The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox.Yesterday, I said to expect the Giannis trade to happen during my flight. Just to close that loop, the news of the trade broke as we were landing in Chicago. Sometimes, this stuff is so predictable. By the way, it’s Draft Day!Heat is onGiannis takes his talents to South BeachDamian Lillard tore his left Achilles tendon on April 27, 2025. In the aftermath of that, the basketball world wondered how the Milwaukee Bucks could continue to make Giannis Antetokounmpo happy enough to want to stay. After committing $22.5 million of dead cap money for five years just so they could also add Myles Turner as a Band-Aid, the Bucks went 32-50 last season. They didn’t even come close to making the Play-In, and the trade rumors surrounding Giannis got weird.After Giannis beat around the bush about maybe the Bucks no longer wanting him and avoided being the bad guy by requesting a trade, Milwaukee finally decided to move on the night before the NBA Draft. Late last night, the Bucks traded their 31-year-old superstar to the Miami Heat in a package that involves six players, three first-round picks, a pick swap and a second-rounder.Giannis is headed to Miami. What will be his legacy in Milwaukee?Eric Nehm and Johnny SweetHere is the deal, for now. It could be expanded with more teams getting involved before July 6: