As soon as the news broke that Giannis Antetokounmpo had purged his social media of all Bucks related content, I knew it wouldn’t be long before trade rumors started ramping up around the Detroit Pistons again.
It’s a rumor we’ve discussed ad nauseam, but we knew it would rear its ugly head again as soon as the Bucks started sliding in the standings, which they have. Milwaukee is currently 9-13 and wouldn’t even make the play-in if the season ended today, even though Giannis is having another MVP-caliber season.
This has Pistons fans dreaming of pairing Giannis with Cade Cunningham, which is certainly appealing, as they’d be consolidating the two best players in the Eastern Conference on one team and could chase titles for at least one more season after this one.