The Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo continue to dominate NBA headlines as the season unfolds. Milwaukee’s struggles have fueled trade speculation around Antetokounmpo with the deadline approaching, especially after offseason reports suggested he had considered asking out.
The Bucks have applied for a disabled player exception following Taurean Prince’s neck surgery, according to Eric Nehm of The Athletic. Prince underwent surgery last month to address a herniated disk and is officially out indefinitely.
The Milwaukee Bucks season will be defined by how they perform with Giannis Antetokounmpo out with the calf strain. While they have pulled out wins against quality opponents like the Detroit Pistons, they have also been blown out by non-quality opponents like the Brooklyn Nets.
Has this season not felt like the entry into basketball Inferno for the Milwaukee Bucks? Doc Rivers as the ferryman into the abyss makes it even more poetic.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The Bucks have applied for a disabled player exception in the wake of a major injury to Taurean Prince, who underwent neck surgery last month to address a herniated disk, league sources tell Eric Nehm of The Athletic (via Twitter).
With the NBA trade season unofficially now open, one of the teams to watch is the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks have been one of the most disappointing teams in the NBA, and Giannis Antetokounmpo has made it clear he is willing to move on.
A couple of days ago, Eric Nehm and Marc Stein reported that the Bucks were looking to add a player next to Giannis in the trade market. Today, Jake Fischer of the Stein Line has more news about what the Bucks are looking to do this season.
Echoing recent reporting from Marc Stein and Eric Nehm, Jake Fischer writes in his latest story for the Stein Line Substack that the Bucks are conveying to rival teams that they’d prefer to upgrade their roster around Giannis Antetokounmpo rather than move their superstar forward.
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Antetokounmpo is facing an uncertain future with the Milwaukee Bucks, and there is one team that seems to have gained momentum as a potential suitor for the two-time NBA MVP.
Good vibes surrounded the Milwaukee Bucks following last Thursday’s impressive win over the Boston Celtics. Kevin Porter Jr. set the table with a triple-double, Kyle Kuzma and Bobby Portis played their best games of the season, and the hope that they could survive multiple weeks without Giannis Antetokounmpo felt realistic instead of foolish.
The Milwaukee Bucks endured a stunning 45-point defeat to the Brooklyn Nets, extending their difficult season. With Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined by injury, the Bucks continue to slide down the standings, now appearing as an unlikely contender for the top six playoff seeds and a potential candidate for the tenth play-in spot.
The Milwaukee Bucks are still trying to keep Giannis Antetokounmpo in the fold, with the front office reportedly exploring one more roster move in hopes of strengthening the team and reinforcing a long-term commitment.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s uncertain future in Milwaukee continues to draw attention, and one NBA insider believes the Atlanta Hawks would treat one asset as untouchable in any potential deal, with Trae Young not among them.
The Milwaukee Bucks faced the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, and they were embarrassed. Despite their efforts, the team suffered a 127-82 loss. Milwaukee did everything on the floor to give itself a chance to make the game competitive.
Bucks coach Doc Rivers did not shy away from the state of his team following Milwaukee’s 45-point loss to Brooklyn on Sunday. “That was disappointing, probably one of the more disappointing games I’ve ever been involved in with the way we performed and competed,” Rivers said, via Eric Nehm of The Athletic.
Dec.15 marks the start of the unofficial trade season in the NBA. That's the date when most of the players who signed a contract in the offseason became eligible to be traded.