The NBA offseason has officially begun, with Aaron Wiggins' trade to the Atlanta Hawks the first move of what should be a frenzied next month.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are getting back two second-round picks in the deal for Wiggins, as the trade significantly decreases the Thunder's tax bill.
But the big news came Monday night when Giannis Antetokounmpo was traded by the Milwaukee Bucks to the Miami Heat in a blockbuster deal.
I'm grading every trade this offseason, breaking down the ramifications for all teams and players involved.
To determine each grade, I'm looking at multiple factors, including the on-court impact and ages of involved players, the cost in terms of draft picks and future financial implications, and the context of the team's short- and long-term outlooks. How risky or certain is the move? And how much does it help or hurt the team's chance to win the championship, next season or beyond?
Let's get into the latest moves:
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June 22: Heat acquire Giannis in massive blockbuster
Miami Heat get: F Giannis Antetokounmpo, F Bobby Portis
Milwaukee Bucks get: G Tyler Herro, C Kel'el Ware, F Jaime Jaquez Jr., G Kasparas Jakučionis, 2026 first-round pick (No. 13), 2031 first-round pick, 2033 first-round pick, 2030 pick swap, 2033 second-round pick
Miami Heat: B-
The Miami Heat have a reputation as a destination for the stars -- but it has been quite a while since they actually landed one. The last time any Heat player finished higher than 10th in MVP voting was 2013-14, when LeBron James was the runner-up.
Since then, Miami's biggest acquisitions are Jimmy Butler III and lower-level stars such as Goran Dragic, post-prime Kyle Lowry and Terry Rozier (the less said about that transaction, the better). The Heat were routinely in rumors surrounding superstars but didn't turn those hypotheticals into reality.
That inability to close showed on the court. The Heat have reached 50 wins only once in 12 seasons since James left after the 2014 Finals, and they've been stuck in play-in territory four seasons in a row. Two Finals appearances in that span -- including one marvelous run as the No. 8 seed -- helped mask Miami's mediocrity, but this is a team that has been searching for a higher level for a while.