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Bucks Predicted to Trade Giannis Antetokounmpo to Team in Texas

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Ashish Mathur | Last updated May 22, 2025 2:23 PM ET

Giannis Antetokounmpo has spent his entire career with the Milwaukee Bucks, carving out a Hall of Fame career. The Greek Freak is a two-time MVP, a one-time Finals MVP, a one-time Defensive Player of the Year and a nine-time All-Star.

The Bucks won the 2021 championship against the Phoenix Suns in six games. However, the franchise has won only one postseason series since then.

Not only did Milwaukee lose to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of this year's playoffs in five games, but Damian Lillard also tore his left Achilles tendon. The All-Star point guard could miss all of next season.

Some believe Antetokounmpo should request a trade from the Bucks this offseason since Lillard may not play at all in 2025-26. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report is someone who believes Antetokounmpo should ask out of Milwaukee.

The NBA analyst also predicts that the superstar forward will get traded to the Houston Rockets or San Antonio Spurs.

"If Antetokounmpo wants to win, he has to realize Milwaukee can't give him that chance. You know who could, though? How about a youth-heavy Houston Rockets team that just won 52 games without him? Or a San Antonio Spurs squad featuring the league's next cheat-code great in Victor Wembanyama?" Buckley wrote.

"Know what else those clubs have in common? They both have the trade chips to satisfy whatever the Bucks demand and still have substantial supporting casts in place. Maybe the Rockets have to part with one of Alperen Sengun or Jalen Green, but they aren't losing both and would still have Amen Thompson leading their young core and, most likely, the championship-experienced Fred VanVleet leading the roster.

"The Spurs, meanwhile, wouldn't touch the Wembanyama-De'Aaron Fox tandem and could potentially also keep two of Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell and the No. 2 pick."

Antetokounmpo has career averages of 23.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks. He put up 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per game for the Bucks this season.

The 30-year-old Antetokounmpo doesn't have a no-trade clause in his contract, so if he requests a trade, he can't control where he lands.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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