Reporting live on @SportsCenter -- on Giannis Antetokounmpo landing in Miami, the Bucks deciding between the Heat and Celtics, and the Boston-Jaylen Brown dynamics after he was offered in talks:
Full ESPN story on the Milwaukee Bucks dealing two-time NBA MVP and 2021 Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat for a haul of players and picks, ending a 13-month trade saga: https://t.co/LEOOoEiHUe
The Celtics aggressively pursued Giannis, offering Milwaukee a package featuring 2024 Finals MVP Jaylen Brown and two first-round picks, sources tell ESPN. The Bucks seriously negotiated with two finalists in recent weeks: Miami and Boston, which were both on Antetokounmpo’s list of preferred destinations.
Heat president Pat Riley now makes his long-anticipated new landmark acquisition, with Antetokounmpo joining elite Miami pickups such as LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Bosh, Alonzo Mourning and Jimmy Butler over the past 30-plus years. Riley will pair the two-time NBA MVP and 2021 Finals MVP with Bam Adebayo to lead contention in the Eastern Conference.
After informing teams that they were open for business at the NBA draft combine in May, Bucks general manager Jon Horst landed a haul with the Heat’s offer that brings high-level starting/rotation players and young talent, as well as significant draft capital.
The Heat are sending to Milwaukee unprotected first-rounders in 2031 and 2033 along with No. 13, a pick swap in 2030 and a 2033 second-rounder, according to sources.
The trade does not include any additional teams -- it is a one-to-one move, sources said -- but both the Heat and Bucks will execute the deal on July 6, which leaves the framework open to see if there are opportunities to expand.
Most total TDs through a QB’s first 82 starts (NFL history):
1. Mahomes
2. Rodgers
3. Allen
4. Marino
5. Luck
6. Jalen Hurts
The disrespect makes no sense. 🦅
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ESPN sources: The Eagles are trading Pro-Bowl WR A.J. Brown to the Patriots for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick that is the better of New England’s two fifths. The deal that has been speculated on for weeks now finally is happening. Brown and Patriots HC Mike Vrabel are reuniting.
🚨BREAKING: ABDUL CARTER AGAIN WENT OFF ON JAXSON DART FOR INTRODUCING DONALD TRUMP.
“Some things are bigger than football. This is one of those things”
“If he chooses to align with Trump, it’s my responsibility to show the world that I stand against it”
Hilarious: Giants rookie OT Francis Mauigoa gifted Jaxson Dart a custom Miami Fiesta Bowl jersey for his birthday.
Francis beat Dart’s alma mater, Ole Miss, in the college football playoff this past season.
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