Giannis Antetokounmpo was traded to the Miami Heat on Monday, June 22, ending his 13-year tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks. Antetokounmpo had a Hall of Fame-level profession with the Bucks, successful back-to-back MVPs (2019-20), being chosen to 9 All-NBA groups and, most significantly, bringing an NBA championship to Milwaukee in 2021.
The Heat gave up a haul to amass the Greek Freak and ahead Bobby Portis. Guard Tyler Herro, ahead Jaime Jaquez Jr., heart Kel’el Ware and guard Kasparas Jakucionis have been shipped out of Miami, together with a bevy of NBA Draft picks: a 2026 first-round choose (No. 13 total), unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and 2033, a 2030 first-round choose swap and a 2033 second-round choose as a sweetener.
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Milwaukee Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo.Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images
President of Basketball Operations Pat Riley and the Heat entrance workplace shall be busy filling out the remainder of the roster behind Antetokounmpo and heart Bam Adebayo. On Tuesday, NBA free company negotiations started, and Riley went to work. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday that Tim Hardaway Jr. agreed to a one-year, $6.5 million cope with Miami.
Hardaway Jr. spent the 2025-26 NBA season enjoying with Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. The 13-year veteran averaged 13.5 factors per sport in 26.6 minutes, and his 40.7% 3-point share was the very best of his profession. The Miami Palmetto Senior High School graduate was initially drafted by the New York Knicks with the No. 24 total choose within the 2013 NBA Draft.
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“Free agent sharpshooter Tim Hardaway Jr. has agreed to a deal,” Charania wrote on X. “With the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN.”
Hardaway Jr.’s father, after whom he’s named, performed for a similar franchise from 1996-2001.
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