Bucks Owner Was The Driving Force In Choosing Heat Over Celtics' Package

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Bucks Owner Was The Driving Force In Choosing Heat Over Celtics' Package

The Celtics offered the Bucks Jaylen Brown and two first round picks to the Bucks for Giannis Antetokounmpo. Kevin O'Connor reports Bucks owner Jimmy Haslem was a driving force in taking Miami's deal over Boston's. He was afraid Brown would want out after a year, having PSTD-esque flashbacks to Giannis and Myles Garrett. Miami's package was more stable to Haslem.

By Samir Mehdi

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