Overview

• Giannis Antetokounmpo is still evaluating his tenure in Milwaukee and won’t decide on a contract extension or trade until later this summer, according to ESPN insider Shams Charania.
• Milwaukee’s only significant trade assets consist of a few second-round picks, a distant 2031 first-rounder and a $14.1 million midlevel exception.
• The Bucks have not won a playoff series since their 2021 championship and have suffered first-round exits in each of the past three seasons.
• Damian Lillard’s torn Achilles will sideline him for much of the upcoming season, further thinning a roster already pressed for depth.
• Multiple teams—including the Knicks, Nets, Warriors, Heat and Spurs—are monitoring Giannis’s status as potential suitors if he opts to leave Milwaukee.