New Report on Potential Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade to Spurs

Trading a star who is set to earn just under $55 million next season isn't an easy ask, especially for a team without flexibility.

Currently, the Milwaukee Bucks sit on the edge of a ravine. Pulling them away from it is a 30-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo — still in his prime, albeit ticking — and a 34-year-old Damian Lillard, though he isn't able to do much with a year-long recovery process awaiting him as he doctors an achilles tear suffered in just his second game back from a deep vein thrombosis diagnosis.

Pushing them further toward the pit is the rest of Milwaukee's roster. By the time Lillard returns, he could be 36 if the Bucks don't expedite his recovery like they did this postseason. That leaves Kyle Kuzma, Bobby Portis, and Brook Lopez as Antetokounmpo's support, and that's if the latter two decide to run it back as free agents this offseason.

That said, plenty is in the air regarding the Bucks' future. And with no tradable first-round picks until 2031, they may have to resort to finding a new home for Antetokounmpo to buy themselves some time before entering a freefall into the aforementioned ravine.