Giannis to the Miami Heat? (Yes, I’m Choosing to Believe)

Giannis’ mom just posted a throwback picture of Giannis…

IN THE MIAMI HEAT ARENA.

Let me repeat that for the people in the nosebleeds and the doomers in my mentions:

GIANNIS’ MOM.

MIAMI HEAT ARENA.

*Heat fam, we are so f**king back.*

If Riles is able to pull of this trade and manages not to destroy our core while doing this, write this s**t down, remember this aritcle we will be in the Finals for the third time this decade. And you know what they say about the third time being the charm (hopefully this time it is). That might be the time we finally hoist the Larry O’Brien, have our gigantic Ace of spades bottles, have another parade down Biscayne Bay, and let everyone in the world know that Miami is the epicenter for basketball in the modern NBA once again.

Funny enough though, this is not a drill. This is not “just a memory.” This is the universe tapping us on the shoulder like, yo… you see this right? You can call it wishful thinking and I’m good with that because we need to wish for the best. Miami needs another superstar.  You can call it delusion. You can call it Heat fan copium.

I genuinely don’t give a single f**k.

The Miami Heat are starting to look like the landing spot for Giannis Antetokounmpo and you, or no one else will not convince me otherwise. Because why else would Veronica-Charles Antetokounmpo (yes, Giannis’ mom, not some random fan account) be casually dropping Heat arena nostalgia like she’s prepping a relocation announcement? That ain’t an accident.

That’s foreshadowing.

And let’s not act like this came out of nowhere either because it’s already been reported that the Miami Heat are in the driver’s seat to land Giannis. The DRIVER’S SEAT. Not the passenger. Not the trunk. Not holding onto the bumper.

But all of that driver seat talk, honestly I’m tired of hearing it. Now listen…

…I’m tired.

I’m tired of hearing Miami is the “landing spot” for every superstar that ever breathes near a trade rumor. We heard the same s**t with Kyrie. We heard the same s**t with Dame. We heard the same s**t with Kawhi…LaMarcus Aldridge….Kevin Durant. The list can go on and on. It’s torture at this point. S**t, we heard it with Ja Morant and LaMelo Ball both this year!! Every time around trade deadline time we hear about another disgruntled superstar and how they would like to play in South Beach. But it’s been years, I mean years, since we’ve landed a major superstar . Jimmy Butler does not count.

It’s always….“Miami is interested”

“Miami is monitoring”

“Miami is a dark horse”

Cool story.

Can we finally get to the chapter of the story when one of these these dudes are in the  white, red, and black instead of just collecting rumors like Pokémon cards??? Because at this point, well really, five superstar trade names ago, that s**t has gotten old. At some point you gotta stop window shopping and actually buy something.

Now back to Giannis because truthfully…If there’s a way to keep Tyler Herro and add the Greek Freak, you make that move every single time. The reason we didn’t even mention Bam is beacuse he shouldn’t even be brought up in any type of trade rumors. That’s a Heat Lifer for as long as he wants. Having the three of them, that’s a championship core and I don’t care what the trade machine merchants say.

Herro as a third option??

That’s borderline unfair.

Honestly he could be a legit No. 2 some nights. But as a THIRD??

Yeah… that’s how banners get hung.

Now here comes the sad part, because there are only a few people in the NBA in which I’d be like “Yeah we gotta trade Tyler Herro” for. But that’s how highly I think of Boy Wonder’s game. Because if Milwaukee says Herro is the price of admission for a Giannis ticket in Miami….s**t….

……I might hesitate. S**t, I might stare at the wall for a few minutes and reminisce about the great moments. But if that’s the be-all end-all?

I might just say “f**k it” and pull the trigger because Giannis + Bam alone puts you right back in title contention instantly.

But man… keeping all three would be the dream scenario, and truthfully the only scenario I’d likely entertain.

On another note, why the f**k do these superstars keep going to the trade market instead of going through free agency. If he’s patient for one more summer he’d end up in Miami on a stacked roster. Why not that versus gutting up the core of the team to leave immediately.

Back to Giannis though because even his’ former teammate Robin Lopez sees it:

“I really think Giannis’ personality meshes with the Miami Heat. I think they both have that intense drive, intense passion to get a championship by any means necessary.”

Translation: Giannis is built in a Pat Riley laboratory. 

And if that wasn’t enough…This man is already in love with the organization.

Remember what Giannis said to Dwyane Wade on a hot mic, that basically confirmed how much he wanted to play in the best city in the world?

“I’m a huge, huge fan of you, bro. The day after we won the championship, I posted a picture of you on my story. You did it in Miami. You did it the right way. That’s how I want to do it. I’m a huge fan of you, bro. Huge fan.”

BRO SAID HE WANTS TO DO IT THE MIAMI WAY!!!!

Let’s be real, that’s basically a soft commitment to playing here!

And then there’s Bam Adebayo. Giannis and Bam have the SAME agent and sources already said they’ve talked about playing together in South Beach.

Let me say that again slower: They’ve talked about playing together. In Miami. Not Milwaukee. Not Toronto. Not “somewhere.”

Miami.

Add in the fact his family clearly loves the city. Add in the fact the Heat can offer multiple first-round picks. Add in the culture. Add in Pat Riley. Add in championship pressure. And all of that sugar, spice and everything nice added up suddenly this doesn’t feel like fantasy anymore. This feels like one of those moments we look back on like: “F**k… it was right in front of us the whole time.”

So yeah. Call me crazy. Call me hopeful. Call me whatever you want.

But Giannis’ mom posting Heat arena throwbacks isn’t nothing.

The rumors aren’t nothing.

The Bam connection isn’t nothing.

The Wade love isn’t nothing.

This is how these things start.

Now Miami just has to finally finish the job for once.

Pull the trigger.

Make the move.

Bring the Greek Freak to South Beach.

And let’s stop being the “almost” franchise in superstar trades.

It’s time.