The Milwaukee Bucks traded franchise icon Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat on June 22.
ESPN’s “NBA Insider” Shams Charania reported that, alongside Antetokounmpo, the Heat will receive 11-year veteran Bobby Portis, and in exchange, will trade Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks, including this year’s 13th pick, one pick swap, and one second-round pick.
Both teams will execute the deal on July 6, allowing for opportunities to expand the trade.
Charania reported that the Boston Celtics aggressively pursued Antetokounmpo, offering Milwaukee a package featuring 2024 Finals MVP Jaylen Brown and two first-round picks.
Boston and Miami were on Antetokounmpo’s list of preferred destinations and were the two finalists in trade talks in recent weeks.
Earlier Monday, Antetokounmpo, 31, posted a photo of himself on X and said, “GOD, I trusted you at the beginning, and I will continue to trust you throughout.” He and the Bucks have yet to post a full statement.
The Heat are keeping all-star Norman Powell and former all-stars Bam Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins, while securing an all-time great for the third time this century after trading for Shaquille O’Neal in 2004 and signing LeBron James in 2010.
To do so, the team sacrificed its best young talent in all-star Tyler Herro, 26, and former Rookie of the Year Jaime Jaquez Jr., 25.
Antetokounmpo had been mentioned in countless trade talks since the beginning of last season, with the Bucks previously saying the team had no interest in trading the Greek superstar.
After Milwaukee missed the playoffs last season, it fired head coach Doc Rivers. Bringing on young players from the Heat allows the Bucks to begin a full rebuild.
This marks the end of an era in Milwaukee, where the Bucks made nine consecutive playoffs from 2017 to 2025, facing Miami multiple times.
Drafted 15th by Milwaukee in 2013, Antetokounmpo has spent all of his 13 seasons in the league with the Bucks. Prior to the trade, only Stephen Curry had a longer active tenure with one team.
With Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo won two MVPs, earned 10 consecutive all-star selections, and led the team to a championship in 2021.
In the closeout Game 6 against the Phoenix Suns in those finals, he scored 50 points to earn Finals MVP honors and bring Milwaukee its first championship in 50 years.
The forward is the Bucks’ all-time leader in points by over 7,000, all-time leader in rebounds by over 1,000, all-time leader in assists by over 1,000, all-time leader in blocks, and second in steals. He will very likely have his jersey retired by the franchise.
