Shams Charania: "Malika, they were serious—simply based on the fact that sources told me the New York Knicks emerged as the team in August that Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted to play for, if he were to be traded outside of Milwaukee and if the two sides could reach an agreement on a deal. The Bucks took that phone call from the Knicks. And I was told by one source that this was essentially an exclusive negotiating window that the Knicks had—lasting multiple weeks throughout August.

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