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.
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Jon Horst and the Bucks front office have decided to waive journeyman Nigel Hayes-Davis, who got another shot in the NBA this season with the Phoenix Suns after a long and successful career overseas.
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 Milwaukee Bucks did not, after all of that, move Giannis Antetokounmpo at the 2026 trade deadline. That doesn’t mean he won’t be traded in the offseason, but at least for now, he’s here to stay.
“Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” is the phrase Jon Horst must be saying after all the rage bait from the national media desperately begging the Milwaukee Bucks to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t going anywhere. At least, not yet. The NBA trade deadline came and went Thursday, and the Bucks held onto their franchise star.
Following a day of waiting to see if their superstar would be heading out the door, the Milwaukee Bucks will have Giannis Antetokounmpo still on the roster when they host the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
The Milwaukee Bucks‘ only additions at the NBA trade deadline came in the form of forwards Ousmane Dieng and Nigel Hayes-Davis through a three-team deal featuring Phoenix and Chicago.
The Milwaukee Bucks did make a move at the trade deadline, although it did not involve Giannis Antetokounmpo. Despite reports from Shams Charania that made it seem like an Antetokounmpo move at the February 5th deadline was inevitable, Bucks fans instead are digesting a much more low-key deal.
The Milwaukee Bucks did make a trade at the 2026 NBA trade deadline, but not one involving their star player Giannis Antetokounmpo. Instead, a much more tame move involved the Bucks swapping veterans with the Phoenix Suns, with one of them being none other than former Wisconsin Badgers star Nigel Hayes-Davis.
The Milwaukee Bucks and head coach Doc Rivers took a moment after Thursday’s trade deadline to troll ESPN senior writer Shams Charania. This comes amid his continued coverage of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future with the franchise.
The Giannis speculation can officially stop. Despite weeks of intensifying rumors and aggressive overtures from rival front offices, the Milwaukee Bucks have drawn a line in the sand regarding their franchise superstar.
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.