Antetokounmpo is the ultimate goal, and Durant is just an alternative for the transition period?

When the Suns were expecting the Spurs to exchange Durant for the second pick in 2025, the Spurs management laughed - this chip is a super chip prepared for Antetokounmpo.

Durant's team took the initiative to show kindness to the Spurs, but suffered a "humiliational offer": Sohan + Vassel + No. 14 in the first round!

Spurs' unscrupulous bargaining chip description: Durant is just a spare tire.

1. Ambition layout: The Spurs are waiting to catch big fish

holding four future first-round picks and the bonus of Wenban Yama rookie, and the Spurs are in the big game.

Fox's five-year contract renewal negotiations have started, and the framework of the Spurs' Big Three has gradually become clear. What they are waiting for is the complete collapse of the Bucks - when Lillard's Achilles tendon was torn out of season, Antetokounmpo was alone in the cold winter of Milwaukee.

2. Antetokounmpo countdown: Milwaukee's desperate situation

The nightmare of the Bucks' first round game for three consecutive years is still continuing. What's even more fatal is that Lillard's serious injury caused the death penalty to be declared early next season. Antetokounmpo expressed his thoughts in the podcast: "If I can't win the championship again, I will disappoint myself."

, and the management's stupid move to send Holiday and Middleton away has already planted the seeds of breaking.

The richness accumulated in the Spurs is aiming at the summer of 2026 - after the Bucks experience another failed season, it is the day when Antetokounmpo applies for a deal.

3. Dynasty puzzle: terrorist group subverts the alliance

Once Antetokounmpo joins, the three giants of Wenban + Antetokounmpo + Fox will shock the alliance. The sash guarding the sky and the sun and Antetokounmpo's terrifying sweep formed a no-fly zone, and Fox's lightning breaks through and connects the entire audience.

So, Durant is just an alternative to the Spurs' transition period. It doesn't matter if they don't get it. It's not a bad thing for Wenban Yama and Fox to work together for another year this season.