?Magic Is in the Work?: Days After Depriving Jimmy Butler and Co. Of Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo Begins ?Championship? Preparation Ahead of Preseason

Be it in the NBA or in the Game of Thrones, there are only two ways to prepare for a battle. Either, add to your strengths and become super strong. Or infiltrate your enemies and make them weaker. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks did something that not only grew their strength and pushed them into the realms of a super team, but also undercut the potential of their perennial enemies, the Miami Heat.

What will Jimmy Butler and Company do now? The rest of their division has built on from last year, and yet, they look almost the same.

The Miami Heat was Damian Lillard?s first choice.

Damian Lillard wanted to play for the Heat. He was quite vocal about it. So much so that for some time, people in the media thought that he being adamant about his Miami dream would sabotage his trade potential. Adrian Wojnarowski told ESPN that the Lillard trade would take a long time because of its intricacies. And it took that long a time. Only thing is that it did not go as predicted for Damian Lillard or the Miami Heat. Watch the video below;

Giannis Antetokounmpo did what Jimmy Butler could not. The Greek Freak put the Buck’s front office on notice that he would move out of Milwaukee if they did not upgrade their roster. Perhaps, the Heat culture does not give that kind of voice to its superstar Jimmy. With the preseason around the corner, Giannis is a happy camper, as his magic has worked.

You lose some and win some.

Miami Heat still have time till the trade deadline, but there are not many talents available in the market. Having lost some of their key players, like Gabe Vincent and Max Strus, they would have to equip themselves for the postseason. But Miami always figures it out.

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On the other hand, the Bucks have lost out on Jrue Holiday, a player who declared that he wanted to retire as a Buck. There are moments in postseasons when Jrue Holiday?s defense single-handedly won the games for Milwaukee. Now that he is not on the team, it will be interesting to see how the Bucks are going cope up with it.

Giannis and the Bucks have a superior team on paper. If this season translates into a pleasant one for them, then for the rest of the East, the road to finals will indeed go through Milwaukee.

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