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.
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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 Milwaukee Bucks did not trade two-time NBA MVP and ten-time All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo ahead of today’s deadline. After months of speculation and rumors, the ending remained the same: Giannis and the Bucks stayed together.
On Thursday, it was revealed that the Milwaukee Bucks would not be trading Giannis Antetokounmpo prior to the NBA trade deadline. The news came after months of speculation on that front, but the Bucks were still active on the open market in bringing in other pieces.
The Milwaukee Bucks, to the delight of their fans and dismay of the rest of the NBA world, did not trade two-time league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo ahead of today’s headline.
Center Nick Richards is not, after all, joining the Milwaukee Bucks. What initially was reported as a two-team trade between the Bucks and Suns has been expanded to a three-team deal including the Chicago Bulls, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Despite the number of trades made in the last 48 hours, perhaps the biggest story of the NBA trade deadline is regarding a deal that was not made: the Milwaukee Bucks are keeping Giannis Antetokounmpo.
It is a great day to be a fan of the Milwaukee Bucks. Once again, after months and months of rumors, it is official that Giannis Antetokounmpo will remain with the organization that drafted him.
The Milwaukee Bucks, after months of speculation, have made it known to other teams around the NBA that they are not trading franchise cornerstone Giannis Antetokounmpo ahead of the deadline.
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.