The Milwaukee Bucks have had somewhat of a dark cloud hanging over them over the past week, ever since ESPN's reporting suggested that their time with superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo may be coming to a close soon.
ESPN’s Shams Charania stirred the pot when he reported that Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have started discussions regarding their future together.
Last Monday, we averaged out our game-by-game player grade for each Buck over the season’s first 21 contests, which is roughly 25% of the year. Within that, we also gave readers a chance to give their own grades.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The chatter surrounding Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has only grown louder. Rumors sparked after reports claimed he wanted out of Wisconsin amid the team’s rough start, which has them sitting 10th in the East at 10-15.
Most of the time, things in the NBA go as people expect. Here and there, though, some players, for one reason or another, just don't meet expectations, whether it's due to injury or other situational pitfalls.
The trade chatter around Giannis Antetokounmpo keeps picking up, and a familiar team is already preparing a strong push for the Greek Freak. According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Miami Heat won’t sit near the front of the line unless they’re willing to part with Kel’el Ware.
The Dallas Mavericks are getting a familiar feeling now that the Milwaukee Bucks are back in the middle of Giannis Antetokounmpo trade chatter. Only months
The future of Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to dominate the NBA conversation. With Milwaukee stumbling out of the gate again and Antetokounmpo spending more time on the injury report than he’d like, his long-term outlook with the Bucks has become harder to pin down.
Jake Fischer of The Stein Line reports that many around the league believe the Knicks stand apart as the team Giannis Antetokounmpo would most want to join if Milwaukee ever opens the door to trade discussions.
Teams across the league are preparing for the moment Milwaukee signals it is ready to listen on Giannis Antetokounmpo, even as the two-time MVP publicly reiterates his desire to make things work with the Bucks.
Milwaukee absorbed several years of dead money by waiving and stretching Damian Lillard in order to bring in Myles Turner. But in the biggest moments, Turner has been little more than an afterthought in the rotation and that’s not a great look for the organization or Myles Turner.
The Milwaukee Bucks dropped a 124 to 112 decision to the Detroit Pistons on Saturday in a game that highlighted both their recent struggles and the impact of missing key personnel (Taurean Prince, AJ Green, Giannis).
The Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Detroit Pistons, 112-124, as both teams played on the second night of a back-to-back. Unfortunately, the Bucks were unable to replicate the stunning performance that upset the Pistons on Wednesday; they suffered their third loss in four games (and the 10th in 12 games).