Giannis Antetokounmpo had message for teammates amid trade rumors

Giannis Antetokounmpo will be the most talked-about player in the NBA for the next couple of months.

The Milwaukee Bucks star is reportedly considering his future with the organization.

Doc Rivers' team has struggled to stay afloat in the Eastern Conference, and while he hasn't requested a trade, that's on the table right now.

With that in mind, he had to reach out to his teammates to make sure this wouldn't become a distraction. According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, Giannis still wants to come back from his injury and help his team.

Giannis Antetokounmpo wants his teammates to stay focused 

"Giannis Antetokounmpo addressed some of his teammates recently to address the importance of focusing on basketball and not allowing outside distractions to interfere with the process at hand," Haynes said on NBA on Prime. "And I was told that his point was that he's here at the time being, wanting to get better, wanting to make sure he gets his game back on point, make sure he gets back from this injury, but he understood and he relayed the message that he can control what happens to him."

Giannis is currently out with a calf injury, and he's expected to miss close to a month.

That means he may have played his final game with the organization, although the Bucks should be in no rush to pull the trigger.

Any trade for the former Finals MVP will have a seismic effect in the league, and as much as the team should do right by their star player, it also needs to make sure to squeeze the last drop of trade value it can get.