ariel
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Not gonna lie… Giannis to the Heat isn’t as fun or explosive as Giannis to the Celtics…
LeBron James returning to Miami cannot be ruled out, per @flasportsbuzz “The Heat could try to lure impending free agent LeBron James with its full midlevel exception, but a James return is considered a long shot — though nothing can be ruled out.” (Via #storylink=cpy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia…
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BLOCKBUSTER: The Milwaukee Bucks are trading franchise icon Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to the Miami Heat for Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, 3 first-round picks (including No. 13), 1 pick swap and 1 second-rounder, sources tell ESPN.
As Mike Brown said last night, you need luck in sports. Here's where the Heat needs luck: For anyone who wants Giannis in Miami, you must hope that Portland/Milwaukee/Boston don't agree to a 3-team PURELY HYPOTHETICAL BUT LOGICAL trade that would easily trump any Miami offer and help all 3 teams. The Celtics, hypothetically, could acquire Antetokounmpo in a three-team trade by sending Brown to Portland, which — as a result of the 2023 Damian Lillard trade — has the right to swap first-round picks with Milwaukee in 2028 and 2030 while also owning the most and least favorable 2029 first of their own, Boston and Milwaukee. The Blazers could remove those protections and offer the Bucks a combination of young players (among Scoot Henderson, Donovan Clingan, Shaedon Sharpe and Toumani Camara) and some of their five tradeable first round picks, which includes Orlando’s unprotected 2028 first-round pick. Boston also could get one of those picks, besides landing Antetokounmpo. Heat would be helpless to prevent that, so Miami needs some luck.
