In a perfect world, the Miami Heat would be able to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks in a straight-up deal centered around Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, and two first-round picks. Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world, and that's not going to be enough to acquire Giannis.
However, according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, that's theoretically the Heat's starting point in trade discussions with the Bucks. It's also noted in this report that, if needed, the Heat could also include Terry Rozier's expiring contract and Andrew Wiggins, depending on how the deal shapes up.
In that circumstance, you'd assume that Wiggins could be rerouted to a third or fourth team in an attempt to secure more draft capital for the Bucks.
The Heat's pursuit of Giannis could be a complicated one
Obviously, the Heat have a pretty complicated path to Giannis. Especially considering that they only currently have two tradable first-round picks at their disposal. The Heat's chances of landing Giannis would certainly be a lot different if they had three or four first-round picks to trade.
Of course, that doesn't mean that the Heat can't strike a deal for Giannis before the February 5 NBA Trade Deadline; it just speaks to how much more difficult it will be.
Theoretically speaking, the Heat have to be operating on multiple fronts over the next week. Not only do they have to maintain healthy communication with the Bucks, holding off opposing teams and suitors, but they also have to figure out a path to acquiring more draft capital to appease Milwaukee.
The fact that they only have a few days to pull it off adds to the difficulty.
The Heat's biggest competition for Giannis
According to the recent reporting, it appears that the Heat's biggest competition for Giannis is going to be the Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, and New York Knicks. Each of those teams, like the Heat, have their only hurdles they'll need to clear to get to a Giannis deal.
With how much is at stake, you can only imagine how much intrigue that's going to add over this last week before the trade deadline.
Even though there's a reported trade package out there for the Heat, it's going to need some bulking up if the Bucks are going to part ways with Giannis before the deadline. Especially with how much reported interest there is in Giannis, the Heat are going to have to blow Milwaukee away with an offer.
Right now, the Heat may not one of those offers on the table. However, that doesn't mean they won't get there before next Thursday.