The Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes is finally reaching the point of inevitability that many have long thought overdue. Now that a trade war is brewing on the horizon, the Cleveland Cavaliers should be comforted by the fact that it won't be a foregone conclusion Giannis joins the New York Knicks.
There were rumblings that Giannis and the Knicks shared mutual interest during the offseason. Nothing came to pass. With Antetokounmpo's exit from the Milwaukee Bucks feeling imminent, Shams Charania delivered the good news that it should not be a one-man race anymore.
Charania said, "If this does end up going down that path, where a trade is explored in-season, it's going to be well beyond just the Knicks from my understanding.