If the Miami Heat end up winning the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes, it's becoming clearer by the day what the winning offer may end up being.
According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Heat would send a package to the Milwaukee Bucks centered around Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and multiple first-round picks and possible other draft capital.
You can also assume that another piece or two, perhaps Kasparas Jakucionis and/or Pelle Larsson, would be headed to Milwaukee as well. But, as Stein notes, Herro, Ware, and Jaquez Jr. are certainties at this point.
The Celtics are still one of the bigger question marks in the race for Giannis
In this latest round of updates, Stein also made it clear that there are some executives across the league who believe the Heat are still in line to land Giannis, while others are buying the Boston Celtics as a rising threat to Miami.
While the mystery surrounding the Celtics has to be putting the Heat's front office in a mental pretzel, one thing that is a certainty is that the Heat are very much still in the running. And, at this point, that's all the Heat can ask for.
Even though it would be absolutely gutting for Miami not to only miss out on Giannis, but to also watch him traded to the Celtics, they can't ask for more than a puncher's chance.
And under the expectation that the Heat will have, say, a 50/50 shot at Giannis, it doesn't get much better than that in the star-hunting game. Had you told the Heat years ago that they would have a 50 percent shot to land Giannis via trade, they'd probably take that 100 out of 100 times.
The Heat's package is coming into focus
Nevertheless, if the Heat do end up winning the sweepstakes, what may end up being the final package is slowly coming together. For the most optimistic of Heat fans, this is one thing they can hold on to after this report.
It's no guarantee, but the Heat are very much still alive in the race for Giannis.
It should also be noted that there's a chance this deal, if it happens, could end up being more than a simple 2-team deal. It wouldn't be that shocking if three or four teams ended up being involved.
In fact, especially with how much this decision has been delayed, it probably would've been surprising if there wasn't a multi-team facet part of this trade. But, in many ways, much still needs to be decided.
If nothing else, it should come as solace that the end may very well be near.
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