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Milwaukee Bucks: Report States Golden State Warriors Still See Acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo As Preferred Scenario
The Milwaukee Bucks improved their roster ahead of the NBA trade deadline by trading Cam Payne and a second round draft pick to the Philadelphia 76ers for veteran guard Patrick Beverley. Since that trade, Milwaukee is 2-1 with the lone loss being Tuesday’s embarrassment at home to the Miami Heat on the second night of a back-to-back.
The trade, of course, came in response to the Bucks’ deficiencies on defense this season. Beverley has named All NBA Second Team Defense twice and All NBA First Team Defense once. He has also finished in the top-10 of Defensive Player of the Year voting three times.
Of course, the Bucks were not the only team looking to improve their roster ahead of the deadline. Numerous contenders made league-altering trades in an effort to get an edge on their competition this season.
However, some of the most interesting stories from the NBA trade deadline are those that never come to fruition. In the days that have followed the deadline, reports have surfaced that the Golden State Warriors tried to coordinate trades for any one of a handful of NBA superstars, including Bucks’ All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Golden State Warriors Still Dream of Acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks
According to a recent report in The Athletic, the Warriors were heavily pursuing Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James in an effort to pair him with Steph Curry. Of course, that trade did not happen and all indications are that the two sides were nowhere close to reaching an agreement.
However, Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Jovan Buha, who wrote the report, stated:
“That doesn’t mean it won’t be revisited in the summer. The Warriors’ lead decision-makers still believe Curry’s longevity gives them a couple more seasons of possible contention, if the roster around him is up to it. If there’s a path to LeBron, Giannis Antetokounmpo (their dream scenario), impending free agent Paul George or a reunion with Kevin Durant, they will explore it.”
It is interesting to note that the three NBA insiders state that acquiring Giannis from the Bucks is still the Warriors’ dream scenario. As everyone knows, the two-time MVP signed yet another supermax extension with Milwaukee earlier this year.
Giannis’ latest contract has him tied to Milwaukee until at least the 2026-27 NBA season. He has a player option for 2027-28 worth nearly $63 million.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Wants to Stay with the Milwaukee Bucks for His Entire Career
Every year, the national media tries to stir up stories indicating that Giannis is looking for a way out of Milwaukee. This past year, comments Giannis made about needing to be on the same page as the organization in regards to winning a Championship being the most important goal was vital to keeping his desire to stay with the Bucks alive.
Some twisted those words to make it sound like Giannis was going to leave once he hit free agency. Those narratives, however, were set aflame when the Greek Freak signed his extension this summer. After signing said extension, Giannis set the record straight:
“I think that’s why God blesses me and puts me in a position to wake up every single day to do what I love. Now at the end of the day, I’m not going to be given a championship, but I have the opportunity. Some people don’t even have the opportunity to wake up (to) think about a championship, or think about going out there and competing on an NBA game.
“It’s okay that people don’t believe me. A lot of people did not believe me growing up. That’s not gonna change. … The non-believers push me to the point (where) I am today.
“But they’re gonna be there. I’m gonna keep doing what I do. Keep on being me. Keep on trying to represent the city of Milwaukee the best way possible for as long as they want me here.
I’m here. I want to be here. I want to win another one. And I hope I win another one.”
In other words, the Warriors can keep on dreaming.
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MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee police say a 20-year-old was shot and wounded near 12th and Locust on Tuesday, April 14.
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Officials said the shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Milwaukee Wave coach Marcio Leite 2025-26 team’s evolution in MASL
See first-year Milwaukee Wave head coach Marcio Leite discuss the roles of younger players and veterans as the 2025-26 MASL season begins.
The Milwaukee Wave performed MASL playoff magic for the second time April 13, coming back after losing the first game of a playoff series to advance.
Now the team with seven arena soccer titles will play for an eighth, having knocked off the Baltimore Blast with victories of 5-4 in Game 2 and 2-1 in the 15-minute knockout game that followed at the UWM Panther Arena.
Venezuelan rookie forward Oscar Flores scored two goals in the first victory, the first to tie the game at 3-3 late in the third quarter and then the clincher midway through the fourth. On Flores’ final goal, he picked up a ball bounced hard off the boards by defender Stuart Grable and directed it in behind his back with his right heel.
Baltimore scored 32 seconds into the knockout game, but Wave rookie goalkeeper Gerardo Perez came forward and tied the game with a rebound goal six minutes later. That set the stage for veteran forward Andre Hayne, who took a pass from Ian Bennett and pounded it home with 55 seconds left.
The Wave, under first-year head coach Marcio Leite, won its quarterfinal series with the Empire Strykers in similar fashion, losing the first game before winning 60- and 15-minute games in one night.
Milwaukee won’t know its opponent until April 19th, when the St. Louis Ambush and San Diego Sockers play the second and possibly third game of their semifinal series.
Milwaukee Public Schools plans to add about 150 teachers and paraprofessionals to classrooms next school year.
The positions were announced Monday, one month after MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said she planned to cut about 200 non-classroom staff positions.
Cassellius said external audits of the district and meetings last summer with parents both highlighted heavy staffing at central office and less resources going into classrooms.
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“I can see with my own eyes how hard it is with so many students in the classroom,” Cassellius said. “So obviously, with 91 percent of our students not reading on grade level at fourth grade, it is essential that we give our kids a fighting chance where teachers have a reasonable amount of students to teach to read.”
MPS is planning to add 89 licensed classroom teachers, bringing the total number of teaching staff from 3,903 to 3,992, and 63 paraprofessionals to its schools. They will also add five school psychologists.
The plan is estimated to cost $24.6 million and will be included in the 2026-27 draft budget.
“Lowering class size is a very strategic move in order to rebalance the district and be responsible with our finances,” Cassellius said. “But it’s also a very important academic decision for us as we meet the needs and listen to teachers and try to make sure that they have what they need so they can be successful in teaching our children to read.”
The investment in staffing comes as MPS works to close a $46 million deficit identified in the district’s 2024–25 budget by external auditors.
To address the budget deficit and rising costs, MPS is identifying savings wherever possible.
Some of the savings include $30 million from reductions in Central Services and non-classroom positions; $11 million in increased state special education reimbursement funding and $40 million in savings from fewer charter schools. The district also has $47 million in new referendum revenue.
At the same time, MPS anticipates approximately $154 million to $171 million in new expenses, including covering increases in healthcare benefit costs and raises for employees.
Of the 200 positions being eliminated by MPS, 59 are assistant principal positions and 62 “implementer positions,” or educators who have a teaching license but who are not assigned to one classroom.
Cassellius said all of the people who received “excess letters” can reapply for teaching positions.
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