Pulling them away from it is a 30-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo — still in his prime, albeit ticking — and a 34-year-old Damian Lillard, though he isn't able to do much with a year-long recovery process awaiting him as he doctors an achilles tear suffered in just his second game back from a deep vein thrombosis diagnosis.

Should Antetokounmpo request a trade, Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report proposed that the Toronto Raptors trade Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett, a 2025 first-round pick (top-two-protected), a 2027 first-round pick, a 2029 first-round pick and a 2031 first-round pick to the Bucks for Antetokounmpo.

If Giannis Antetokounmpo requests a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks this summer, one NBA analyst thinks the Toronto Raptors should trade for the future