Miami Heat acquire two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, according to reports

NBAMiami Heat acquire two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, according to reportsAntetokounmpo, 31, won a championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks.Jayden Mack / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 23, 2026, 12:19 AM EDTBy Rohan NadkarniThe Miami Heat have acquired two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks, according to multiple reports. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In exchange for the 10-time All-Star, the Bucks will reportedly receive Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel’el Ware, Kasparas Jakučionis and three first-round picks. The Heat will also reportedly receive forward Bobby Portis in the trade. Antetokounmpo, 31, averaged 27.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game in an injury-riddled 2025-26 season. He played only 28.9 minutes per game, his fewest since his rookie season, and appeared in only 36 games, the lowest mark of his career. Without their star, the Bucks finished the season 32-50, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Miami also missed the playoffs in 2026, failing to make the postseason for the first time since 2019. Antetokounmpo, the league’s Most Valuable Player in 2019 and 2020, has reportedly flirted with trade requests for much of the last year. Last summer, ESPN reported Milwaukee engaged in discussions with the New York Knicks about a potential trade. Antetokounmpo’s name came up again at the February trade deadline, with the Bucks ultimately opting to keep him through the end of the regular season. After having won a championship in 2021, Antetokounmpo has struggled to find success in the playoffs, failing to make the conference finals since.In 2022, Milwaukee lost to the Boston Celtics in a seven-game second-round series. In 2023, the Bucks were upset by the eighth-seeded Heat in the first round. In both 2024 and 20...