Zach Lowe on the conversations hes had with every team interested in Giannis They all are a little skeptical that the Bucks are going to move him now one front office person of one of these teams called this a side show Saying this is just for show they arent going to trade him

Giannis Antetokounmpo says he wishes he had shut down trade rumors earlier This year every day I scroll through the media turn TV on its Giannis Giannis Giannis I would maybe come out a little earlier and say this ends today Look at me in my eyes Im staying in Milwaukee

Bill Simmons questions whether Giannis is still a top 5 player and doesnt think teams should trade all their assets for him He doesnt play Hes closer to Embiid than Jokic He doesn't play He gets hurt all the time He's hurt all the time I would be really scared about this

Doc Rivers I made a joke before All-Star where I said 'Giannis should trade Charania' Charania took that so personal that he actually called the Bucks and yelled at them to take it down

Charania I'm not aware of any involvement from Giannis in this search process This was something that the Bucks genuinely ledmy understanding is that there's been zero communication between these two sides since the deadline as far as Giannis and the organization's top brass

On LeBron James' comments about Memphis and Milwaukee and ahead of the Bucks vs Grizzlies game Doc Rivers joked I think we should trade for him let him see Milwaukee and I think he would change his tune

Sam Amick on Run It Back discussing his report of Bostons interest in Giannis Antetokounmpo If they get bounced in the second round they're gonna look at the landscape