Most teams got a breather while the NBA Cup wraps, and phone calls between front offices will take on a new urgency in the coming days.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, and Houston Rockets have consistently been mentioned as potential Giannis trade suitors for years for two main reasons: a) all of them are currently in a “championship window” meaning Antetokounmpo fits their timeline, and b) they all have a surplus of future draft assets to trade for the future.

There have been no indications of a potential Giannis trade to the Warriors from Sam Amick's conversations with the Warriors players.

NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo has purchased a two-building multifamily rental complex in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood known as the Lawrence for $25.18 million. Seth Brown and Richard Ludwig were the sellers. Matthew Peters and Jack Sullivan with Marcus & Millichap brokered the deal.

The Golden State Warriors appear skeptical about the possibility of Giannis Antetokounmpo requesting a trade to the Bay Area. According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick, discussions with the team’s core players have revealed no signs that a move for Giannis is being considered.

That would be Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is recovering from a calf strain that has cost him Milwaukee's past four games -- of which the Bucks have lost three, including a 127-82 beatdown in Brooklyn against the Nets on Sunday night.

Both reporters made it clear that the Bucks are not currently looking to trade the two-time MVP anytime soon. According to Stein, while other teams believe that the Bucks will be fielding offers for Giannis before the trade deadline, he believes that it won’t happen until Giannis himself requests a trade:

Report: Miami Heat are inching closer to a potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Miami Heat has been a franchise that has swung and missed on trade candidates in 2025, but there is some light at the end of the tunnel.