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.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) reacts during the second half against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. | Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images

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.”

Paul Pierce said the Thunder should trade Chet Holmgren for Giannis 😱

“I’m not rattling the cage by bringing in a superstar we have to play through.” - @TeamLou23

"If they switch those teams...(OKC) is the favorite right now. Over Boston, over everybody." - @ChandlerParsons pic.twitter.com/5jVZZCFhDc

— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) November 12, 2024

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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