Bucks Called 'Unrealistic' on Giannis Asking Price
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- Bucks GM Jon Horst has set asking prices in Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talks that multiple NBA personnel called "unrealistic," with the word surfacing repeatedly in conversations with rival teams, per Jake Fischer.
- Antetokounmpo has just one guaranteed year left on his contract, and the Bucks would trade him in October if he refuses to sign an extension rather than lose him in free agency for nothing next summer.
- Isaiah Stewart is "bracing for a trade" from the Pistons this summer as Detroit looks to add shooting and playmaking depth, with the Bucks, Celtics, Heat, and Spurs all expressing interest in the 25-year-old big man.
- Stewart has two guaranteed years at $15 million per year including a 2027-28 team option, and averaged 10 points, five rebounds, and 1.6 blocks on 55% shooting during the regular season before fading to four points and 2.4 rebounds in the playoffs.
- The Celtics have listened on trade inquiries for Jaylen Brown and Derrick White "more intently than ever before," per Fischer, though they are not actively shopping either player and cutting ties with White would be a surprise.
- Boston won 56 games and finished second in the East despite playing the first 62 games without Jayson Tatum, but blew a 3-1 first-round lead to the 76ers, prompting president Brad Stevens to call for an "honest assessment" of the roster.
Why it matters: The Bucks' leverage on a Giannis trade is constrained by just one guaranteed year left on his deal, meaning Milwaukee may ultimately accept less than the "unrealistic" return sources describe—a concession that could reset the Eastern Conference pecking order behind the reigning-champion Knicks and accelerate both Boston's and Detroit's offseason pivots before the draft.
