Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready to move on from the Milwaukee Bucks — and contenders around the NBA reportedly are making “aggressive” pitches to land the two-time MVP ahead of next Thursday’s trade deadline.

One team almost guaranteed to kick the tires on Antetokounmpo is the Golden State Warriors. Though the hard-capped Warriors hardly have an asset warchest to offer the Bucks, Golden State can dangle a contract to match salaries that another team might not dangle — or cannot dangle.

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The Warriors’ trade deadline outlook — and their season at large — changed irrevocably when Jimmy Butler went down with a season-ending knee injury last Monday. Butler is signed through next season at a $56.8 million salary, and Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix reports that the Warriors would offer Butler’s contract — plus Jonathan Kuminga — in a deal to land Antetokounmpo.

Kuminga has been linked with the Miami Heat, the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers. His two-year, $48.5 million contract has a team option for next season, which could make him an attractive option for a team like the Bucks — who are poised to retool once a Giannis trade is completed.

Even with the Bucks reject this offer, the Warriors seem intent on getting another star before the deadline — and if they don’t, they may try again on Antetokounmpo in the summer.

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