One NBA writer is proposing that the Los Angeles Lakers trade Anthony Davis to the Milwaukee Bucks for Giannis Antetokounmpo in a massive blockbuster trade. Eddie Bitar of Fadeaway World proposed the following trade idea between the Bucks and Lakers:
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Milwaukee Bucks Receive: Anthony Davis, Jarred Vanderbilt, 2029 First-Round Pick
An NBA executive told Sean Deveney of Heavy Sports that the Lakers would have to trade Davis to the Bucks to acquire Antetokounmpo. The exec, though, said Los Angeles would have to convince Milwaukee that Davis is healthy.
Antetokounmpo can become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2025 if he declines his 2025-26 player option. The NBA legend told Tania Ganguli of The New York Times that he will not sign an extension with the Bucks this year.
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The Bucks signed Antetokounmpo to a five-year, $228.2 million designated maximum contract extension in December 2020. The future Hall of Famer will make $45.6 million next season.
Antetokounmpo doesn’t want to spend his entire NBA career with the Bucks and not win another championship. Milwaukee won the 2021 title over the Phoenix Suns but lost in the second round of the 2022 playoffs to the Boston Celtics and fell to the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2023 playoffs.
One of the greatest players in NBA history, Antetokounmpo has career averages of 22.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists. He has won the Most Improved Player of the Year Award, two regular-season MVPs, one Finals MVP and one Defensive Player of the Year Award with the Bucks.
Davis is one of the best players in the NBA. The only thing preventing him from competing for the MVP Award is his body, as Davis hasn’t been able to stay healthy since helping the Lakers win the 2020 championship. The eight-time All-Star has suffered multiple lower-body injuries.
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Davis signed a three-year, $186 million extension with the Lakers this offseason. The Chicago native is committed to Los Angeles for five more years and approximately $270.5 million. Davis’ extension, which kicks in for the 2025-26 season, is the richest extension in NBA history with a projected average annual value of $62 million.
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