Giannis finally traded
Giannis Antetokounmpo will be 32 midway through the 2026-27 NBA season, he will be owed a four-year and $275 million contract extension after 2026-27 and he's nearly worked as many career minutes (playoff and regular season, combined) as Chris Webber.
But, like, look at the non-Chris Webbers the Miami Heat gave the Milwaukee Bucks to get him: Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jamie Jacquez Jr., Kasparas Jakučionis. Plus three picks and a swap.
(An answer to a question you hoped would never come up, three questions, plus three picks and a swap.)
Potentially seven solid basketball players once the tale is told. The Heat also took on the final two years and $30 million remaining on Bobby Portis' contract, not bad for what Bobby'll be up to at age 31.
It is seven quarters for two bucks, which is wonderful. It means each side did well, Heat earning a championship cornerstone with the Bucks owning greater ability to turn a profit with all those quarters to invest. Also, I just realized what I did with the "two bucks" thing.
Miami already proved that a large amount of good NBA players coached well will take a team to the middle, as even a shared offense grows weary of its task. The NBA requires superstars for success, someone to take upon battle after burden after bang after bring the ball up and still spin and succeed. Superstardom really is a different from stardom.
