The Milwaukee Bucks are one of the teams to watch this offseason, as they decide what they will do with their superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo just declared he was open to exploring other teams, so the Bucks might want to get to work on finding a deal just in case.Â
According to NBA Insider Sam Amico, Antetokounmpo has narrowed it down for the Bucks; he’s intrigued by the idea of playing in a state with no income tax.Â
States with no income tax that have NBA teams include Florida, Texas, and Tennessee. The Memphis Grizzlies don’t have the assets to get Antetokounmpo, so that rules them out. That leaves the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic of Florida, and the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, and San Antonio Spurs of Texas.Â
The Magic and Mavericks should be ruled as well as they either don’t have the assets, or do but don’t want to give them up. This leaves the Rockets, Spurs, and Heat.
All three teams could afford Antetokounmpo, and he would turn all three into title contenders. The Rockets and Spurs already have trade propositions being made by analysts and fans, and the Heat have been considered by fans as well.Â
In order of who has the best chance of getting Antetokounmpo, it’s probably San Antonio, Houston, and then Miami. San Antonio has multiple young stars and multiple lottery picks for this year’s draft it could send to Milwaukee, which desperately needs them. Houston only has one pick this year in the lottery, but it has more current NBA players with tons of potential.Â
The Heat could throw their hat in, but it’s unlikely they can compete with the other two teams. So, the Bucks have choices to make; pick a team Antetokounmpo likes, and pick up the phone to make a deal.
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