Trade season never ends
Sixteen NBA stars who need to keep the phone charged
This doesn’t stop with Damian Lillard and James Harden. Those two are simply the ones up at the moment, standing astride a ticking clock, plans to promote, and maxed-out contracts.
Others are sure to follow, with wine bottles to push and CDs to sell and a championship to win, for the first or final time. Giannis Antetokounmpo sent coded signals this summer demanding Milwaukee straighten its ship and we didn’t even blink — Giannis!
Antetokounmpo pinching his nose and leaving Milwaukee is not inevitable, bet on him staying, but the Bucks have plenty of time to prepare for worst-case scenario. If both sides determine it a waste to drag Antetokounmpo’s remaining glory years through a failed championship defense, the Bucks could return an all-time haul.