When the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, the entire NBA world was flat-out stunned. Obviously, the return made the deal shocking enough, but what was truly puzzling was that there was no buildup. No rumors. Nothing. It just randomly happened. It looks like that won't be the case if the Milwaukee Bucks trade Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Bucks have opened the Giannis trade floodgates
The Mavericks did themselves a massive disservice by keeping it quiet that they were willing to move on from Doncic. Had there been widespread reporting on their stance, a bidding war might have ensued, and they might have gotten a better package than they settled for.