NBA Notes: Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Heat, Terry Rozier, Knicks, Josh Hart

Bucks

Bucks GM Jon Horst said he envisions Giannis Antetokounmpo playing even more of a point forward role next season. So yeah, that probably indicates that the Bucks believe Antetokounmpo will return.

“I feel like we’ve always played with a certain type of guard,” Horst said in an interview with The Athletic’s Eric Nehm. “Typically a guard that’s willing to catch and shoot, a guard that is capable of being a primary play-maker, but doesn’t need to be a primary play-maker.

“And I think some of our best teams that we’ve ever had — and we’ve had a lot of great teams — we had guys at the guard spot in that mold. They can really shoot. They’re capable and willing defenders, and they could go five, six, seven possessions and just play off Giannis, or they can go five, six, seven possessions and they can initiate our offense.

“And that’s what we’ve tried to do. We tried to build a team like that this offseason. Take the opportunity for Giannis to go even further down that road. I would say we’ve always doubled down on it, maybe we’re tripling down or quadrupling down on it now.”

Heat

Heat guard Terry Rozier has not been cleared by federal investigators as part of their ongoing probe into illegal sports betting, according to Tom Haberstroh on the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast.

Rozier’s name surfaced amid a broader investigation that includes Malik Beasley and Jontay Porter, with the latter having already been banned for life by the NBA.

This latest update contradicts a previous suggestion from ESPN’s Shams Charania, who appeared to indicate Rozier had been cleared during a June segment on The Pat McAfee Show. However, Charania’s comment was brief and offhand, and never formally followed up in a report, leaving room for doubt.

NBA insider Chris Haynes confirmed Haberstroh’s report, writing that Rozier “has not been cleared of any wrongdoing and remains under federal investigation.”