Timberwolves, Heat remain in the Giannis mix, but the Bucks are also eyeing a Ja Morant angle

According to Jake Fischer in The Stein Line, The Minnesota Timberwolves and The Miami Heat are still viewed as being “in play” for Giannis Antetokounmpo ahead of the deadline. Even so, there’s widespread belief around the league that The Milwaukee Bucks may ultimately keep Giannis through the cutoff.

That reluctance, per the same report, has Milwaukee exploring ways to upgrade around its star, and one option being weighed is a pursuit of Ja Morant. In that scenario, The Memphis Grizzlies could entertain a return built around shorter contracts and role players as they lean into a reshaping phase.

The situation remains volatile right up to the buzzer, with The Stein Line framing deadline day as a live-moving landscape for multiple headline names.