NBA Trade Deadline Reaction: Giannis stays with Bucks, Zubac to Pacers, Kuminga’s fit on Hawks
Jason reacts to the end of the NBA trade deadline including the Milwaukee Bucks keeping Giannis Antetokounmpo instead of trading him to the Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, or Miami Heat; the Los Angeles Clippers trading Ivica Zubac to the Indiana Pacers for Bennedict Mathurin and picks; and Jonathan Kuminga’s awkward fit on the Atlanta Hawks.
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Timeline
0:00 – Start
0:55 – Giannis staying with Bucks
9:50 – Zubac to Pacers
16:38 – Kuminga’s fit on Hawks
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38 Comments
What team did the best cap gymnastics at this deadline? Ie. getting under it or dealing with the 2nd apron issues
Who said kuminga is pf? Kerr apologist lol.. kuminga gonna be awesome fit with Johnson for spot minutes, great off the bench with an awesome coach who develops young players. Everything kerr isn’t
Honestly, kind of a bitch move by Giannis. Just own it my guy, you aren't getting any younger.
mailbag: do you think dlo will be bought out and if so could boston use him?
it’s too late for giannis imo. he MAYBE has a chance this summer to move and compete but if he doesn’t that’s a wrap on him ever playing competitive basketball again. he’s in the wrong side of 30 and his body is already breaking down.
Jason breaking down the players & teams like no other.
I have not heard anyone point this out. The bucks didn't get anyone substantial back in the deadline. I didn't even hear anyone with a juicy rumor. Ja sitting there chillin. Just needs 1 first to get the deal done. The bucks. . Nope.
That tells me all signs point to Giannis in the summer being gone.
If course they could still go all in over the summer if Giannis stays. But the signs point to a breakup for sure
Mailbag: As a pissed off Steph fan, I really don’t care anymore whether or not he sticks with GSW. I know he will but just for a fun exercise in trying to escape the bleak reality of the situation… what teams could Steph realistically be traded to that would be vaulted into immediate championship contention with him in the roster?
Im here to listen to the excuses lol😅😅😅😅
Mailbag: did the 76ers give up on McCain to early? Is Sam presti wanting a player from your team not enough evidence to NOT trade that player?
You were one of the people who wouldn't trade McDaniels from the wolves for him
If you are Atlanta and you just moved a guy who can't get healthy. It's a worthy gamble.
Giannis killing his career man if he stays litterally go through the east and tell me with a healthy Giannis who plays 70 games and a top 3player next yr youd STILL say first round exit bc I can name 9 teams in the east who would make the playoffs before i would the Bucks
Bro stop screaming and cut your hair
Mailbag: Giannis staying isn’t the end of the world like the media makes it out to be, the only reason Gianni’s hasn’t had a deep playoff run since 2021 is injuries to him or his co stars. Gianni’s should bring chase like KD & harden hurting his career. Gianni’s is great enough to attract players like lebron in Cleveland & the front office has shown to be capable of making a championship roster. I hope he stays the rest of his career🔥
Giannis is a DIVA. He's acting like a lil princess. He wants a trade, he doesnt want a trade. He's playing everyone including bucks and their fanbase. Dont trust him anymore. Screw him. I hope he never wins another chip
Coach see's something he needs! JK is not a power forward! JK could be better!
The Bucks will fire Doc Rivers and then will reboot.
With the wolves trades, how does this change their rankings for a championship?
Mailbag-Hi Jason, first time commenter here but longtime fan. Do you think that Giannis' reluctance to ask for a trade is the confirmation that international players move different than US players? It seems as though the pattern has become too obvious to ignore now
It's probably a blessing that no team got Giannis. His recurring calf strain injury sounds like an achilles problem about to happen.
Bulls are such a joke
MAILBAG: Great show as always, Jason. You got a subscribe out of me 😂. Dubs question – with a few years hindsight since Bob Myers left, can we now look back at that period and say that, from a roster construction POV, the Warriors were thoroughly mediocre? Your point about under-appreciating Steph (and LeBron) is painfully true. From 2013 (though no picks in 2013-14) through 2023, they got basically Looney, Poole, Moody, and Gui Santos. Not great, bob. I feel like this team suffers from organizational arrogance, not fully appreciating that Steph is the basketball equivalent of a star, with all the gravity he commands. They lucked into KD. They lucked into the picks used on Wiseman and Kuminga, and used those picks on Wiseman and Kuminga. So frustrating. Rant over
Why is the NBA trade deadline so different than the NFL one?
Stars are scared of playing under Steph’s shadow.
Funny how everyone was freaking out when the clippers were a shit show at the start of the season cause thunder had their pick. but thats over with their insane win streak. Now whats actually going to happen is the other team from the finals IS going to get a top 3 pick and no one is saying anything
2:25
Convos could be had for both
Russ
&
Dwight Howard
5:45
Gotta disagree. Only bc they are completely different scenarios. This is more tantamount to Bron leaving Cleveland. Especially if word gets out Giannis is forcing his way to a big market contender. Which is likely at this stage of his career.
Bron had more ridicule bc his stature and being from Cleveland. But Giannis is an honorary Milwaukee child given that was his first US home
Giannis will be a Buck for life. Deal with it. His legacy for Milwaukee is far more important than chasing rings.
The only way Bucks fans will really start to turn on Giannis is if this was all just a ploy to make them try and trade what little assets they actually have to bring in some expensive vet and pretend they are EC favs.
I don't want to see him in another jersey, but trading him is basically the only way Milwaukee can rebuild without becoming Brooklyn.
2:36 Russell Westbrook
Another year of the media trying to pry Giannis away from Milwaukee 😂😂. Loyalty is gone from the sport and they hate to see a small market team keep their franchise player😂😂😂
Bucks fan here. Go get yours Giannis, you gave us a chip and now time to work on your personal legacy.
Yeah, I predicted here for two weeks that Giannis wouldn't be traded. Only a completely stupid front office would make that move under pressure and with a very limited market now when they'll have a much broader bidding pool this summer. The whole Giannis trade drama was just bs media going for the clicks. Perfect example of how ESPN driven manipulative horsesh-t has shaped even honest–for now–hoops pods. Money, money, money can get someone to say anything even if it's bullsh-t.
Mailbag: who or what package has been the best mid season trade of all time? Apart from Luka to LA
Why are you so butt hurt that Giannis didn’t get traded. It’s just a game my man
Mailbag: a fan from NZ. Do you think the league will look to try find more role players like Steven Adams given the impact he’s shown to have a positive impact on the boards and winning whereever he goes
Another great pod they don't fit 100 percent it would be better if he went to Sacramento but at least Jalen Johnson improved 3pts hopefully he can keep it up for this to work offensively I agree they only hope kuminga doesn't complain but as long they don't give him a long contract it ok to just trade him or let him go in the future bec they didn't giveaway a picks for the future