Miami leaning on desperate crutch as Giannis trade race heats up

Yes, the Miami Heat appear to be the leaders in the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade race, but they are not alone. With just a few weeks until the NBA Draft, which is when the Milwaukee Bucks would love this all...

Miami leaning on desperate crutch as Giannis trade race heats up. Yes, the Miami Heat appear to be the leaders in the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade race, but they are not alone. With just a few weeks until the NBA Draft, which is when the Milwaukee Bucks would love this all to be solved by, rumors are, ironically, heating up. If the Heat want to guarantee that they land the star, they need him to make it clear that he won't sign an extension with non-Miami teams. Giannis' preference will factor into any trade outcome Giannis isn't landing somewhere he doesn't want to go. If a team he doesn't want to join explores the idea of trading for him, he can just say, "I'm not signing an extension," and scare them off. It's really as simple as that. Very few, if any, teams would give up what it would take for Giannis just to guarantee he is on the pa...