According to The Athletic, the NBA has made the decision to not punish Bam Adebayo for his altercation with Tyler Herro and him punching Herro. This was in a Las Vegas hotel and gym last week, both the players and the NBPA have discussed this.

“After discussing with the players involved and the NBPA, everyone would prefer to move on from this unfortunate circumstance, and no further action will be taken by the league,” said the spokesperson.

Before Herro was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, him and Adebayo spent seven years together with the Miami Heat. Screenshots have come out that have direct messages from an Instagram account connected to the new Bucks guard online, this questioned Adebayo’s game and whether he deserves to be making all the money he’s currently making.

According to Barry Jackson, the Miami Heat have legit interest in acquiring veteran wing Klay Thompson for their upcoming season. Reportedly, Miami wanted to bring in both Thompson and LeBron James, however, even if they can’t sign James, they still would want Thompson.

It is unclear whether or not the Dallas Mavericks would move the 36-year-old via a buyout or trade. Since last season’s trade deadline, Dallas have been open to moving the multi-time champion.

Last week, Marc Stein stated that if the Mavericks were to move on from Thompson, they would want it to be through a trade.

“To this point as much has been relayed to me is the Mavs preference would be a trade,” said Stein. “I think it’s still early enough in the summer that if you’re the Mavs you would exhaust those options first.”

The Heat are looking to address their needs for more shooting and size on the wing, Thompson would gladly fill that. Additionally, he would fit alongside players like Andrew Wiggins.

In a blockbuster trade late Monday night, per the reporting of ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks have traded Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat for Tyler Herro and a load of players and picks, including this upcoming draft’s 13th overall pick.

Miami gave Milwaukee Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks, one pick swap, and one second rounder. This was significantly more than the Boston Celtics trade offer; Brad Stevens only offered them two first-round picks and Jaylen Brown.

After declining to go with Boston’s offer, Jon Horst and Andy Elisburg got to work finalizing the trade agreement. Fans will now see Bam Adebayo teaming up with two-time MVP, one-time Finals winner Antetokounmpo.

The reason why Milwaukee did not go with Boston’s offer is simple: they preferred the flexibility of controlled contracts and future draft picks over a single superstar player with limited draft picks. Flexibility in planning and financially played a huge role in their decision making.

For Antetokounmpo, the 31-year-old has been linked to the Heat’s organization since 2020 – before winning the 2021 NBA Finals with the Bucks. This got canned when Milwaukee made the Jrue Holiday trade and he then signed the supermax contract.

Last offseason, Antetokounmpo wanted to be traded to the New York Knicks, asked the Bucks to make it happen, but nothing serious came of it. This last postseason, fans saw New York win their first NBA championship since 1973 – 53 years ago.

After 13 seasons with the Bucks, Giannis became a franchise legend by being their all-time leader in points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and games played. Plus, winning them their franchise’s second-ever championship, breaking the 50-year drought they had. After the Finals concluded, Adam Silver presented Antetokounmpo with the Finals MVP. On top of that impressive resume, not forgetting two MVPs (2019, 2020), he was also a ten-time All-Star under the Bucks.