Everyone gets what they need! US media revealed a three-party trade plan: Antetokounmpo joins Curry and Butler joins the Pistons

As each team gradually recognizes its own situation in the first week of the new season, the US media "BleacherReport" combined the conditions and needs of the three teams of the Warriors, Pistons and Bucks to reveal a three-party trade plan that each gets what they need. Through the trade, Antetokounmpo joins Curry, and Butler joins the dark horse Pistons.

The potential trade plan is as follows

The Warriors get: Antetokounmpo;

The Pistons get: Butler + the 2030 Warriors second-round pick;

The Bucks get: Ivey + Podger + Stewart + Harris + 2026 first round (Warriors) + 2027 first round swap (Warriors) + 2028 first round (Warriors) + 2031 first round swap (Warriors) + 2032 first round (Warriors).

Bucks: Helpless to Rebuild

The Bucks performed well in the new season and won 2 consecutive victories at the beginning of the season. However, in the third game against the excellent Cavaliers, the lack of depth in the lineup was exposed.

After cutting Lillard in the offseason and making room to sign Turner, the Bucks introduced several role players at a bargain price, seemingly completing a good reinforcement operation.

However, judging from the actual configuration of the team, the Bucks only have one All-Star player in Antetokounmpo, lack qualified second and third players, and are completely incapable of competing for the championship.

Antetokounmpo has publicly stated in the offseason of the past two seasons that he is eager to win a second championship. If he cannot achieve his goal with the Bucks, he does not mind going to other teams.

According to the Bucks' current lineup configuration, team ceiling, and poor draft pick chips in hand, as the season progresses, Antetokounmpo's urgent need to compete for the championship will most likely cause the two sides to break up, and the Bucks will have to accept the reality of Antetokounmpo leaving the team.

If Antetokounmpo finally decides to leave, then this deal is completely worth considering by the Bucks. On the one hand, they will get three young players in Ivey, Podger, and Stewart who are worthy of continued training by the rebuilding Bucks. On the other hand, they will get 3 first-rounders + 2 swaps in one go, and Harris’s expiring contract will accelerate the team’s reconstruction.

Pistons: Improving competitiveness

The Pistons built around Cunningham, Osar Thompson and Jaylen Duren are a seriously underestimated young dark horse, which they proved in the playoffs last season.

Referring to the Thunder, Spurs and Rockets of the same type, if you want to transform from a young dark horse to a competitor, you must not only continue to accumulate talented new stars, but also find veteran stars whose style of play matches the team culture.

The tough guy Butler almost perfectly meets the needs of this Pistons team. Toughness and iron-bloodedness have always been the symbols of the Pistons. With the addition of Butler, this Pistons team is bound to quickly become a competitor that cannot be ignored in the Eastern Conference.

Warriors: Fighting for the championship

The Warriors started the season with an impressive performance of 3 wins and 1 loss. It seems that there is no need to make drastic adjustments to the lineup, especially when Butler is in hot form and plays a qualified second-in-command next to Curry.

But for any team, when faced with the opportunity to acquire Antetokounmpo, I believe no team will refuse, let alone the Warriors, who have paid close attention to Antetokounmpo's movements in the past few seasons.

Especially considering that the Warriors have exposed the lack of physical fitness of their core core in the game against the Trail Blazers, if the deal is completed to acquire Antetokounmpo, the Warriors' upper limit, durability and risk resistance will be greatly improved.

For Antetokounmpo, joining the Warriors and teaming up with Curry will also be the best career turning point. The latter is still the best three-point threat in active service. He has hit 20 three-pointers in the four games since the start of the season, leading the league.

It is difficult to imagine how the opponent will deal with the pick-and-roll cooperation between Curry and Antetokounmpo. When Antetokounmpo picks and rolls, and Curry bounces out, it is an unsolvable defensive problem for any team.

More importantly, the Warriors are a truly big-market team, and they are eager to find the core of the team after Curry gets older. Antetokounmpo can fit in seamlessly, not to mention that the Warriors also retained Kuminga in this deal, who has continued to perform impressively in the new season.