in kind, giving two thumbs down to the crowd following an and-1 layup during Tuesday's blowout loss to the Wolves.

Tennessee forward Nate Ament, the 13th pick in this year’s draft, has signed a rookie scale deal with the Bucks, according to NBA.com’s transactions log. The selection used to draft Ament was sent from Miami to Milwaukee as part of the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade, which didn’t become official until the moratorium lifted on Monday. Ament […]

Bucks general manager Jon Horst called the move to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo a "very difficult decision."

Kings Despite the trade speculation surrounding Zach LaVine, new Kings general manager Scott Perry sounds fully committed to bringing him back. Per Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee, Perry said that he’s remained in regular contact with LaVine since the season ended and expects the veteran guard to embrace a leadership role after exercising his […] The post NBA Notes: Kings, Zach LaVine, Heat, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jazz appeared first on Hoops Wire.

After some of the moves we've seen around the NBA in recent years, it really isn't crazy to say that any trade could happen. Luka Doncic was traded, Giannis

Summer League play is already over for Heat forward Myron Gardner, Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald writes in a subscriber-only story. Gardner sprained his left ankle seven minutes into the team’s first game Friday in the California Classic and was held out for the rest of the competition. He has been sent back to […]

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Antetokounmpo is out indefinitely with a calf strain, while he expects a 4-to-6-week window L'articolo Bucks’ Doc Rivers: no consideration of shutting down Giannis for the season amid calf strain proviene da Sportando .

The Bucks were booed off the court at halftime during their 139-106 loss to Minnesota on Tuesday night.

All things must end!

Have we seen the last of Brown in a Celtics uniform? Our writers weigh in.