With exactly one week until the start of the NBA Draft, we still don't know what the Milwaukee Bucks plans with Giannis Antetokounmpo are.

It's clear that Milwaukee is willing to trade him, and that he's willing to be traded, though a world exists where he could stay with the only team he's ever known.

If Antetokounmpo is traded, the leaders increasingly look like the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics. While acquiring Antetokounmpo would certainly be nice for the Celtics, I don't believe they actually need to. I think they are perfectly capable of making serious noise with a Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum-led team, provided they make some good moves around the margins.

In fact, if Antetokounmpo wants to play in Miami, the Celtics should let him. That doesn't really scare me all that much, frankly.

Why?

Let's dive in.

If the Heat are content to pair Antetokounmpo with fellow big man Bam Adebayo, then the Celtics should oblige. Miami would have to give up Tyler Herro and most of its depth pieces in order make the trade happen in the first place, leaving them with very minimal impact in the backcourt.

Considering the Celtics excel in the backcourt, they should be fine taking advantage of the Heat in that regard. While they'd probably have to rely on the three-point shot in a series against Miami, they could potentially take advantage of them in transition. 

Maybe the Heat will re-invent old-time basketball, but in the era of the stretch four and the three-point shot, it seems unlikely that Antetokounmpo and Adebayo are both going to be anchored to the low block and serve as post players.

Therefore, one of them would have to really change up the way they play. Antetokounmpo took just 1.3 three-pointers per game last season and 0.9 per game the year before. He's only a career 28.5 percent three-point shooter.

If he wants to expand to the perimeter, then that's fine as far as I'm concerned.

Adebayo took more threes per game, 5.5 to be exact, but he shot just 31.8 percent. If he wants to willingly become a perimeter player to accommodate Antetokounmpo? The Celtics should be celebrating that too.

There is a reason why the Bucks are in the position they are in: Age and injury. Remember when the Bucks acquired Damian Lillard, only to see him get hurt and put the team in financial ruin with no draft picks?

Well, Antetokounmpo is 31, almost 32, with a significant injury history. If the Heat want to trade all their resources for Antetokounmpo AND pay him significant money as he ages? I'd say let them.

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