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17-Year NBA Veteran Reacts to Giannis Antetokounmpo to OKC Thunder Trade Idea

Former LA Clippers star Lou Williams reacted to this Milwaukee Bucks trade idea.

Joey Linn

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) reacts during the second half against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) reacts during the second half against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. / Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images
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Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren will be sidelined for 8-10 weeks with a hip fracture after taking a hard fall against the Golden State Warriors. While OKC is talented enough to win games in Holmgren’s absence, his injury leaves them without a healthy center on the roster.

Amid this development, NBA legend Paul Pierce proposed a Holmgren trade that sends him to the Milwaukee Bucks for 2021 Finals MVP Giannis Antetokoumpo.

“If you can find a way to get Giannis to OKC… Nobody can give you the assets that OKC can give you… If you saying Chet and draft picks for Giannis, I gotta really sit down,” Pierce said.

Reacting to this on a segment of FanDuel’s Run it Back show, former LA Clippers star Lou Williams pushed back against this idea.

“I’m not buying,” Williams said. “If I’m OKC, I like where I am. I like my young core. I like the direction we’re going in. I’m not rattling the cage by bringing in a superstar we have to play through. Giannis isn’t at the phase of his career where he’s gonna take a step back… He still feels like he’s very much the go-to guy in any scenario.”

Williams added that he could see a scenario where Oklahoma City landing another established star makes sense for their current group, but he would rather see this team continue in the direction they are heading.

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JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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