Hawks hold 2 ‘untouchable’ assets in any Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talks
As is the speculation surrounding it Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis AntetokounmpoThe future continues, one NBA insider believes there are two intangibles in a potential trade with Atlanta Hawks — and one isn’t Trae Young. Hawks forward Jalen Johnson‘s agent, Rich Paul, suggested a potential move for The Greek Freak to his client. Doc some teams reportedly don’t want to sign AntetokounmpoCould the Hawks be in a position to make a move?
Paul was outspoken in suggesting Johnson and Jastrebova in trade for Antetokounmpo, he said, on his new Game Over podcast, along with Max Kellerman.
“If I’m the Buckeyes … I’m calling Atlanta,” Paul said. “I want Jalen Johnson. He’s from Milwaukee.”
Considering the season he’s having due to a season-ending injury, Johnson is like untouchable like the Hawks gave up to draft Derrick Quinn — an unprotected 2026 first-round pick — as noted by NBA insider Marc Stein.
“The point here, mind you, is still that Johnson is as untouchable from the Hawks’ perspective as the unprotected first-round pick New Orleans committed to sending them in June thanks to the Derrick Quinn trade,” Stein said.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s gesture amid Bucks trade rumors
Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo told his teammates to focus on winning amid trade rumors surrounding his future with the team. Antetokounmpo, currently dealing with a right calf injury, is doing his best not to interfere. He advised his team to turn off the buzzer about Bucks trade rumors, he said, per Chris Haynes of NBA Television.
“His point was he’s here for now, he wants to get better, he wants to make sure he gets his game back on point, makes sure he comes back from the injury. But he understood (the concern) and he conveyed the message that he can’t control what’s happening or what’s happening to him at all,” Haynes said on NBA TV.
“Giannis Antetokounmpo recently spoke to some of his teammates to emphasize the importance of focusing on basketball … I’m told his point is that he’s here … he wants to get better.”
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After a 129-126 loss to the Wizards, the Bucks dropped their third straight game — now 11-16.
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