The Golden State Warriors are in the midst of another postseason run as they look to win their fifth championship of the Stephen Curry era. They are on the verge of reaching the second round of the postseason as they have a 3-1 series lead over the Houston Rockets, who they will look to close out Wednesday night.
While Jimmy Butler has played a pivotal role in their success after joining the franchise at the trade deadline, a recent proposal suggested that the Warriors could trade the six-time All-Star for a potentially disgruntled superstar.
"Potential trade framework: (Giannis) Antetokounmpo to the Warriors for Jimmy Butler and two first-round picks... Basically, anyone and anything not named Stephen Curry—who, notably, is repped by the same agency (Octagon) as Antetokounmpo—could be up for grabs," Bleacher Report's Zach Buckley wrote Wednesday. "Picks and prospects would be out the door, but a primary building block like Draymond Green or even Jimmy Butler could be involved too—either getting sent back to the Bucks, who lack the draft pick control needed to reap the full rewards of a rebuild, or being sent to a third team who reroutes additional assets to Milwaukee. It still might need Antetokounmpo's assistance to get a deal across the goal line. And it isn't impossible to imagine him deciding—and vocalizing—that Golden State is his best fit."
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Buckley noted that a pairing of Antetokounmpo and Stephen Curry would be a seamless fit on the court, a notion that everyone in basketball circles would likely agree with. There has been plenty of speculation that the two-time NBA MVP will ask out of Milwaukee after the franchise suffered its third consecutive first-round exit.
Antetokounmpo, who has spent the first 12 years of his career with the Bucks, will be just 30 years old when the 2025-26 season. He averaged 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 60.1% from the field.
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