Overview

• Rockets GM Rafael Stone said Bucks GM Jon Horst told teams Milwaukee was "not doing anything" and would only consider moving Giannis Antetokounmpo if he asked.
• Media speculation escalated with fresh scenarios, including a Bleacher Report five-team construction that would send Antetokounmpo to the Knicks for a sprawling multi-club return to Milwaukee.
• Sporting News spotlighted a Sports Illustrated proposal sending Giannis to the Raptors for Immanuel Quickley, Ochai Agbaji and four first-round picks, assessing the package as insufficient for the Bucks.
• ESPN’s Summer Forecast voted Milwaukee most likely to "take a tumble" in 2025-26, with analysis that the team will lean heavily on Antetokounmpo without a clear second star.
• Context on roster moves: the Bucks waived and stretched Damian Lillard’s contract to add Myles Turner, and fit-focused columns floated ideas such as a Jerami Grant swap.