The Milwaukee Bucks have suffered their second straight first-round exit with a Recreation 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers. To make issues worse, Damian Lillard has suffered an Achilles tear.
Milwaukee heads into the offseason with comparable inquiries to earlier years. It doesn’t matter what the entrance workplace does, nothing appears to be shifting the needle. With every passing 12 months, Giannis Antetokounmpo is inching away from his prime.
Antetokounmpo, 30, has spent his complete profession with the Bucks, profitable them a championship in 2021. He has additionally proven large persistence as his supporting forged has slowly declined. Nevertheless, even the addition of Lillard has didn’t stem the bleeding.
In response to former NBA guard Gary Payton, who was talking on a latest episode of Shannon Sharpe’s “Nightcap” podcast, Milwaukee will doubtless look to commerce Lillard this summer time.
“I feel they’re gonna retool this entire workforce,” Payton stated. “I do not even assume Dame is gonna be there subsequent 12 months. I will be sincere with you. This workforce will not be the identical.”