Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to be the most commonly discussed player in trade rumors for all of June. While the Miami Heat have long been linked as a frontrunner, another team has emerged in pursuit of Antetokounmpo: the Portland Trail Blazers, as NBA insider Marc Stein wrote in his latest Substack.
The Milwaukee Bucks are exploring all options when it comes to the future Hall of Famer and all time great Giannis Antetokounmpo. Some of their explorations have made their way into Ohio where they have talked to the Cleveland Cavaliers and discussed a trade surrounding Giannis, and the young star Evan Mobley.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has become the center of NBA trade speculation this offseason, but that is not stopping him from enjoying himself. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar recently went viral after showing off his soccer skills during a visit to Budapest for the UEFA Champions League Final.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has never hidden his affection for soccer, but his latest claim still landed with swagger. A day after the Champions League final, he played at the Puskas Arena.
As an NBA fan, it hits different when a team's best player is a guy the franchise nurtured from the very start. There's a greater attachment to stars who have been there since the start, who have bled the team's colors since the start of their careers.
Despite ongoing offseason trade rumors suggesting that the Milwaukee Bucks may be open to trading franchise cornerstone Giannis Antetokounmpo, the star forward remains unfazed by the daily noise from the media.
Everybody and their mother thought that the Oklahoma City Thunder would win their second straight NBA championship this year. That would have been reason enough to run back the same roster, but now, after the team lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, whispers of change will come to the surface.
The Thunder have failed to defend their title after losing two straight games to the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. Will the surprising playoff exit alter the team's offseason playoff plans?
The Bucks are expected to be at the center of the trade universe with Giannis Antetokounmpo possibly looking to move on from Milwaukee. While speculation about his future is rampant, the Bucks do—believe it or not—have the option to keep The Greek Freak if he wants to give it another go and try to win a championship.
If an NBA player ends a game with 30 points, that's generally a great night. 40 points is fantastic, and 50 points is an event. That's especially true when that type of scoring outburst comes from an unexpected source.
We are inching closer and closer to the NBA Draft, and the Milwaukee Bucks front office has a lot of tough decisions to make. The makeup of this roster could look significantly different at the start of training camp. The biggest elephant in the room is Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Orlando is in play for Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Magic reportedly hired Sean Sweeney as the team’s new head coach. Sean Sweeney was an assistant for the Bucks and has a close relationship with Giannis.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has done everything short of confirming that he will be on his way out of the Bucks this summer after a rollercoaster season saw them miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2015-16 season.
For the second year in a row, the Milwaukee Bucks are at the center of the NBA offseason, specifically with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Last summer, the Greek Freak's departure was a story that didn't have an extreme amount of traction.
Kevin Garnett’s intensity is unmatched. So when Austin Rivers first walked into an NBA practice facility as a kid tagging along with his father, then-Celtics head coach Doc Rivers, not yet understanding what professional intensity actually looked like up close, he found out fast.
One Eastern Conference team’s recent coaching shakeup may have made it a more interesting Giannis Antetokounmpo trade destination. The Orlando Magic on Friday hired longtime assistant coach Sean Sweeney to be the team’s next head coach.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were among the handful of teams routinely linked with Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo even before Cleveland was swept out of the Eastern Conference Finals by the New York Knicks.
The Cleveland Cavaliers flamed out of the playoffs, once again raising doubts about their ability to win with this core. Rumors of a re-ignited interest in trading for Giannis Antetokounmpo flooded social media almost right away.
The Giannis Antetokounmpo speculation isn’t going away. Now, another report has linked Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley to the conversation. According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Bucks would have interest in acquiring Mobley as part of any potential trade package if Milwaukee were ever to move Antetokounmpo.
The Bucks are hiring former Blazers assistant coach Patrick St. Andrews, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). St. Andrews worked previously with the Bucks’ new coach, Taylor Jenkins, when they were both with the Grizzlies.
Patrick Beverley is never one to keep his opinions quiet. When surprising details leaked about a struggling team, he stepped in to defend his former franchise. Beverley blasted Myles Turner on SiriusXM NBA Radio for claiming the Milwaukee Bucks locker room lacks discipline.