Giannis Traded to the Heat EMERGENCY POD
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What was the Giannis-to-Heat trade package and who was involved?
Hello and welcome to a special emergency. Giannis just got traded edition of the NBA Daily. I'm Dave DuFour here with Zena Keita, Espera Henney, Andrew Schlecht. I'm a little too tall for this border on this stool I've got. I'm going to slouch a little bit so I'm on the screen.
Not a phrase you get to say a lot, Dave.
That's right. That's right. At 5'9", not often. All right. The trade, guys. Here we go. Finally, Giannis has been traded online. Our long national nightmare is over. The Milwaukee Bucks are sending Giannis and Bobby Portis to the Miami Heat. The Tyler Hero, Kahlil Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Yakashonas, three first-round picks, including this year's number 13 pick, a pick swap, and a second rounder. That feels like a lot.
That feels like a heist from the Miami Heat. By the way, just a quick joke I will say. Eric Name, rest now, brother. You're good.
Your watch is over. Legitimately, since I got to this company seven years ago, Eric Name and I have been podcasting about Giannis potentially being traded. It honestly doesn't feel fair that he's not here with me right now. And I mean fair in the work department, like... I know he's sitting there writing somewhere, but this has been a long time coming. This trade in particular feels like it's been a long time coming. My initial reaction is that it's a lot, and it's because I'm looking at what the Miami Heat gave up, and I'm trying to figure out with the limited cap space that they've got, because remember now they're hard capped because of this trade. Yep. How are they going to build a team?
Listen, I think they have a team.
I think they have a team as well, Andrew.
I agree. I don't think, I mean, yes, it feels like they gave up a lot of depth here. When you have Giannis and Bam Adebayo, those are two of the best players in the Eastern Conference. And I will say, they have other guys that maybe people aren't remembering. Norman Powell is still on this team. Norman Powell, if he's your third best player in the Eastern Conference, you're not in a horrific spot. You're really not. I think that the Heat are going to have enough to be super competitive. And really, the biggest caveat is... Can they stay healthy? Can Giannis stay healthy? And maybe Giannis will be healthy now that he's in a winning situation. Maybe that South Beach sun will just automatically just heal his body.
What's the smoothie situation like down there?
Oh, so many smoothies down there. It's going to be delicious. I honestly think that the heat are okay. I think that, yes, they gave up. a lot of depth, but still have Davion Mitchell. I think Pele Larson's a really good player. I think Simone Pantechio is a guy that, if he's your ninth guy, that's not the worst thing in the world. Jovic, I like. There's still guys on this roster left. They did give up a lot, but keeping Bam, I mean, Andrew Wiggins is on this team. They have guys. They're going to have enough guys to compete. I mean, you look at even some of the guys that played in the finals for the Knicks, I don't think that if we sat here last summer that some of the guys that played in the finals for the Knicks would be like, oh, those are definitely finals players.
I think the Heat have some guys here.
I think this is a heist from the Miami Heat. A highway robbery. Let's go. Let's go. You guys are crazy. You guys are crazy. Tyler Herro is an expiring contract that they probably were not going to resign.
Oh, wait, wait, wait.
You're saying it's a heist for the Miami Heat?
Yes.
To get Giannis. Yeah. We're on the same page.
Yeah, no. I'm not with you. Sorry.
So let me lock in with my brother Andrew Schlecht over here. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, this is an absolute robbery. And I'm not one to cape for the Miami Heat, but I think they just got a player who from 2019 to 2025 finished top five in MVP voting every single season. He's averaged 30, 10, and 5 whenever he's been healthy. Now, I know, look, injury concerns, et cetera, that is totally fair. But they were not going to re-sign Tyler Hero, so that was a guy that they had to trade.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What was the Giannis-to-Heat trade package and who was involved?
0:04–6:07
2
How did hosts evaluate whether the Heat 'stole' the trade for Giannis?
6:07–12:21
3
Can Miami build a championship roster around Giannis with limited cap space?
12:21–19:16
4
How will Giannis and Bam Adebayo coexist on offense and defense?
19:16–25:05
5
What are the risks around Giannis’s health and long-term contract implications?
25:05–39:29
6
What did the panel say about Milwaukee’s return and their rebuild strategy?
39:29–45:22