“We knew they wanted to get Giannis,” Powell said. But when the trade is on the table, that was in the season and I don’t know the talks behind it. But it seemed like they were like, ‘If you want Giannis, you have to take Bobby Portis.’ So it’s about being ahead of the game and seeing how things play out. Replying to Portis, Powell wrote, “You my dawg brotha always supporting.