DAL OFFSEASON: Trade & FA | Mavs "mostly done...but you never know."

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Many people within the [b]Bucks[/b] organization remain confident that [b]Giannis Antetokounmpo[/b] will sign the five-year, super-max extension the team is prepared to offer him once the NBA’s new league year begins, writes Zach Lowe of ESPN.


As Lowe writes, the Bucks’ plan if Antetokounmpo doesn’t sign that extension before the start of the 2020/21 season hasn’t changed — the team still has no intention of trading him and is prepared to play out the year with or without a long-term deal in place.

Here’s more on the Bucks from Lowe’s super-sized offseason preview at ESPN.com:

• Confirming an October report that suggested the [b]Bucks[/b] will pursue [b]Bogdan Bogdanovic[/b], Lowe says Milwaukee “loves” the [b]Kings[/b]‘ restricted free agent swingman. According to Lowe, the Bucks have explored some sign-and-trade ideas involving Bogdanovic that would also see them take on Sacramento forward [b]Harrison Barnes[/b]. However, it’s unclear if they’ve engaged in the Kings in any real trade talks or if those discussions have been mostly internal and/or exploratory.
  
  
• The Bucks are keeping an eye on [b]Pacers[/b] guard [b]Victor Oladipo[/b], but no substantive talks have taken place yet between Milwaukee and Indiana, sources tell ESPN. Many of the teams monitoring Oladipo would like to see him in action again before engaging with the Pacers, Lowe adds.
  
  
• There has been no traction – and possibly no talks – on a potential [b]Chris Paul[/b] trade between the [b]Thunder[/b] and Bucks, multiple sources tell Lowe. A previous report indicated that Milwaukee was unlikely to pursue the All-Star point guard.