"First MVP: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the No. 1-seed Thunder to a league-high 68 wins and became the second player in NBA history to average at least 30 points on 50% shooting, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1 block per game along with Michael Jordan (1987-88, 1990-91)," Shams added.

The expectation from a large part of the NBA community is that Antetokounmpo has played his last game with the Milwaukee Bucks. Three straight first-round exits by the Bucks have the NBA world on the edge of their seats, anticipating a trade request.

Antetokounmpo might be older and less of a shooter than the ideal co-star for Wemby, but any time there's a chance to pair one once-in-a-generation talent with another, you make that move. Plus, the Spurs are so rich with assets that even a megadeal of this magnitude wouldn't deplete their collection.

If Giannis Antetokounmpo requests a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks this summer, the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks and

Antetokounmpo had been teammates with his brother, Thanasis, from 2019-2024. The younger Antetokounmpo suffered an Achilles injury and has not played in over a year. However, he has recently been cleared to return and is pursuing a return to the league ( h/t Christopher Kuhagen of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ).