Dating back to two offseasons ago, the Milwaukee Bucks have been dreading the day that Giannis Antetokounmpo would eventually request a trade out of Milwaukee.
The writing has seemingly been on the wall for years after the team has struggled to build a contender around their franchise cornerstone.
After back-to-back years of first round exits in the NBA playoffs, the sentiment around the league was that eventually Antetokoumpo would grow impatient and force his way off the Bucks.
Rumors swirled this offseason that the New York Knicks had a window to acquire the superstar player before the Bucks shut down conversations to advance into the season hoping their offseason additions headlined by Myles Turner would be enough to help the Bucks stay alive in a wide-open Eastern Conference.