Resolution criteria

The NBA trade deadline is scheduled for Thursday, February 5, at 3 p.m. ET. The market resolves based on which team Giannis Antetokounmpo is officially on the roster of immediately after the deadline passes. If he remains with the Milwaukee Bucks, the market resolves to "Milwaukee Bucks." If he is traded to another team before the deadline, the market resolves to that team's name. Resolution will be verified via official NBA.com roster information or ESPN's trade tracker.

Background

Antetokounmpo is "ready for a new home" at the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline or in the offseason as several rival teams make aggressive offers to the Bucks. Four franchises have emerged as serious suitors for Antetokounmpo: the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota very much remains in active pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks are 18-27 on the season and sitting in 12th place in the Eastern Conference, and Antetokounmpo is expected to miss several weeks with his latest calf injury.

Considerations

Sources lean heavily toward a summer trade ("maybe 10-20% chance" it happens before the deadline), though other people are saying this is closer to a coin toss. Jake Fischer reports that Giannis Antetokounmpo "likely" will remain with the Bucks through the NBA trade deadline.

This description was generated by AI.