RUMOR: Could Miami Heat Trade For Giannis Antetokounmpo? | Miami Heat Podcast
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future with the Milwaukee Bucks hangs in the balance after a flurry of roster mistakes and growing uncertainty around the team’s championship prospects. Could the Miami Heat land the superstar—and who on the Heat roster is truly untouchable, even for Giannis? Wes Goldberg breaks down the seismic potential of a Giannis trade, revealing why Bam Adebayo is off-limits and exploring Miami’s best offers, including the rise of Kel’el Ware as a key asset.
The discussion covers league-wide trade packages, preferred destinations like the New York Knicks, and how Erik Spoelstra’s revamped up-tempo offense could maximize Giannis’s legacy as an elite scorer. Miami’s culture, roster flexibility, and on-court fit are all analyzed as the Heat vie for another superstar. Plus, hear the latest on injury updates and key battlegrounds ahead of the crucial matchup against the Orlando Magic. Is Miami building the next NBA juggernaut?
00:00 Intro
01:30 Could Giannis get traded?
14:02 Miami Heat as potential Giannis destination
21:32 Heat’s best trade package (and who is OFF the table)
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29 Comments
Did I miss something or did he not mention his favorite player (Herro) not scoring in the second half? Dude disappeared like it was the playoffs. Come on Wes do better.
Ware, Herro plus one first and a second is fair.
I would give Bam & Hero whole heartedly
Stop the rumors man. Make better content.
Sick and tired of these alarmists
Not giving up ware
Not giving up ware….herro Wiggins, kasparas, 2 frdp’s and swaps
And herro just got hurt and needs an MRI. Not worth the extension and it’s time to trade him for giannis
Honestly Wes, it's sad you had to do this episode without David's impression of Giannis discussing hot dogs.
Bad trade, I think absolutely everyone is on the table but you can’t put Tyler, Wiggs and Ware in the trade.
BAM is definitely on the table.
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I know most Heat fans will deny my take on Giannis compared to Kelel Ware. Giannis is stronger, a little faster and a better defender, but, BUT how can I compare Kelel the 2? Easy, look at the stats; how much better pure shooter Ware is. Ware is averaging more rebounds than Giannis who plays about 6 minutes more. Ware is a great shooter who is passed over by the press like he is an average player. Since Nov 1 Ware shot 38 threes and made 19, that is 50%. Not surprising because while watching him at IU Ware shot 42% on threes; now at 43.6% at threes, 53.6% overall and 81% line. Give the rock to KW
Nah I'm. Not trading Ware.
The package for Giannis would leave this team without depth and losing key starters that would be necessary to win against teams like Denver or OKC.
We can be the third team in that trade and getting cheaper valuable vets for players like Jaku and Jovic, I assume bucks would want to rebuild and may prefer young players over vets
Never trade Ware NEVER. He will lead Miami to multiple titles, mark it down. 3-years fron now I expect Ware to average 24pts, 13+ rbs and 3 bks a game. Kelel's great jumper will reap great results with many games of 5 or more threes a game. I would not be shocked if Ware broke out and made 5 threes, took 15 rebs and scored 30 in a game. Won't happen if Bam, Wiggs and Herro won't give the Slender Rim Bender the shots. The best defense is keeping the rock away from Kelel. Trade Bam and Tyler for Giannis and you gotcha title team. Austin Reeves is a better offensive player than Luka
Ware could be better than Giannis in 2 years. He is such a great shooter which is very important. I would make trade Wiggs, Herro and JJJ for Giannis; include however draft picks it takes to win a title cause…… Start Bam Giannis and Ware all and kill the league with defense and rebounding. Herro's pounding the orange to long and he and Bam's unwillingness to pass the rock to Ware has hurt Heat. B ut you trade Ware you'll greatly regret it for a dozen years. I'm making a prediction because of the unwillingness of the coaching staff and Heat players to play Ware and pass him the ball, his season high pts will be 27.
Wasted potential; been following NBA since 1958 and ain't NEVER seen as good of rebounder and shooter as Ware sat down for 23.5 minutes a game. Ain't never ever happened but the "great" coach Spo, so wise he can't read the stats and see how much better rebounder Ware is than Bam and better offensive player too. He shoots about 5% better on twos and threes than Bam. Why is the Captain getting so much run while Ware languishes long stretches on the bench? Might it be Spo is coddles his vets, Wiggs, Bam and Herro; don't want to upset them, so he wastes time to develop Kelel. Trade Ware do him a favor
Honestly I don’t know what’s the deal with him going to the Knicks! They haven’t won anything since forever. No stability. Heat have the city, weather, great team, amazing coach, and stable organization from top to bottom. Simple as that.
Also, yea Knicks are pretty good but I would debate the Heat have been closer to wining another chip than the Knicks. He’s not going to the Thunder. I think the wants to be build something and work for it. That’s why he stayed in the Bucks.
I often say, "If Spo actually hated Ware he wouldn't treat him any worse. " I ain't kidding about playing time; 65 years of watching the NBA I ain't seen nothin like how Spo uses Ware, the most ignored player by Spo and the NBA press. But Ware will rise above it all and continue to improve. How much does he have to improve to meet the 'Make me play you threshold," Spo claims to live by? O he has already far exceed that level of play and still doesn't start. Is there something I'm missing or is this just a coach looking for reasons to not play Ware? Honestly I can't figure it out.
Wes always giving up the whole team in any trade 😂
Sorry Heat fans but Giannis is NOT moving to Miami because they do NOT have the players nor the assets that Milwakee wants in order to move him. Boston, on the other hand, is seriously considering trading Jaylen Brown AND picks for GIannis so he can team up with Jayson Tatum who will be balling next season and Boston is in a MUCH better postiion to win a championship after Tatum's return over the Heat who havn't won a ring outside of the presence of D Wade. Now or Ever. FACT. Or, he could also end up as a Knick where he epresssd high interest in playing. Keep dream though, but it's not gonna happen Heat fans.
Wait he thinks he can be the all time leading scorer in 5 seasons?
LeBrons at 42,268 and Giannis is 21,030. Thats a 21,238 point difference. It took Giannis 13 years to almost get to the half way point of LeBron. To get the other half in 5 years would be averaging 52 a night and playing 82 games a year for the next 5 years no injuries.
Why is no one in the comments focused on Giannis saying he cam average 52 ppg a season?
If you’re gonna make me choose bam and ware I’m not choosing bam
Bam is untouchable because he is friendly with Giannis??? Hear me out… this is logical, Bam, Jaquez, two picks and fontecchio
I would love any trade for Giannis, but yes Adebayo is a cornerstone for him joining this team, and it would be amazing and to be fair most likely that Norman wouldn't be included in a trade just because of his age
i like thought of giannis but for all players we would have to give i think we would end up looking just like the bucks after
If you got giannis it's not going to be the same team…maybe better…or worse… depending on what we give up