Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst join MJ Acosta-Ruiz on First Take to further discuss Shams Charania’s report that Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted to be traded from the Milwaukee Bucks to the New York Knicks, but a deal was not done.
0:00 Giannis’ thoughts
1:15 Windy says he’s clear for a reason
3:18 Stephen A. thinks the Knicks should’ve given up more
6:25 “Actions over words”
9:17 Stephen A. on Mikal Bridges
10:10 How Mike Brown will be different
11:17 Giannis and Steph Curry?
13:15 Giannis future implications
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@giffondhall9214
October 9, 2025 at 10:53 pm
Gannnis ain’t going to the knicks lol
@dannysanders3358
October 9, 2025 at 11:04 pm
The NBA Media Hell Bent On Getting Giannis To The Warriors For A Bag Of Chips. LOL π. Ain’t Nobody Want No Jonathan Kuminga . LOL
@willie7446
October 9, 2025 at 11:10 pm
I would trade Josh hart for Dyson Daniel’s of the Hawks he led the league in steals and can shoot the 3 put him next to og and Mitch and okc will have problems perhaps throw in Mcbride.
@shawnhawes7545
October 9, 2025 at 11:13 pm
Golden state would not coast to the title Steph is old and injury prone now. Nothing like how it was with KD the splash bros, prime draymond and iggy
@Telio101
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 pm
I love MJ. She is easy on the eyes, well-spoken, and overall, a great moderator. Great replacement for Molly.
@kceeman
October 10, 2025 at 12:46 am
Facts
@davidpham2764
October 9, 2025 at 11:17 pm
People from espn really want to push this narrative, he never said he wanna leave
@AlieWilliams-d2l
October 9, 2025 at 11:20 pm
It makes since now why they gave Bridges that big contract, to trade him for Giannis
@bigceessportsnetwork723
October 9, 2025 at 11:25 pm
At the end of the day, with Lebron’s career ending within the next year or two, Giannis leaving Milwaukee has become the dominant talking point of the NBA. Even if Giannis came out and said he NEVER wanted to leave Milwaukee, reports would come out that he will change his mind. If the Bucks somehow won the NBA title, the next talking point would be “he’s done enough in Milwaukee, time to move on”… I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it.
@lesibamatsimela5636
October 9, 2025 at 11:27 pm
Yeah Giannis and Steph will be a cheat code
@jamaalgordon4530
October 9, 2025 at 11:54 pm
Giannis and Curry. How can u guard that.
@deeang349
October 9, 2025 at 11:55 pm
bridges is as valuable as Bane that just got a similar trade to the Magic. and i was even say he’s as valuable as Gobert who got traded for more. value is situational to whatever is going on in the league at that moment. He could easily be flipped for just about the same amount to a team like the 6ers, or Heat, bucks (if they had it), and even a team like Dallas. It depends what a team feels Bridges would bring to the team from both an offensive and defensive standpoint.
Without Bridges last year, the Knicks might’ve not been a team that Giannis even looked at or considered as a possible next landing stop.
@xofmetleh6618
October 10, 2025 at 12:01 am
I dont want Giannis to leave, i see him being like Tim or Dirk staying in one team whole of his career.
@speedlimit8073
October 10, 2025 at 12:06 am
Knicks to the finals πππ
@Robert-bx3xn
October 10, 2025 at 12:10 am
Curry and Green Are 51 years old….MY LAKERS ARE WAITING ON THE JOKER TO PLAY WITH LUKA…
@Robert-bx3xn
October 10, 2025 at 12:11 am
MONEY TALKS… LAKERS ARE THE RICHEST
@tonerome5387
October 10, 2025 at 12:13 am
The Bulls are gonna make a moveβ¦
@theodoremaravanyika643
October 10, 2025 at 12:37 am
If your character is a brand its not congruent with the kicks as a brand. Knicks is like big baller brand and you like Adidas. A partnership doesn’t work for you as Adidas
@theodoremaravanyika643
October 10, 2025 at 12:40 am
Your brand as an individual says Celtics or Spurs given Pop. You are more Tim Duncan than Kobe in personality from a distance.
@eugenemao596
October 10, 2025 at 12:58 am
Kuminga wanted a no trade clause lol. Beal killed that path buddy
@DonMagma
October 10, 2025 at 1:10 am
I love Giannis, and I definitely love my Knicks butβ¦no
@JJ_5289
October 10, 2025 at 1:26 am
He says hes comitted to whats in front of him, then says he has the right to change his mind in 6.months. why is it so hard to show some real loyalty anymore. Say you dont want to play anywhere else
@raysama2150
October 10, 2025 at 1:27 am
I could have told u that for free lmao
@Contrabandtv-u6m
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 am
So we just gone by pass the fact that now Dame gone Giannis wants to stay lol π I remember last year it was a press conference after the game and Gianniβs was saying it was Dame team . I always thought that was weird and haterish on his part!
@NYCnative-FL
October 10, 2025 at 1:41 am
Even if Giannis gets traded away he said all the right things to quiet down the scrutiny
@Qpxy7
October 10, 2025 at 2:07 am
Realistically the only trade package that would actually make sense from the bucks perspective would be a spurs or a Thunder package, if they do decide to go all in on Giannis. Both teams have the young players and the draft capital to make it work. The spurs would be a better legacy move for Giannis since the Thunder have already won one. Itβd be pretty cool to see Wemby and Giannis play together. The defense would literally be insane. This is pretty much Tim Duncan+David Robinson on steroidsπππ