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 related inquiries to earlier years. It doesn’t matter what the entrance workplace does, nothing appears to be transferring the needle. With every passing yr, 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 super endurance as his supporting solid has slowly declined. Nonetheless, even the addition of Lillard has didn’t stem the bleeding.
Based on former NBA guard Gary Payton, who was talking on a current episode of Shannon Sharpe’s “Nightcap” podcast, Milwaukee will possible look to commerce Lillard this summer time.
“I believe they’re gonna retool this complete group,” Payton mentioned. “I do not even assume Dame is gonna be there subsequent yr. I’ll be sincere with you. This group just isn’t the identical.”
