The Milwaukee Bucks held a lot of cards at the trade deadline with Giannis Antetokounmpo being floated around in rumors. Teams expressed interest and negotiated with the Bucks, but there was never a deal that came close to getting done.
Last summer, the Milwaukee Bucks traded long-time fan favorite Pat Connaughton to Charlotte in a cap-clearing move in order to sign Myles Turner. That became necessary once Connaughton exercised his $9.4 million player option for the 2025-26 season, the final year of the three-year deal he signed with the Bucks in 2022.
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It is Friday, February 6, 2026, and Giannis Antetokounmpo is still a member of the Milwaukee Bucks organization. This came as a shock and disappointment
Spirits are high among Milwaukee Bucks fans for the first time in months. While they are still just 20-29 on the season, the NBA trade deadline passed on Thursday and Giannis Antetokounmpo is still on the roster.
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Somehow, Giannis Antetokounmpo returned… to the Milwaukee Bucks. For the last two months, the Milwaukee Bucks star seemed to be edging closer and closer to his exit.
The Milwaukee Bucks appear to have clarified their stance on a potential trade for superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo now that the 2025-26 NBA trade deadline has passed.
The Milwaukee Bucks were not as busy at the NBA trade deadline as many fans wanted or expected them to be. While many of the rumors and speculation surrounding the team involved ten-time All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo, they reportedly were never even close to trading away their franchise cornerstone, much to the dismay of fans of other NBA teams.
Many expected Giannis Antetokounmpo to be the marquee name at the 2026 NBA trade deadline, but that scenario never materialized as the deadline came and went without a deal.
With the 2026 NBA trade deadline now passed, the Milwaukee Bucks still have the option to add to their squad via the buyout market. With Giannis Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t planning on shutting it down. Despite the Bucks slipping to 20-29 and falling outside the playoff picture, Antetokounmpo intends to return once he’s fully recovered from his right calf strain, according to Eric Nehm of The Athletic.
Giannis Antetokounmpo stayed put with the Milwaukee Bucks through the trade deadline, but we still might not be seeing much of him. The Bucks are expected
The 12th-place Bucks began Thursday with a record of 20-29, and the perception exists that Milwaukee isn't one offseason away from catching the other advertised contenders in the Eastern Conference.