Giannis Antetokounmpo had eyes for an NBA team other than the Milwaukee Bucks over the offseason. It wasn’t the Miami Heat—a not-really-full-on-slight Pat Riley and crew should absolutely interpret as one as they wait out and prowl the market for their next superstar acquisition.
According to Shams Charania of ESPN, Giannis gave serious consideration to requesting a trade out of Milwaukee over the summer. Had he surrendered to those impulses, his team of choice would have been…the New York Knicks.
So much for Miami being a desirable destination, right? Kidding. Sort of.
The Heat need to establish themselves as trade destination again
Twenty-eight other squads failed to make Giannis’ one-team list.