The biggest story in the NBA has been the immediate future of Giannis Antetokounmpo, as it appears he is nearing the end of his tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks. The potential trade of Giannis Antetokounmpo caused an uproar across the league, even prompting teams to make a trade to see if the two-time MVP was available to acquire.
In the days leading up to the trade deadline, one team picked up steam as a prime destination for Giannis Antetokounmpo's services: the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Timberwolves, led by charismatic star Anthony Edwards, have made runs to the Western Conference Finals the past two seasons, but it appears they don't have enough runs to overcome this loss. So, the Timberwolves aggressively pursued Antetokounmpo, and it appeared that playing with Edwards was uppermost in the Bucks star's mind.
This conversation between the Greek Freak and Ant-Man at All-Star Weekend:
Giannis Antetokounmpo: "We're gonna go viral again, man."
Anthony Edwards: "We're always going to go viral, take you and me together. We're going to go viral."
(via @timberwolves)pic.twitter.com/DFnmFXHKc1
- ClutchPoints (@clutchpoints) 19 February 2026
Ultimately, negotiations failed as Milwaukee chose to keep Antetokounmpo through the remainder of the season and explore his future in the off-season. At the All-Star break, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Edwards fueled trade rumors.
In a video posted by the Timberwolves, the two All-Stars were seen chatting in the tunnel at the Intuit Dome and mentioned how they knew their video together would go viral.
“We're gonna go viral again, man,” Antetokounmpo said.
Edwards replied, "We're always going to go viral, you get me and you together. We're going to go viral."
These interactions between players in the All-Star Game are always seen as potential precursors to future team-ups. During the 2019 All-Star Game, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant were caught on video talking privately with each other, which many speculated at the time as possibly being the reason they were teaming up to play each other. And the speculations appeared to be true.
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving last night 👀
(@jpizzy15 sent me the video) pic.twitter.com/xKXT8MPnwm
- Ben Stinar (@BenStinar) 18 February 2019
On Kevin Durant's Podcast ETC with Kevin Durant In September 2020, Durant indicated that the conversation solidified their intention to play with each other, although he did not know which team he would be joining.
"The All-Star Game video where they caught us in the hallway. That's when it cemented that we were going somewhere. They didn't really know where it was, but it was somewhere."
Durant said the conversation at All-Star Weekend was not the first time they discussed his future.
"Like we'll have these types of [basketball related] Conversation all day, every day. And it evolved from there. It just grew from there, it was organic, you know what I'm saying? And it wasn't something you could point to and say, this was the moment. That’s it, that’s it.”
It's unknown whether Edwards and Antetokounmpo were having the same conversation, and they certainly weren't doing so in that video. But, there is a possibility that we may see two All-Stars team up together in the future.
Both the Bucks and Timberwolves are back in action on Friday night. Minnesota will host Dallas at 7:30 p.m. The game will air on ESPN. Meanwhile, the Bucks will travel to New Orleans for tip-off at 8 p.m.
