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NBA rumors: Rival teams still viewing Nets as Giannis Antetokounmpo trade suitor
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The Brooklyn Nets have their sights set on a top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. After making an NBA-record five-round picks last June, the team has seemingly committed to building through the draft for the first time in the Brooklyn era.
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Despite this, rival teams continue to point to Brooklyn as a potential trade suitor for Giannis Antetokounmpo this summer, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer.
"I also continue to hear rival teams musing aloud about Brooklyn's potential emergence as a credible destination given the Nets' considerable cache of draft capital to package with, say, Michael Porter Jr. … or with a trade construction that keeps MPJ in place to play alongside Antetokounmpo," Fischer wrote.
While the Nets are in the early stages of a rebuild, Antetokounmpo has long been viewed as their top trade target.
Rival teams think Nets could enter Giannis Antetokounmpo trade sweepstakes
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Brooklyn has positioned itself as one of the NBA's worst teams in pursuit of a top pick in a loaded 2026 draft. However, the team won't be tanking next season, as it owes a 2027 first-round pick swap to the Houston Rockets . The Nets have the ammo to put together one of the most competitive packages for Antetokounmpo.
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They own an NBA-best 13 first-round picks over the next seven years. Michael Porter Jr. or Nic Claxton could serve as a main salary filler in an Antetokounmpo deal. Brooklyn could also include young prospects such as Nolan Traore, Day'Ron Sharpe, Noah Clowney , Drake Powell and Danny Wolf .
The main question surrounding the Nets' potential pursuit of Antetokounmpo is whether they could swing a deal with enough assets leftover to build a team around the two-time MVP. With numerous teams pursuing the Bucks superstar at the deadline and several more likely to enter the equation in the offseason , the price won't be low.
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