The Bucks have been shopping around the edges. Giannis Antetokounmpo now looms over the whole board. Milwaukee has made players such as Kyle Kuzma and Bobby Portis available in an effort to upgrade the roster, but traction has been limited, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Fan bases of advertised NBA championship contenders have spent the past several months hoping that the Bucks and their superstar would agree to a divorce ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline.
Because the Mavericks couldn’t get out of Dallas on Sunday, Milwaukee Bucks fans won’t get to see how their team will respond without Giannis Antetokounmpo until next Tuesday’s matchup with the rival Chicago Bulls.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
If Giannis Antetokounmpo truly becomes available, expect the Heat and Knicks to be at the front of the line. Both teams are widely viewed around the league as motivated suitors if Milwaukee opens a real bidding process.
The rubber has finally met the road as international superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo “is ready for a new home,” according to ESPN senior insider Shams Charania.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s time with the Milwaukee Bucks appears to be nearing an end. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday that Antetokounmpo informed the Bucks that he is ready for a new home, either before the Feb.
The Bucks are no longer shutting the door on Giannis Antetokounmpo trade conversations. And the Antetokounmpo is open to a new home ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline, and several teams have already made aggressive offers, league sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is “ready for a new home,” either at next week’s trade deadline or this offseason, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania. According to Charania, multiple teams have made “aggressive” trade offers for Antetokounmpo and the Bucks have begun listening to those pitches.
The Milwaukee Bucks stayed with the Philadelphia 76ers for three quarters, but a Sixers explosion in the opening minutes of the fourth was the Bucks’ undoing.
Things are not looking up for the Milwaukee Bucks. There are more negatives than positives for the team, which absorbed another defeat on Tuesday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia against Paul George and the Philadelphia 76ers to the tune of a 139-122 score.
With Giannis Antetokounmpo out with a calf injury and his return to action currently up in the air, the Milwaukee Bucks are counting on the other big names on their team to step up and deliver.
With Giannis Antetokounmpo set for a multi-week absence, the Milwaukee Bucks have to play with double the effort and intensity if they were to at least tread water as they wait for their best player to return.
The hits just keep on coming. The moribund Milwaukee Bucks (18-27) found themselves in even more trouble during Tuesday’s 139-122 loss versus the Philadelphia 76ers.
Paul George scored 32 points and Joel Embiid added 29 to highlight the Philadelphia 76ers' 139-122 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.