Trading For Giannis, Kyrie or Ja + Lessons From The Finals w/ Kyle Theige

Trading For Giannis, Kyrie or Ja + Lessons From The Finals w/ Kyle Theige

Author: Blue Wire June 15, 2026 Duration: 1:27:36

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to walk through what a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade to the Wolves would look like. Dane and Kyle go over the complicating factors of this trade, and use Kyrie Irving and Ja Morant as less complicated examples of players to trade for. But before any trade talk, Dane and Kyle discuss the Knicks winning the championship and what they learned while watching The Finals. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- What we learned while watching The Finals (1:00)

- What would the rest of the Wolves roster look like if they made a trade for Giannis? (21:00)

- If not Giannis, why Kyrie Irving or Ja Morant may be easier to put deals together for (46:00)

- Moves that are risk level red vs. orange vs. yellow (54:00)


 

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