The Milwaukee Bucks have spent these past five months exploring every possible trade scenario for Giannis Antetokounmpo exhaustively.
After Antetokounmpo's representatives made it clear he wasn't going to sign a contract extension, Bucks officials knew they had to trade him.
Milwaukee was forced to decide between a Celtics proposal that included 29-year-old Jaylen Brown, a bona fide star in his prime, and a Heat pitch that was more voluminous in terms of assets, if not prestige.