The Bucks signed Antetokounmpo to a three-year, $175 million extension in October 2023. Antetokounmpo has spent his entire career in Milwaukee. He's a two-time MVP, a one-time Defensive Player of the Year and a one-time Finals MVP.

The Milwaukee Bucks are out of the 2025 NBA playoffs and it hasn't taken long for pundits to jump on the idea that trading star Giannis Antetokounmpo is the best move for the franchise. The former NBA MVP and his team were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Indiana Pacers and will be without star guard Damian Lillard for most,

26. Portland Trail Blazers: Portland is in the same boat as New Orleans. The Blazers won't get Giannis, but they control Milwaukee's first-round picks in 2028, 2029 and 2030, so they're an obvious facilitator. They rank above New Orleans because, well, they don't have arguably the worst ownership-front office combination in basketball.