Bucks blockbuster trade idea ships out Giannis Antetokounmpo to pair up with young superstar

Charlie Baduini

Bucks blockbuster trade idea ships out Giannis Antetokounmpo to pair up with young superstar image

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All eyes have been on the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo this Summer.

While a trade request has been speculated on and theorized, nothing has come to fruition yet. But that hasn't stopped basketball fans from putting together their own trade packages for the Greek Freak.

Sports Illustrated recently put together a trade idea that would ship Antetokounmpo to the San Antonio Spurs to create a terrifying pairing with Victor Wembanyama.

Antetokounmpo-Wembanyama Team up in San Antonio

The deal was proposed as follows by SI's Ethen Hutton.

Milwaukee Bucks receive: Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson, Julian Champagnie, 2026 first-round pick (Swap via ATL), 2027 first-round pick (via ATL), 2029 first-round pick, 2028 second-round pick, 2029 second-round pick, 2030 second-round pick (via SAC)

San Antonio Spurs receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo

In what would be an insane haul for the Bucks, they get back three young players that can kickstart a new era of Milwaukee basketball after years of exhausting assets to try and put together a competitive team around Antetokounmpo.

"It’s no secret Antetokounmpo’s future in Milwaukee is in Jeopardy. The Bucks made a bold move in parting ways with Damian Lillard to pursue Miles Turner, who inked a four-year, $108.9 million deal with the club in July." Wrote Hutton.

"The Bucks could roll out their current lineup alongside their superstar, but it would take a herculean effort from Antetokounmpo to drag this team back to the playoffs in 2025-26."

While the Bucks enter a soft rebuild with their new young core and draft pick stockpile, the Spurs instantly become a championship contender in the Western Conference.

Charlie Baduini

Charlie Baduini is a freelance NBA writer with The Sporting News. He is a content editor and writer with a wide variety of sports reporting experience in live broadcasting and print media.