2025-26 Milwaukee Bucks / NBA Thread

[LouisEly]

On 5/3/2026 at 7:44 PM, sveumrules said:

Yeah, for as much of a head start as Tatum, Giannis, and Jokic had on their playoff careers it's looking like SGA might be the first superstar of the post-LBJ/Curry Era to end up with two rings.

Not this year.

Winning a championship is hard.

[sveumrules]

22 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

Not this year.

Winning a championship is hard.

Yeah, now looking like Giannis & SGA teaming up might be the only way to stop Wemby.

[CheezWizHed]

15 hours ago, sveumrules said:

Yeah, now looking like Giannis & SGA teaming up might be the only way to stop Wemby.

They have a lot of resources, so I'd be for that... 

Granted, when the Bucks are out of contention, I don't mind cheering for San Antonio... Kind of funny how their history of superstars are all centers. 

[sveumrules]

3 minutes ago, CheezWizHed said:

They have a lot of resources, so I'd be for that... 

Granted, when the Bucks are out of contention, I don't mind cheering for San Antonio... Kind of funny how their history of superstars are all centers. 

OKC has kind of always been the dream fit if they could manage to thread that needle.

One of Jalen Williams or Chet Holmgren as the main salary match, plus whichever combo of Cason Wallace, Nikola Topic, Thomas Sorber, and Ajay Mitchell as young prospects to round out the financials, then they've got #12 and #17 in this year's draft plus a stockpile of other future firsts they could offer.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I think it's a pipe dream. OKC loses a Game 7 in what was most likely the de facto Finals. They are already "there." There's no reason to mortgage all the assets for Giannis when they can get the team incrementally better this summer without giving up anything. 

Giannis wants the ball in his hands, too. I'm not sure his ego could handle being in the room with SGA. I like Giannis and all, no issues with anything he's done or said, but he's not he same guy he was even 5 years ago as far as humility goes.

[nate82]

If Giannis is traded it sounds like it will be to Miami.  Something like Herro and picks for Giannis is the current rumor. 

[HarryDoyle]

On 6/1/2026 at 12:32 PM, OldSchoolSnapper said:

I think it's a pipe dream. OKC loses a Game 7 in what was most likely the de facto Finals. They are already "there." There's no reason to mortgage all the assets for Giannis when they can get the team incrementally better this summer without giving up anything. 

Giannis wants the ball in his hands, too. I'm not sure his ego could handle being in the room with SGA. I like Giannis and all, no issues with anything he's done or said, but he's not he same guy he was even 5 years ago as far as humility goes.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

7 hours ago, HarryDoyle said:

Definitely didn't see this coming but probably should have.

[adambr2]

One quiet solace for all small market sports fans who have to watch the Dodgers buy their way to the top every year is the comforting knowledge that pretty much as long as I’ve ever known, the ESPN favorite Knicks always suck.

Now we don’t even have that.

[ErnieRilesBrianGiles]

Strange as it sounds for me to even type this, but I actually like this Knick team. Two all stars with defensive flaws (Brunson and Towns), two almost all stars that could never quite make it (Anunoby and Bridges), two ballers (Hart and Alvarado), two Knick draft picks with potential that could never seem to put it together (Robinson and McBride), a solid coach that's been hired and fired multiple times for failing to bring home the trophy (Mike Brown), and suddenly as the playoffs begin, something clicks and they're only two games away. Plus as a Bucks fan, we know how it feels to endure the roller coaster of crappy, average, above average, really good teams/coaches/front offices for 50 years before finally winning it all.  I'm really rooting for them to put the breaks on the Wemby train and finish the job.

[CheezWizHed]

I have confidence that Towns will disappear under pressure per usual. 

[young guns]

I've finally come to a decision on this finals matchup.  I don't care if either team wins.  The Knicks, while a new York team, have sucked enough that I'm ok if they get one.  However, if they win I hope they win all 4 on the road.

[adambr2]

Mitch Johnson is the NBA what Matt Lafleur is to the NFL.

[nate82]

Hearing that Miami maybe close to putting a deal together for Giannis and the Bucks have reached out to Boston to gauge their interest.  Could possibly be a three team trade with Boston, Milwaukee and Portland.

Brown to Portland, Giannis to Boston Milwaukee receives their picks back from Portland plus a future first and receive one first from Boston.  That would be my guess here.  Some expiring contracts going back to Milwaukee also in this scenario.  The Bucks wouldn’t get any young talent back in this trade.  
 

Also Giannis doesn’t want to play in the Western conference and may not sign an extension with a team in the Western conference.  This eliminates Portland and Minnesota as possible trade partners.  No interest so far from the Thunder.  

[HarryDoyle]

On 6/11/2026 at 10:00 PM, adambr2 said:

Mitch Johnson is the NBA what Matt Lafleur is to the NFL.

 

[Joseph Zarr]

The Spurs as an org have a lot of soul searching to do to rationalize starting Fox over Harper. What are they thinking? Fox is such a Low IQ basketball player - like a rich man's lefty Monta Ellis. He was awful and cost the Spurs dearly. Put the ball in Harper's hands and get Fox the heck off the floor.

[nate82]

14 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

The Spurs as an org have a lot of soul searching to do to rationalize starting Fox over Harper. What are they thinking? Fox is such a Low IQ basketball player - like a rich man's lefty Monta Ellis. He was awful and cost the Spurs dearly. Put the ball in Harper's hands and get Fox the heck off the floor.

I'm not sure you can blame Fox completely for the Spurs losing.  Harper also contributed to losing especially in game 4.  The game 4 meltdown was mostly on the coaching staff.  Why were they shooting so many threes in that game.  They were up big and all they had to do was get the ball in.  Wembi looked like a confused and young Giannis where he didn't know what to do in the game and how to close out a game.  I still don't know if Giannis knows how to do this.  If it wasn't for Middleton I don't think Giannis wins a championship at least not in Milwaukee.  

I think Brunson won this more than Fox losing it.  

[LouisEly]

Spurs are a pretty young team.  

Wemby - 22
Castle - 21
Vassell - 25
Harper - 19
Johnson - 26

It's pretty rare that a team that young wins it all in their first shot in the playoffs.  The players have to learn how to win and close out games.

[nate82]

So it looks like the Bucks are now pivoting to a rebuild and are willing to not bring in a superstar back and keep that superstar.  So the Boston, Portland Milwaukee maybe a real possibility.

There is still the Giannis only wants to play for an Eastern conference team though.  I think we can eliminate a Western conference team from acquiring Giannis which eliminates a lot of good trade possibilities.  The Western conference teams are not going to give up as much as the Celtics or Heat will because they don't know if Giannis will resign with them or not.  

The Heat have their offer in and it is basically the same offer as what they sent in during the trade deadline.  The Bucks haven't shown a willingness to back down on their demands.  There is a reported deal from the Celtics that doesn't include Brown or White.  Not sure of the accuracy on that.

The rumored Heat offer is Herro, Ware, Jacquez and the 13th pick in this draft.  This is probably the deal that the Bucks will be taking for Giannis.  Don't expect much more than this if Giannis is traded.  

Orlando, Portland and Minnesota are still interested in trading for Giannis but as pointed out earlier Giannis doesn't want to play on a Western conference team so that just leaves Orlando.  This not wanting to play on a Western conference team is going to kill some of Giannis' value on the market.

Portland may still figure their way into a trade but it will be as a third team in a trade.  If the Boston rumor is true then I would think Portland would have to be in those discussions.  I am just not sure how they would be without Brown going to Portland.  

If Boston doesn't get Giannis then I expect them to go after Portis, but I wouldn't expect much in return maybe someone like Tonje or Hauser plus an expiring makes sense here.  

[jay87shot]

1 hour ago, nate82 said:

So it looks like the Bucks are now pivoting to a rebuild and are willing to not bring in a superstar back and keep that superstar.  So the Boston, Portland Milwaukee maybe a real possibility.

There is still the Giannis only wants to play for an Eastern conference team though.  I think we can eliminate a Western conference team from acquiring Giannis which eliminates a lot of good trade possibilities.  The Western conference teams are not going to give up as much as the Celtics or Heat will because they don't know if Giannis will resign with them or not.  

The Heat have their offer in and it is basically the same offer as what they sent in during the trade deadline.  The Bucks haven't shown a willingness to back down on their demands.  There is a reported deal from the Celtics that doesn't include Brown or White.  Not sure of the accuracy on that.

The rumored Heat offer is Herro, Ware, Jacquez and the 13th pick in this draft.  This is probably the deal that the Bucks will be taking for Giannis.  Don't expect much more than this if Giannis is traded.  

Orlando, Portland and Minnesota are still interested in trading for Giannis but as pointed out earlier Giannis doesn't want to play on a Western conference team so that just leaves Orlando.  This not wanting to play on a Western conference team is going to kill some of Giannis' value on the market.

Portland may still figure their way into a trade but it will be as a third team in a trade.  If the Boston rumor is true then I would think Portland would have to be in those discussions.  I am just not sure how they would be without Brown going to Portland.  

If Boston doesn't get Giannis then I expect them to go after Portis, but I wouldn't expect much in return maybe someone like Tonje or Hauser plus an expiring makes sense here.  

Looks like teams are looking to pair Bobby in a trade with Giannis. I am sure we would get more picks than just #13. I think if Bobby is in the deal than Wiggins would be involved to make finances work.

Herro, Wiggins, Ware, Jacquez, #13 and the 2 future 1st the Heat own.

The next rumor I am interested in is that the Pelicans want a lotto pick. I would love Trey Murphy, I would guess Turner and #13 (or 10) wouldn't queit be enough but maybe add in a future 1st from the Heat. 

Trade Wiggins for a power forward maybe like Isiah Stewart. Draft a big like Aday Mara

Rollins, Herro, Murphy, Stewart, Ware with Jaquez, AJ Green, Mara, Kuz, and whomever we can get back relatively cheap doesn't sound like to bad of a team. The down side is we dont get many future 1sts.

[nate82]

44 minutes ago, jay87shot said:

Looks like teams are looking to pair Bobby in a trade with Giannis.

I am not seeing or hearing this.  The only connection with Portis that I have seen so far has been with the Celtics and that is if they don't get Giannis.  I haven't seen or heard anything else on Portis.  I don't think the Heat will want to include Wiggins in a trade even with getting Portis back.  That would eat into their roster more and make trading for Giannis rather pointless as they wouldn't have much of a team around Bam and Giannis.  Wiggins is more of a SF and Portis is a C/PF.  That is just another redundancy adding in Portis to the Heat.  I don't see a fit here.  

 

53 minutes ago, jay87shot said:

I am sure we would get more picks than just #13.

The rumored trade has no other picks coming back to the Bucks.  This is also probably why the Bucks haven't accepted the trade at this time.  

[jay87shot]

11 hours ago, nate82 said:

I am not seeing or hearing this.  The only connection with Portis that I have seen so far has been with the Celtics and that is if they don't get Giannis.  I haven't seen or heard anything else on Portis.  I don't think the Heat will want to include Wiggins in a trade even with getting Portis back.  That would eat into their roster more and make trading for Giannis rather pointless as they wouldn't have much of a team around Bam and Giannis.  Wiggins is more of a SF and Portis is a C/PF.  That is just another redundancy adding in Portis to the Heat.  I don't see a fit here.  

 

The rumored trade has no other picks coming back to the Bucks.  This is also probably why the Bucks haven't accepted the trade at this time.  

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2026/06/latest-on-giannis-antetokounmpo-6.html

Picks

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2026/06/central-rumors-portis-bulls-quinn-niang-pistons.html

Bobby

 

I generally trust hoopsrumors as a compilation of sources and insider reports.

[jay87shot]

Bucks get Jaylen Brown, Hugo Gonzalez, 2 1sts for Giannis

Jaylen Brown to Miami for Ware, Jaquez Herro, 13 and future 1st and pick swap as late as possible. 

Herro to Detriot for Isiah Stewart, LaVert, 21, and a conditional (lotto protected) future 1st.

Turner and Boston 1st (26) to Charlotte for Josh Green, Grant Williams, and 18.

Bobby to Lakers for future 1st.

Kuzma, Josh Green, #13 to NO for Dejonte Murray and future picks swap (would love to try and turn this to Trey Murphy but dont see it)

10= Burries 18= Steinback 21= Cenac

1st team

Rollins, Murray, Jaquez, Stewart, Ware

2nd team

Burries, Green, Gonzalez, Cenac, Steinbeck, Williams, Lavert

We have a young upside team with some veteran leaders. We pick up 4 future 1sts from Boston, Miami, Detriot, and LA. We also dont have any long term monster contracts.

[CheezWizHed]

7 hours ago, jay87shot said:

Bucks get Jaylen Brown, Hugo Gonzalez, 2 1sts for Giannis

Jaylen Brown to Miami for Ware, Jaquez Herro, 13 and future 1st and pick swap as late as possible. 

Herro to Detriot for Isiah Stewart, LaVert, 21, and a conditional (lotto protected) future 1st.

Turner and Boston 1st (26) to Charlotte for Josh Green, Grant Williams, and 18.

Bobby to Lakers for future 1st.

Kuzma, Josh Green, #13 to NO for Dejonte Murray and future picks swap (would love to try and turn this to Trey Murphy but dont see it)

10= Burries 18= Steinback 21= Cenac

1st team

Rollins, Murray, Jaquez, Stewart, Ware

2nd team

Burries, Green, Gonzalez, Cenac, Steinbeck, Williams, Lavert

We have a young upside team with some veteran leaders. We pick up 4 future 1sts from Boston, Miami, Detriot, and LA. We also dont have any long term monster contracts.

If the Bucks actually trade Giannis, I'm sure you'll have nailed the trade in one of your guesses... simply by sheer volume! 😂