The Milwaukee Bucks remain “hopeful” that Giannis Antetokounmpo will not request a trade this offseason following their third straight first-round playoff exit, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. " (Milwaukee) isn't going to entertain the prospect of trading its face of the franchise until it has to," Stein wrote.

If Giannis Antetokounmpo requests a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks this summer, Sam Vecenie of The Athletic proposed that the Houston Rockets acquire the future Hall of Famer in a three-team deal. Vecenie proposed the following trade idea between the Bucks, Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers: