Quinn I know Giannis said Ill never ask to be traded Thats semantics Until he signs a contract extension I'm just going to say it I don't believe him If you read the actual interview and not just the aggregation theres all sorts of qualifying going on in that interview

Per Bill Simmons Giannis was about to sign off on the Celtics trade but he wanted a 3 year extension at 35 of the cap but Boston was set on 2 years at 30 Brad Stevens would not budge on the extension and thats when he approved the trade to Miami

Bill Simmons Pod Bill on trading for Giannis I understand it I don't agree with it I'm not taking Giannis but also getting rid of Derrick White

ALLCITY Marc Stein Its pretty well known at this point that Giannis wants to stay in the East The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics are the two teams that have extreme confidence that Giannis will do an extension if hes traded there

Bill Simmons Pod Bill I don't want the Celtics to trade Jaylen Brown for Giannis

SiriusXM Chris Haynes on Giannis Antetokounmpo From what Im hearing this could drag on into free agency This could drag on until July I do still believe he will be moved this offseason but Im not as certain as I was before that itd be done before the draft

Bill Simmons Giannis wants to go to Boston and Im not sure Boston wants Giannis I think thats the push and pull right now I think he wants to stay in the East I think a certain guy on the Celtics has the same shooting coach as him I think theres a lot of respect for the organization