Many teams continue to believe that the Milwaukee Bucks could, for some reason, trade Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Antetokounmpo has never suggested that he wants out, and all the moves the Bucks have made this offseason only suggest further that they plan to keep him on the roster for the foreseeable future.
From Milwaukee's perspective, there isn't a reason to ever consider trading him.
However, according to a recent report from Ian Begley, teams around the league still believe it's possible, including the New York Knicks.
The Knicks, until he doesn't become available, which is likely already the case considering he would’ve been traded by now had the Bucks wanted to, or if he wanted out, won't extend Mikal Bridges.
“Until the Giannis stuff is fully settled — and I don’t think it’s fully settled yet — teams continue to plan with that in the back of their minds,” Begley said on “The Putback.” “When [Bridges] does extend, I think that would tell you Giannis is put to bed.”
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The Knicks must understand that while they may want Antetokounmpo, the Bucks don't plan to trade him.
It's also fair to suggest that even if the Bucks did look to trade him one day, or he said he wanted out, there's no reason to send him to the Knicks because they have no picks to make this type of trade.
The Bucks would be looking at the biggest deal in NBA history, so the fairy tale can't live on for much longer.
It's been nearly a decade of some suggesting that he could ask out, and it just hasn't happened yet. He loves Milwaukee, and Milwaukee loves him.
It's time to put these rumors to rest.