A couple of years ago, if you had told a Milwaukee Bucks fan that the team was contemplating trading their star power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo for really any reason, you definitely would have received a crooked look.
But now it's all seeming like a stark reality.
Over the past few months, trade talks have skyrocketed for the Bucks power forward, whom many would consider the best in the game today and some may even begin putting him on their Mount Rushmore for the position with the likes of Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, and Dirk Nowitzki.
The Bucks finished 48-34 in the 2024-25 season, losing to the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers in five games in the first round, their lowest win total in a full season in the past five seasons.
And after it was announced that center Brook Lopez would be signing with the Los Angeles Clippers, Antetokounmpo responded on X (formerly Twitter) with what some might consider a cryptic message, reposting the Bucks' announcement with a caption reading "My dinosaur" with a dinosaur emoji and also a praying hands emoji.
(1) Giannis Antetokounmpo on X: "My 🦖🙏🏽" / X
However, behind the support Giannis showed for his former teammate has caused many to believe that this was the star's way of confirming that his time with the 2021 NBA Champions was coming to a closer, with many rumors of him going to the Golden State Warriors to give them an elite big man, or even to the San Antonio Spurs to pair him with star center Victor Wembenyama.
Though Antetokounmpo is likely in the later part of his career, coming up on his 13th NBA season, he is still at the top of his game, having been named to the All-NBA first-team every year since 2019, winning two league MVPs and the Finals MVP with the Bucks in 2021, assuring that any team would still be lucky to possess "The Greek Freak" on their team.