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Charles Curtis

NBA Twitter is already dreaming up Warriors trades for Giannis Antetokounmpo

Okay, NBA fans: you’re getting waaaaaay ahead of yourselves.

But I get it. Thinking about the NBA’s best player and defending MVP getting traded is something fun to talk about.

On Thursday night, the NBA draft lottery revealed the Golden State Warriors nabbed the No. 2 pick in the 2020 draft. Considering the Dubs are going to have Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins back together and healthy, this is icing on the cake.

Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Bucks won Game 2 of their series against the Orlando Magic, but what if they end up short of a title? And what if Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn’t sign an extension in the offseason and faces free agency in 2021?

Would the Bucks deal the Greek Freak so they don’t lose him for nothing?

That’s where the Warriors come in. Maybe they’ve got the assets to trade for him?

Again, this is all getting ahead of ourselves. But here are some tweets on the subject:

Let’s wait til the offseason to evaluate any of this, shall we?

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