{"id":2033873,"date":"2026-07-08T22:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2033873"},"modified":"2026-07-08T22:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:09:24","slug":"bucks-gm-on-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade-miami-opportunity-presented-us-with-the-best-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2033873","title":{"rendered":"Bucks GM on Giannis Antetokounmpo trade: \u2018Miami opportunity presented us with the best path\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst spoke to reporters for the first time on Wednesday about the decision to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat<\/a>, and his final answer of the 30-minute session provided the most incisive look into the franchise-altering decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is hard,\u201d Horst said. \u201cCall it what it is. Giannis is one of the greatest players in NBA history. Top 75 of all time. Greatest player in franchise history. He\u2019s an NBA champion in Milwaukee. All the things that we\u2019ve talked about and that you all know, he is not with us anymore.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo, we\u2019ve got a lot of work to do, and we championed balance and getting back foundational players that we believed in, draft capital that we thought we could utilize and capitalize on, either by drafting at some point or by using in future transactions and flexibility to make decisions. The Miami opportunity presented us with the best path in totality, and that\u2019s why we did the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the GM spoke at the introductory news conference for new Bucks head coach Taylor Jenkins on May 6, he emphasized that the team planned to work through its options along two parallel paths \u2014 one in which the team traded Antetokounmpo, one in which they kept Antetokounmpo \u2014 and attempt to figure out the best course of action.<\/p>\n

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Giannis is headed to Miami. What will be his legacy in Milwaukee?<\/div>\n
Eric Nehm and Johnny Sweet<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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