If the Milwaukee Bucks don't trade Giannis Antetokounmpo ahead of Thursday's deadline, the team may prefer him to remain sidelined as long as possible with his current calf injury in an effort to prevent another injury and to essentially tank for a better draft pick.

The trade deadline is full speed ahead, and the Milwaukee Bucks are staring at the consequences of years of roster mismanagement, but they can reload their draft picks.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 2026-'27 season schedule, revealed Feb. 2, includes a new musical about Bucks fans called "MKE MVP."

If either first in those years is traded, the only way the Bucks could deal the other would be as a swap, where the acquiring team could move up to the Bucks’ position if they so choose. Depending on how good that team feels they’ll be in those seasons, a swap could bump them up into the lottery or higher, so there’s plenty of appeal here.

The Celtics begin a busy week on Sunday with a home game against the Bucks. After Sunday, the Celtics will also play on Tuesday at Dallas, Wednesday at Houston, Friday vs. Miami, and again next Sunday vs the Knicks.

The Bucks lost 107-79 to the Celtics, dropping their fifth straight and scoring their fewest points of the season.

Before the Cleveland Cavaliers completed a trade with the Sacramento Kings over the weekend, the team was looking into other assets as well.