NBA offseason: What 10 Giannis trade contenders can offer Bucks - ESPN

With the NBA draft lottery complete and June's draft approaching, there will soon be closure to the Giannis Antetokounmpo saga — at least we think there will be.

After holding on to the two-time MVP through the February trade deadline, the Milwaukee Bucks are open to taking trade calls and offers this offseason, league and team sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

«Before the draft is a natural time,» Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam said. «Because if Giannis does play somewhere else, we've got to have a lot of assets. That's [general manager] Jon [Horst]'s job to do, and if he's here, then you build the team differently.»

Wes Edens, the team's controlling owner until April 2028, was blunt when discussing the future of Antetokounmpo. «One of two things will happen: Either he will be extended or he'll be traded,» Edens said in March.

Antetokounmpo has two years left on his deal (the second one is a player option) and will be eligible to sign a four-year, $275 million contract Oct. 1. If he exercises his $62.8 million option for 2026-27, the deal will become three years, $213.6 million. If moved this offseason, Antetokounmpo will be eligible for the same extension with a new team, albeit not until six months after a trade. Any potential trade partner will need to weigh the risks of offering a hefty collection of assets with no guarantee on an extension.

Through all the chatter surrounding the «will they, won't they» dynamic between Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, one thing is for certain: Milwaukee now realizes it can't wait until October for him to make a decision.

«That's not a Giannis issue,» Edens said. «That's any player in their last year.»

If Milwaukee decides to move on from its superstar forward, which franchises have the