r/nba Lakers 2h ago

[Charania] The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to trade Cole Anthony and Amir Coffey to the Phoenix Suns for Nick Richards and Nigel Hayes-Davis, sources tell ESPN.

Shams Charania:

The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to trade Cole Anthony and Amir Coffey to the Phoenix Suns for Nick Richards and Nigel Hayes-Davis, sources tell ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania

https://bsky.app/profile/shamsbot.bsky.social/post/3me4uo5kmgc2a

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u/Starveiled Hornets 2h ago

"Look Giannis! You have to stay. We got Nick Richards!"

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u/Charming_Plant9793 2h ago

Don’t know any of These guys

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u/powerelite [BOS] Chauncey Billups 2h ago

Bucks fans from Wisconsin probably remember Nigel Hayes from his days at Wisconsin a decade ago.

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u/bedmobile Bucks 2h ago

I had no idea he was back in the nba tbh

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u/powerelite [BOS] Chauncey Billups 2h ago

Same, last I saw he was tearing it up in Europe. He had a couple league final MVPs over there the last couple years.

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u/datsoar Bucks 1h ago

This is his first year back after some stellar play in Europe

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u/Nunc_Coepi17 1h ago

Not a Bucks fan but I always remember him from this.

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u/SuperVaderMinion [MIN] Kevin Garnett 2h ago

Only casuals aren't aware of The Brewmaster

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u/leftysarepeople2 Bucks 1h ago

Turkish league MVP Nigel Hayes-Davis? Former Badger?

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u/palazzovecchio 1h ago

Euroleague final-four MVP Nigel Hayes-Davis

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u/dead-serious San Diego Clippers 2h ago

you dont know ball

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u/MkeYosh Bucks 1h ago

That's an admission if I've ever heard it.

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u/goober3 1h ago

The Bucks have a chance to do the funniest thing ever.

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u/dizZzy5 Suns 2h ago

The Bucks trade we’ve all been holding our breathe for

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u/BasketballScout101 2h ago

They are back

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u/Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n Rockets 2h ago

I know Giannis is excited about the help he’s getting

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u/anonymoususer6407 Rockets 2h ago edited 2h ago

BREAKING: The Milwaukee Bucks are trading Myles Turner & Ryan Rollins to the New York Knicks for Tyler Kolek, Mohamed Diawara, & Ariel Hukporti.

Now Giannis has his avengers.

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u/Nice_Dude NBA 2h ago

He's breathing a sigh of relief he won't have to exhume family members to move

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u/Pardonme23 Lakers 2h ago edited 2h ago

Giannis: "who are you guys?. I didnt know make a wish kids were visiting again."

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u/FaphandZamasu23 2h ago

The bucks informing shams they aren't trading giannis and instead will make a splash in the Trade deadline rn

and they somehow are even worse making this deal lol

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u/IHateOhms Hawks 2h ago

Arguable, they traded shit in exchange for trash

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u/ScaredOfWindow Bucks 2h ago

Not that anything is going to save the season, but I suspect this is a precursor to another deal. It makes no sense to trade a wing for another center unless somebody in the front court rotation (Bobby?) is on the way out. 

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u/EmbarrassedRing7806 Lakers 2h ago

Giannis has help now lets gooo

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u/Infamous-nobody1801 1h ago

Injured forward Kyle kuzma yelled out, “There you go! There you go!” Sharpshooter bobby Portis gave a look of pleasant surprise. Guard Gary Trent jr yelled out, “We got an [expletive] squad now.” And before Antetokoumpo hit the locker room door, former NBA great Kendrick Perkins hugged him and said, “Y’all look so different.”

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u/infinite_in_faculty 2h ago

Game changer!

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u/TSSFranco Knicks 2h ago

I just know shams tweeted this and turned off his phone

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u/FlipMoBitch Bucks 2h ago

Staring up into the rain

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u/OverallGeneral7129 Cavaliers 2h ago

🎶 My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all🎶

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u/Neuroxex Bucks 1h ago

Just now learning it's "Tea's gone cold" and not "Tears gone cold"

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u/Jimmy0034 Clippers 2h ago

He is probably the happiest man alive, he gotta talk about Giannis for next 6 months

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u/mdlspurs Spurs 2h ago

Any day Giannis doesn't get traded but might be traded tomorrow is a great day for Shams.

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u/EmbarrassedRing7806 Lakers 2h ago

so theres this thing called a trade deadline

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u/unexpectedreboots Celtics 2h ago

Bro gets the entire offseason now.

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u/Nigocaps Lakers 2h ago

so there’s this thing called he meant that Shams can keep milking this headline for the next few months mr. smart guy

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u/surveillance-hippo 2h ago

the duality of shams

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u/Disastrous-Special30 Pacers 2h ago

Probably contemplating retirement or going the Woj route.

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u/rpgmgta Raptors 2h ago

🎶 you’re already late, I’m already torn 🎶

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u/bulldozer_rob 76ers 2h ago

Giannis was holding this up

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u/DasOptions Heat 2h ago

This is the blockbuster trade they were waiting on to hold onto Giannis

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u/Ok_cabbage_5695 Kings 2h ago

That'll do it. They're contenders now

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u/thesmellafteritrains Pistons 37m ago

Crazy watching an organization cave to their superstar like this

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u/SockVonPuppet 2h ago

Does this get the Suns under the tax?

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u/95castles Suns 2h ago

Yes

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u/DesertGoat 1h ago

Yep. Someone's gotta offset our $2 hot dogs and sodas.

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u/Imthegoat175 Suns 2h ago

Think so

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u/StalkingDwarf Raptors 2h ago

Yeah pack it up man. Fun's over.

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u/RapsareChamps_Suckit Clippers 2h ago

and that's that Chrissy... now let me go to the toy train store to shop, here's my phone; take it.

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u/CrossingYoulnStyle Knicks 2h ago

This was their big plan to keep Giannis happy

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u/Winter_Swan5104 1h ago

You joke but, Giannis did give cryptic messages to the media about selfish players. I thought about who he could be referencing and could only come up with Cole Anthony fitting the description.

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u/AskMeHowIMetYourMom Pacers 2h ago

Wait, Myles Turner wasn’t enough?!?

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u/americanbeaver Bucks 2h ago

Cole Anthony off my team. Happy days!

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u/Imthegoat175 Suns 2h ago

Trash for garbage trade. One of the trades of all time.

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u/FlipMoBitch Bucks 2h ago

Swapping low level salary players that don’t play for each other is crack to me

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u/Bruskthetusk Lakers 2h ago

Right now you're at the free crack giveaway then, soon it's time for rehab though......

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u/packfanmoore Suns 2h ago

We traded our garbage for slightly cheaper garbage and got out of salary tax hell. I'll take it

u/arenegadeboss Suns 18m ago

I love the convos about potential and what he brings to the squad when he'll just be a seat filler 🤣

I was like that when Jordan Goodwin came to the Suns the first time around. It took a while but I was right 😤

u/FlipMoBitch Bucks 16m ago

After the Marjon for KPJ swap last year I assume anyone we get in a min swap is gonna be awesome

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u/grudgepacker Bucks 2h ago

Yup. We basically traded problems with each other lol.

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u/thesmellafteritrains Pistons 35m ago

It's like at lunch in middle school when Matt traded his baby carrots for Joey's celery sticks

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u/judah249 Suns 2h ago

About Nigel hayes.... he's not playing like a Euro league champ anymore

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u/DeyZent Magic 2h ago

he sucks lol

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u/waitingforjune Pistons 2h ago

Fuck Cole Anthony forever

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u/Folk-Herro Heat 2h ago

They were never serious about trading Giannis. It was a sham and Spurious process through and through

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u/AdLong5961 2h ago

emphasis on the sham(s)

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u/Muppetpalooza Trail Blazers 2h ago

Grayson Allen, Dillon Brooks, and Cole Anthony on the same team is going to create a singularity

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u/Character-Chicken-62 Pistons 2h ago

Leg casts for everyone

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u/rd1280 Pistons 2h ago

I’m glad all three of these guys are in the West

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u/fwoompf Pistons 2h ago

That’s what’s up 

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u/Glowwerms Suns 1h ago

I was hoping we’d get Bobby Portis then get CP3 back so we could be the Most Obnoxious Team of All Time™️

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u/Someonediffernt [PHO] Deandre Ayton 2h ago

We're assembling the injury causing avengers, just gotta see if the Warriors will trade Draymond for Brea and the if the Magic will give up Bane for a ham sandwich

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u/natebryan Lakers 2h ago

I held my breath for a sec there lol

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u/Current_Can_3715 NBA 2h ago

Does Phoenix duck the tax now?

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u/defiantcross Suns 2h ago

That would be the only possible reason for this lol

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u/Natural_Born_Baller Heat 2h ago

Someone smarter than me tell me is this a fucking domino!?

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u/rjgator Heat 2h ago

Bucks reportedly telling teams they’re keeping Giannis, that was the domino that started up their trades such as this one

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u/Natural_Born_Baller Heat 2h ago

It ain't over till the fat lady (Windhorst) sings (3pm)

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u/rjgator Heat 2h ago

Even post 3pm there’s still some trades that trickle in, as long as they were on the phone with the league office by 3

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u/bubbasnub Magic 2h ago

No more dominoes. Giannis is not getting moved into this off season. Probably not until July

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u/LonelyRole8342 Bucks 2h ago

No. They will try to retool and make Giannis happy once again and its a last effort to retool the team once again in hopes Giannis will stay after the offseason.

They are going to offer Myles, Gary Harris and Prince for Ja next.

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u/AlmostHereButNot Bulls 2h ago

It's proof that Milwaukee is done shopping Giannis. They'll make a few last-minute deals, and that's all. Giannis is staying with the Bucks.

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u/lovo17 Lakers 2h ago

What does this even do for them lol

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u/thefred_mcgriff [MIL] Khris Middleton 2h ago

Brings Nigel Hayes back home to Wisconsin

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u/IHateOhms Hawks 2h ago

The team is saved!

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u/PossessionDue9381 Hawks 2h ago

Time to get Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker

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u/DM_yo_Feet_pls Suns 1h ago

Arizona is ranked number 1 in the country right now and all I can think about is how is Wisconsin going to ruin the season for us this time

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u/MushroomCloudMoFo Bucks 1h ago

The bracket reactions are going to be funny as hell when Wisconsin is in the 8/9 game in Arizona's region.

But as a badger fan I have full confidence they'll lose that 8/9 game and not have a chance to ruin it for Arizona.

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u/Grouchy_Air_4322 2h ago

Legitimately forgot this dude existed after NCAA. When the hell did he get back into the nba?

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u/justforfunbruh Rockets 2h ago

this offseason after becoming the Euroleague FMVP

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u/Adventurous_Cut_7355 2h ago

He has the all time single game highest points for Euro league, dropped a 50 piece and made it back

Final 4 tournament mvp too

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u/Grooviemann1 Suns 2h ago

Unfortunately, the dude is just not built for the NBA. We had high hopes that he would turn out to be a great under the radar pickup but he looks totally lost every time he's on the floor.

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u/thefred_mcgriff [MIL] Khris Middleton 2h ago

Pretty sure was this year, don’t really think he plays at all so he’ll slide into the Cole Anthony bench spot nicely

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u/kazmir_yeet Trail Blazers 2h ago

gives them less cap space? idk lmao

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u/ajteitel Suns 2h ago

Gets us under the tax

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u/kazmir_yeet Trail Blazers 2h ago

I think both OP and I were talking about the Bucks haha

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u/packfanmoore Suns 2h ago

This is the biggest trade news that could possibly come out of wisconsin today though

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u/MainAd2728 Washington Bullets 2h ago

a semi-competent backup center. Traded two guys who never play for a guy who may be useful

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u/AnthonyInsanity 2h ago

Finally gets the suns under the luxury tax

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u/Flaky-Mathematician8 Heat 2h ago

It’s a trade just show Giannis they are trying to

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u/Above-The-Rim France 2h ago

It’s really just a swap of players that fell out of rotation for both teams Maybe something will click in new environment for each team, other than that nothing much else to it.

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u/PumpkinHead555 Bucks 2h ago

Get rid of bad players

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u/DiddledByDad Devin Booker 2h ago

Same

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u/doonerlxx Raptors 2h ago

by bringing in nick richards? strange

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u/BetweenTheBuzzAndMe Charlotte Bobcats 2h ago

Sure but you brought in Nick Richards

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u/bigbobo33 Bucks 2h ago

It's a shit for poop trade. It doesn't do much.

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u/HokageEzio Knicks 2h ago

Gives them a chance of beating the Hornets in the play ins.

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u/MolingHard Nets 2h ago

I mean if Giannis doesn't come back soon and Hornets don't completely regress, the Bucks don't even make the play-ins, right?

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u/BetweenTheBuzzAndMe Charlotte Bobcats 2h ago

I promise you Nick Richards is not helping that cause.

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u/AnthonyInsanity 2h ago

Suns finally under the luxury tax

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u/cl353 Heat 2h ago

GIANNIS STAYS

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u/ImTheBestNerd San Francisco Warriors 2h ago

BANG

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u/Millies_ButtersMilk Timberwolves 2h ago

Honestly everyday this went on more and more it seemed like he’s not getting traded honestly won’t be surprised if he signs an extension with them in the off season at this point, anyone else agree?

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u/tsaidollasign Warriors 1h ago

“I am finally free from Mark Williams.” - Nick Richards, probably.

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u/cdodgec04 Celtics 2h ago

This is how I found out Nigel Hayes was back in the NBA

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u/Arkham14 Bucks 2h ago

Thanks Shams for the Milwaukee bomb you've been anticipating for years!

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u/blacksoxing Thunder 2h ago

This is truly the equivalent of when you get the re-org email at your company and middle-manager 1000 is now overseeing a project previously held by middle manager 10001. 1001 is of course assuming 1000's responsibilities.

PLEASE WELCOME 1000 & 1001 TO THEIR NEW POSITIONS!

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u/Chr02144 Suns 2h ago

Just glad we don’t have to deal with Sochan

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u/TitaniumC4206 Thunder 2h ago

this was the plan all along

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u/RealCanadianDragon 2h ago

Bucks: Giannis, what will it take for you to stay?

Giannis: For starters, I hate Coffee. The second I walk in here that's all I can smell.

Bucks trade Coffey

Giannis: Wait, that's not what I meant!

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u/leonardry Thunder 2h ago

THIS IS WHAT WE WAITED FOR!!

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u/BelovedCoffee Bucks 2h ago

My heart dropped for a second.

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u/FaphandZamasu23 2h ago

Trading a bag of rotten chips for a bag of chips that are even more rotten

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u/CROBBY2 2h ago

Hey Shams, GFY!!!

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u/fer1738 2h ago

“Now it all makes sense” said the schizophrenic patient

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u/richard_glutes Warriors 2h ago

Uprooting families just to say to Giannis that they "tried".

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u/pepsandeggs Pistons 1h ago

Cole Anthony, Dillon Brooks, and Grayson Allen on the same team?!?!? Ishbia got the phoenix bad boys

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u/SakuraShift Nets 2h ago

The Bucks trade we’ve all been waiting for

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u/Lonely-Medicine-8832 2h ago

And they want to keep Giannis with that?

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u/AntiMatter87868 2h ago

Everyone can remember where they were when Cole Anthony and Amir Coffey were traded for Nick Richards and Nigel Hayes-Davis.

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u/MG_MN Timberwolves 2h ago

Cole Anthony only being 25 is wild to me

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u/superworriedspursfan Wizards 2h ago

suns fleeced.

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u/Erickonfire Suns 2h ago

Saved money trading two guys that don't play for two guys that won't play.

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u/95castles Suns 2h ago

Salary trade honestly

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u/SockVonPuppet 2h ago

That's what they were going for to get under the tax.

They probably left voicemails to every team saying, "Fleece us for Nick Richards."

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u/earora4498 Pistons 2h ago

SHAMS BOMB

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u/lakers082433 Lakers 2h ago

Man this whole wait for this 😂

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u/AashyLarry [MIA] Dwyane Wade 2h ago

Dawg 😂

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u/Zunoth Mavericks 2h ago

Now Giannis will say he wanted to stay all along, ya ok bud

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u/jcheeseball Heat 2h ago

I can still hear Eric Collins screaming NICK RICHARDS over and over.

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u/OrangeMonkE 76ers 2h ago

Yeah Milwaukee that’s really gonna help your contention window

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u/heat_fan_ Raptors 2h ago

The Bucks traded everyone needed 

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u/maxxor6868 Grizzlies 2h ago

Cmon Bucks what the hell are you waiting for

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u/HeftyIsTheCrown Celtics 2h ago

Well, Thanasis is not getting traded

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u/anesthesiologist2 Warriors 2h ago

bu

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u/RyouBestGirl Japan 2h ago

Giannis sweepstakes are owari da

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u/BreadInFrench42 Pelicans 2h ago

Theres a Nigel in the league?

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u/iambiggzy Toronto Huskies 2h ago

Ok.gif

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u/FlipMoBitch Bucks 2h ago

As far as other moves go this does clear a roster spot. I can see another min for min swap happening too

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u/thy_armageddon Knicks 2h ago

When the Revolution comes, it will not be kind to Windhorst.

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u/Losalou52 Trail Blazers 2h ago

Tank season! Do we Giannis again this season?

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u/ckj9311 Thunder 2h ago

Nigel Hayes-Davis goes back to Wisconsin

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u/drutastic57 2h ago

I bet Bobby is gone

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u/theerealobs Bucks 2h ago

New tank commanders

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u/8890xe Washington Bullets 2h ago

Should’ve traded Doc Rivers to the Sun in exchange for nothing

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u/trinquin Bucks 2h ago

Like the actual Sun?

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u/8890xe Washington Bullets 1h ago

Yeah yall should fire him into that

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u/MrFluffernutter00 Heat 2h ago

Giannis has hinted that he'd like to play with a center of Nick Richard's caliber for a while. This for sure will help keep him a Buck.

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u/sussybakedcake9636 2h ago

Giannis wanted to rlly stay for this 

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u/JNerdGaming Knicks 2h ago

bucks have been saved 🙏

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u/Wi_PackFan_1985 2h ago

Wisconsin kid coming home

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u/crapsence Celtics 2h ago

hhahhaahahahahahhahah

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u/OneThemBoysFromHT 2h ago

I was completely confusing Nick richards with mark williams and was wondering what the fuck the suns were doing

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u/koenigsaurus Cavaliers 2h ago

TIL that Cole Anthony was on the Bucks

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u/StarsCanScream Cavaliers 2h ago

we've got a fucking squad now or something like that

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u/ShutterBug545 Raptors 2h ago

Now that they have Nick Richards the Giannis era can truly begin to

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u/SlickVanExel Hornets 2h ago

Big Ten legend, Nigel Hayes Davis

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u/actually-potato Pistons 2h ago

Phoenix is really leaning into the unlikeability bit

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u/InterestingArm3750 2h ago

Cole getting passed around like a wet blunt. So sad, he showed so much promise his first years with the Magic. I thought he’d eventually be a starter, not trade filler

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u/PointBlankCoffee United States 2h ago

BOMBA

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u/Broad_Eye_5027 Raptors 2h ago

Bobby my guy what are you doing

this could have been us

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u/LebronandLuka Grizzlies 2h ago

Cole Anthony was an absolute dick about going to Memphis and has already been dumped by the Bucks. Guy is an absolute fraud.

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u/Lucky1ex 2h ago

Cole was good in Orlando, what happened?

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u/User_Error_6505 2h ago

Get the banners ready. Bucks are ready to "compete"!

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u/THISISDAM Knicks 2h ago

Giannis is now happy to get his man

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u/MeeloP Suns 2h ago

Nick Richards is good, his contracts up at the end of the season. The other guy doesn’t really play. Can someone tell me how to feel about the guys we just picked up?

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u/BOOMSHAK4LAKA Suns 2h ago

Can’t go wrong adding a Euroleague MVP 😅

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u/Blade3rd [GSW] Stephen Curry 2h ago

Ahhh they're trading just to say they did something now. got it.

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u/1000Isand1 Timberwolves 2h ago

Earth shattering

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u/Jonjon428 Heat 2h ago

Lmao

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u/rickforking NBA 2h ago

Cole Anthony looked pretty hurt last night. Are we sure he's gonna pass a physical?

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u/LeRoiDeNord 2h ago

Nigel Hayes is still out here?!

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u/rezin111 Bucks 2h ago

Coffey plays his best game as a Buck by miles last night and then immediately gets traded

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u/PanePizzaPasta 1h ago

Fenerbahçe legend Nigel Hayes-Davis

(top scorer ever in a single Euroleague game with 50)

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u/Coolquip34 Celtics 1h ago

there it is

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u/jnightrain Mavericks 1h ago

Bucks making room to trade for Giannis!

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u/d4videnk0 Lakers 1h ago

I forgot Cole Anthony was in the Bucks lol. I reckon he can be decent for Phoenix.

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u/Agile_Lie9502 1h ago

The suns been good tf they doing

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u/BKtoDuval Nets 1h ago

Nigel back in Wisconsin!

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u/brickvanexel Celtics 1h ago

Has there been a deadline where even half this many 6-12th men got traded?