TheMilwaukee Bucks breathed a sigh of relief the day Giannis Antetokounmpo confirmed his future. He won’t ask for a trade, he won’t leave the franchise.

Giannis Antetokounmpo questions NBA’s 65-game rule, warning injuries can quickly derail award races for top stars.

There has been some form of trade chatter surrounding Giannis for years, with the refrain from the star always being that he loves Milwaukee and wants to be there, but that his main priority is winning championships. The Bucks responded to that by taking some huge swings on the trade market to appease that desire to varying results.

For that reason, Miami could be gearing up for a big move ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline. In fact, Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report made a bold prediction that the Heat would trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo ahead of the deadline.

Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Nuggets with 25 points off the bench. Aaron Gordon contributed 23 points, six rebounds and four assists, often initiating the offense from the high post as Nikola Jokic usually does. Peyton Watson added 19 points, eight boards and six assists.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks got the best of LeBron James in the Lakers in their last meeting of this season, and in the potential last meeting between Giannis and LeBron, Giannis had

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo looks up to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James for everything he has accomplished.

Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to progress in his ramp-up period following December’s lengthy sideline stint (calf strain). There weren’t a lot of positives in the Milwaukee Bucks‘ 108-104 loss in Denver on Sunday,

Milwaukee improves to 17–21 with the win, putting them a half-game out of the final play-in tournament spot. The Bucks are 5–2 since Antetokounmpo returned to the lineup just after Christmas, after missing much of December with a calf strain.