The Milwaukee Bucks shifted their position this week in beginning to listen to trade offers on Giannis Antetokounmpo. Several front offices believe Jon Horst and the Bucks are attempting to establish baseline trade offers now before conducting a complete trade auction in the offseason when teams can offer more picks.
“They’re asking for the moon,” one general manager told The Stein Line on Thursday morning. “All of your young players and all of your draft picks.”
As recently as Monday, the Bucks were scouring the trade market in hopes of adding players to improve their roster for the current season with Antetokounmpo firmly in place.
By waiting until the offseason, the mechanics of a trade become easier for all parties. The Bucks will also have the opportunity to evaluate the results of the lottery in May.
Antetokounmpo will have one season remaining on his contract this offseason.