The Milwaukee Bucks are a lesser team when Giannis Antetokounmpo isn't on the floor. Water is wet. While that has always been the case in Milwaukee, the Bucks are particularly feeling it this season as they struggle to string together wins. Doc Rivers has not yet found a lineup that works well enough to give Giannis a breather and feel comfortable about leaving that group out there.
If the Bucks don't get it figured out sooner or later, they will risk burning Giannis out just to keep their heads above water. If the current core keeps struggling, it might result in a trade.