The Milwaukee Bucks have been spiraling since winning the 2021 NBA Championship. They have lost in the first round three years in a row and haven't made it to the Conference Finals since their championship year.
After trading away franchise legend Khris Middleton for an underwhelming return and likely missing All-Star Damian Lillard next season, it seems more likely than ever that two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will be moved this offseason.
And according to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Bucks legend will meet with the team to discuss his future as well as the direction of the franchise.
Antetokounmpo is already drawing plenty of interest around the league, including teams like the Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets, however, there's one team on the rise in the Eastern Conference that may be a sleeper for the future Hall of Famer.
In a trade proposed by Logan Reardon of NBC Chicago, the Chicago Bulls make a move for the former Finals MVP.
Reardon suggests trading a massive haul including Coby White, Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis, Patrick Williams and a handful of picks.
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The largest drawback to this offer for the Bucks is the lack of draft capital available for the Bulls to trade.
Rearson even admits to this writing, "Some of the Bulls' young players took steps forward this season, but the lack of picks makes this less intriguing -- unless, of course, Chicago has some lottery luck this year."
The Bulls seem unlikely to make this trade as it would completely gut the roster leaving them with one of the best players in the world in Antetokounmpo but not much of a supporting cast other than Nikola Vucevic.
The Bucks are also likely to pursue a larger return on investment with the returning draft capital, they are likely to pursue a pick total that Chicago just can't match, making this an unlikely match.
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