What Zach Lowe has said about Giannis Antetokounmpo trade speculation

Lowe argues that once Boston's interest in Giannis leaked, trading Brown became the only realistic path.

“Once that gets out, there's no other realistic path for this to happen”

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Lowe is skeptical Miami can be a title contender because Bam Adebayo and Giannis overlap offensively.

“I just think at heart, Bam and Giannis are too duplicative on offense”

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Lowe said the Bucks clearly want to trade Giannis before the draft and he still leaned toward that happening.

“They clearly want to do it before the draft. Their owner, Jimmy Haslam, came out and said we'd like to do it before the draft if he's not going to extend”

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Lowe says he would be shocked if the Bucks did not trade Giannis and flags Boston as a serious suitor.

“I would be shocked at this point if they didn't They obviously know what Miami's offer is”

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