Recent reports suggest that the Bucks might prefer to keep Giannis Antetokounmpo and build around him this season.

The Milwaukee Bucks are currently fully into a losing skid, but they have two chances to get things back on track this week, including one game at Fiserv Forum.

The Milwaukee Bucks, at 11-15, are currently one of the most talked about teams in the NBA. However, the reasons for their national attention are not positive.

The Bucks don't want to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo and have continuously rebuffed teams who tried to engage them in a deal.

"There were a few make-miss (shots), but most of the time they were – that's what we planned for," said Rivers.

The Nets beat the Bucks 127-82 in what was a complete game on both ends of the floor by a Nets team that took advantage of a Milwaukee team missing forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Rookie guard Egor Demin led the way for Brooklyn with 17 points, three rebounds, and three assists while forward Noah Clowney had 16 points and three rebounds.

Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma did not mince words after Milwaukee’s 45-point loss to Brooklyn on Sunday night. “We lost by 45 points to a team that’s trying to lose,” Kuzma said, via The Athletic’s Eric Nehm,

The Milwaukee Bucks are 10-15, the Milwaukee Bucks' franchise icon may be on the way out, and the Milwaukee Bucks are in a peculiar situation. The Bucks have s