Giannis Antetokounmpo, on part of the reason he changed from #34 to #7: "I feel like 34 holds so much weight and has so much history and out of respect for the organization that drafted me...I decided to leave that number there." Original post

Giannis Antetokounmpo: "I always had huge respect for the Heat organization...You always hear about the Miami Heat culture...I always was curious what make them so unique." Mentioned that they were trying to build something like that during his time in Milwaukee. Original post

Pat Riley just jumped back in and says he forgot to mention Bam Adebayo in his initial introductions. Riley, on Adebayo's importance to the Heat: "I forgot to mention one of these guys...and I don't want to get knocked out." Original post

Pat Riley: "We hope that Giannis can be here to the end of his career." Original post

Giannis Antetokounmpo with his new uniform in Miami. Original post

Pat Riley: "He wants to win. And he wants to win big. We're not here guaranteeing anything, but we want to win." Original post

At @TheAthletic, with @joevardon/@sam_amick: NBA ‘continuing to look into’ Bucks’ Gary Trent Jr. contract for possible cap circumvention Original post

NBA ‘continuing to look into’ Bucks’ Gary Trent Jr. contract for possible cap circumvention

The Bucks re-signed Gary Trent Jr. to a four-year, $64 million contract despite a down season that didn't align with his free-agent market.

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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra stressed how he believes Bobby Portis brings a “physicality, power and an edge” to Miami. Pat Riley emphasized how well he believes that fits with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo. Original post

Bobby Portis: "I was born to be a Heatle." Original post

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NBA won’t punish Bam Adebayo for punching Tyler Herro in Las Vegas

The incident occurred while Herro’s AAU team was practicing inside Resorts World Las Vegas hotel last week.

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Best Summer League showing for Nate Ament thus far. Thought that was the most aggressive and confident he has looked. He scored 23 points (7-13 FG) and grabbed six rebounds. Repost of @Bucks: Original post

Couple tough buckets from Nate Ament in the fourth quarter. Showing off his scoring touch, but Bucks will definitely want to see him continue to get stronger, so he can play through that contact and get all the way to the rim rather than need to hit a tough one in the midrange. Original post

Solid scoring half for both Bogi Marković and Nate Ament. Both have hit two of their four 3-point attempts. Ament has 10 points and four rebounds, while Marković has added eight points. Repost of @Bucks: Original post

Repost by @eric_nehm RT by @eric_nehm: And-one corner pocket triple for Nate. 🎯 Click to see original repost

Per Bucks PR: Brayden Burries, Kasparas Jakučionis and Cormac Ryan are not dealing with injuries, just getting rested for tonight's game. Original post

And Bogi Markovic knocks down a top of the key 3 on his first attempt from deep tonight. Original post

No Brayden Burries for the Bucks tonight in Las Vegas. Repost of @Bucks: Original post

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Bucks have now dropped all three games in Las Vegas, but another standout performance from Brayden Burries. He finishes the game with 23 points, eight rebounds, six assists, four steals and a block. Great stuff from him again. Original post

The story of this summer league for the Bucks continues to be the tenth pick of this draft, Brayden Burries. He's up to 22 points on 8-of-12 FG and added six rebounds, five assists, four steals and a block. His two-way play has given the Bucks a lead with three minutes left. Original post

That was another strong end-to-end play from Burries, like the one he made last night. Stole it, worked out of traffic and made it all the way to the other end to draw a foul. Original post

Marković has gotten it going a little bit from 3. Three of the four makes have been from the left corner. Repost of @Bucks: Original post

Another stepback 3 from Brayden Burries to open the second half. Original post

The thing that has stuck out in Las Vegas is just how composed Brayden Burries continues to be. To get to the elbow, use a pump fake to watch the defender fly by and then still knock down that jumper is just not something you expect to see from a rookie. Original post

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That's a great sequence. Nate Ament with the early outlet to Kam Jones, who throws the behind-the-back pass to Zack Austin for a massive dunk. Original post

Now 0-for-3 on above the break 3s to start the game. Original post

And now, Marković hits a corner 3. Think his jump shot has looked a little more comfortable from that range than it has above the break at this point. Original post

Talked about it last night, but that's the shot that Marković is going to need to hit to get defenses to respect him. Open catch-and-shoot 3s where a big is helping off him in the paint are the shots that need to be knocked down. Original post

Man, that's a ridiculous dribble move to get to the stepback 3 by Brayden Burries. He continues to impress. Original post